Failed to build QML project with error MSB8013

nomionz · 7 Oct 2023, 20:10

Hello, I am trying to build the QML app for Windows on github actions with msvc2019_64 compiler.

The workflow is follows

on:
  release:
    types: [created]

env:
  QT_VERSION: "6.5.1"
  COMPILER_PATH: "msvc2019_64"
  BUILD_TYPE: Release

jobs:
  build:

    runs-on: windows-latest

    steps:

    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      with:
        submodules: true
    
    - name: Install Qt
      if: steps.cache-qt.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
      uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
      with:
        aqtversion: '==3.1.*'
        version: ${{ env.QT_VERSION }}
        host: 'windows'
        target: 'desktop'
        arch: 'win64_msvc2019_64'
        dir: '${{ github.workspace }}'
        modules: 'qtconnectivity'
        tools: 'tools_cmake tools_ifw'
    
    - name: Add msbuild to PATH
      uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
      with:
        msbuild-architecture: x64

    - name: Configure CMake and Build
      run: |
        mkdir build
        cmake -S . -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -A x64
        cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}

So I have provided the Release and x64 flags to the cmake.
My cmake file is

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.21.1)

set(BUILD_QDS_COMPONENTS ON CACHE BOOL "Build design studio components")

project(myApp LANGUAGES CXX)

set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)

find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 COMPONENTS Gui Qml Quick)
find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Qml Quick Bluetooth)

if (Qt6_VERSION VERSION_LESS 6.5.0)
message(FATAL_ERROR "You need Qt 6.5.0 or newer to build the application.")
endif()

qt_add_executable(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
    src/main.cpp
    src/searchhighlighter.h
    src/searchhighlighter.cpp
    src/searchcomponent.h
    src/searchcomponent.cpp
    src/loghighlighter.h
    src/loghighlighter.cpp
    src/linemanager.h
    src/linemanager.cpp
    src/filehandler.h
    src/filehandler.cpp
    src/bluetooth.h
    src/bluetooth.cpp
    src/deviceinfo.h
    src/deviceinfo.cpp
    src/messagemodel.h
    src/messagemodel.cpp
    src/devicemodel.h
    src/devicemodel.cpp
)

if(WIN32)
    if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES 8)
        target_link_directories(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE lib/jlink/windows)
        target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE JLink_x64)
    else()
        target_link_directories(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE lib/jlink/windows)
        target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE JLinkARM)
    endif()
elseif(APPLE)
    target_link_directories(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE lib/jlink/macos)
    target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE jlinkarm)

elseif(UNIX)
    target_link_directories(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE lib/jlink/linux)
    target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE jlinkarm)
endif()

target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})

set_target_properties(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
    AUTOMOC TRUE
    AUTOUIC TRUE
    AUTORCC TRUE
    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src"
)

target_include_directories(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/jlink
)

# qt_standard_project_setup() requires Qt 6.3 or higher. See https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qt-standard-project-setup.html for details.
if (${QT_VERSION_MINOR} GREATER_EQUAL 3)
qt6_standard_project_setup()
endif()

qt_add_resources(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} "configuration"
    PREFIX "/"
    FILES
        qtquickcontrols2.conf
)

qt_add_resources(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} "res"
    PREFIX "/"
    FILES
        qml.qrc
)

target_link_libraries(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
    Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core
    Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui
    Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Quick
    Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Qml
    Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Bluetooth
)

if (${BUILD_QDS_COMPONENTS})
    include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qmlcomponents)
endif ()

include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/qmlmodules)

My qml files are placed in separate folder where I have the next CmakeList.txt

### This file is automatically generated by Qt Design Studio.
### Do not change

set_source_files_properties(AppSettings.qml PROPERTIES
    QT_QML_SINGLETON_TYPE TRUE
)

qt_add_library(content STATIC)
qt6_add_qml_module(content
    URI "content"
    VERSION 1.0
    QML_FILES
        App.qml
        ToolPanel.qml
        PagePanel.qml
        SideButton.qml
        ConsolePage.qml
        DeviceLog.qml
        InteractiveShell.qml
        CommandHistory.qml
        BluetoothWelcome.qml
        ConsoleWelcome.qml
        TextView.qml
        TextLabel.qml
        Bluetooth.qml
        AppNotification.qml
        AppSettings.qml
        LoadingIndicator.qml
        Search.qml
        BtDeviceInfo.qml
    RESOURCES
        fonts/fonts.txt
)

I can compile perfectly fine on my Windows machine with Qt Creator, however as the build and deploy comes to the automation I am not able to build my application. My build step fails with error:

-- Configuring done (69.4s)
-- Generating done (1.5s)
-- Build files have been written to: D:/a/qmlqt/qmlqt/build
MSBuild version 17.6.3+07e294721 for .NET Framework

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(452,5): error MSB8013: This project doesn't contain the Configuration and Platform combination of Release|x64. [D:\a\qmlqt\qmlqt\build\ZERO_CHECK.vcxproj]

I do not want to omit the Release flag, because I do not want to lose optimization step for my app. Any ideas what am I doing wrong?