LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe'

[viniltc]

Hi,

I'm using qt 5.12.0, MSVC 2015 64 bit and Qt Creator 4.10.0-rc1. I now get the linker error

 LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe'

This was not an issue a few months back and I have not changed anything to the project since then. IS there a workaround for this? Any suggestions are much appreciated.

Thanks in advance

[JonB]

@viniltc said in LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe':

LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe'

There are many possibilities, including even this forum's https://forum.qt.io/topic/90839/lnk1158-cannot-run-rc-exe ?

Start to have a hunt around, see where that rc.exe is, does it run (e.g. could have bad DLL dependencies), is it on your PATH, is it on whatever environment variables VS uses (vcvars.bat), how is it referenced from Creator kits, etc.? See if you can get back with some more of a clue.

[viniltc]

Hi @JonB Thanks for your prompt response.
I found rc.exe in the following path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.17763.0\arm64 and I just added this to the environment path.

@JonB said in LNK1158: cannot run 'rc.exe':

is it on whatever environment variables VS uses (vcvars.bat),.

Do you mean to copy rc.exe to the following location?
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\x86_amd64

Also, how do I make sure if rc.exe is in good shape? If I double click on it, I get the following error:

Does that mean rc.exe is bad?

[mrjj]

@viniltc

Hi
It seems you found an rc.exe for ARM which won't run on Windows.

Look around for another that matches what you compile for. (64 bit windows maybe?)

[viniltc]

Hi @mrjj
Thanks a lot !! that solved the issue :)

I had to add: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.17763.0\x64 to the path