Building Qt 6.6.0 for i686/x86 (Win10/Win11, winlibs/mingw32) linker error

DemensDeum

I am trying to build Qt for 32-bit Windows 7/8/10, so I can build 32-bit version of my application after that.
I had to add "include <cstdint>" to FBX source code, because of "std::unit32_t not included" errors.
Now I stuck on linker error, that tells me:

C:/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/sandboxing.cpp.obj:sandboxing.cpp:(.text$_ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString[__ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString]+0x50): undefined reference to `_imp__CreateAppContainerProfile@24'
C:/mingw32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/sandboxing.cpp.obj:sandboxing.cpp:(.text$_ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString[__ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString]+0x3dd): undefined reference to `_imp__DeriveAppContainerSidFromAppContainerName@8'"

Source Code:
https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/6.6/6.6.0/single/qt-everywhere-src-6.6.0.zip.torrent

Build environment:
OS: Windows 10 (32-bit) and Windows 11 (64-bit)

Toolchain:
https://github.com/brechtsanders/winlibs_mingw/releases/download/13.2.0mcf-16.0.6-11.0.1-ucrt-r2/winlibs-i686-mcf-dwarf-gcc-13.2.0-mingw-w64ucrt-11.0.1-r2.7z

I understand that I need to add some library to uhh ninja.build(?) file, to linker phase, can you help me please.

DemensDeum

Commands that I use:

SET _QTROOT=C:\msys64\home\Demensdeum\Sources\3rdParty\Qt6\qt-everywhere-src-6.6.0\Src
SET _MINGW32ROOT=C:\Users\Demensdeum\Documents\Sources\3rdParty\winlibs-ming32\bin\
SET _MAKEROOT=C:\Users\Demensdeum\Documents\Sources\3rdParty\make\bin\

SET PATH=%_QTROOT%;%_MINGW32ROOT%;%_MAKEROOT%;%PATH%

SET _QTROOT=
SET _MINGW32ROOT=
SET _MAKEROOT=

rmdir build
mkdir build
cd build

C:\msys64\home\Demensdeum\Sources\3rdParty\Qt6\qt-everywhere-src-6.6.0\configure.bat
cmake --build .
cmake --install .

DemensDeum

@DemensDeum
Here is full linker error:

C:\Users\Demensdeum\Documents\Sources\3rdParty\qt\build>cmake --build . --parallel
[1/2992] Linking CXX executable qtbase\bin\testcon.exe
FAILED: qtbase/bin/testcon.exe
cmd.exe /C "cd . && C:\Users\Demensdeum\Documents\Sources\3rdParty\winlibs-ming32\bin\c++.exe -DNDEBUG -O2 -mwindows qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/testcon_autogen/mocs_compilation.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/ambientproperties.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/changeproperties.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/controlinfo.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/docuwindow.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/invokemethod.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/main.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/mainwindow.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/sandboxing.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/.rcc/qrc_testcon.cpp.obj qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/testcon_resource.rc.obj -o qtbase\bin\testcon.exe -Wl,--out-implib,qtactiveqt\tools\testcon\libtestcon.dll.a -Wl,--major-image-version,0,--minor-image-version,0  qtbase/lib/libQt6AxContainer.a  qtbase/lib/libQt6AxServer.a  qtbase/lib/libQt6PrintSupport.a  qtbase/lib/libQt6AxContainer.a  qtbase/lib/libQt6AxBase.a  -ladvapi32  -lgdi32  -lole32  -loleaut32  -luser32  -luuid  qtbase/lib/libQt6Widgets.a  qtbase/lib/libQt6Gui.a  -ld3d11  -ldxgi  -ldxguid  -ld3d12  qtbase/lib/libQt6Core.a  -lmpr  -luserenv  -lmingw32  qtbase/lib/libQt6EntryPoint.a  -lshell32  -lcomdlg32  -lwinspool  -lpthread  -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lwinspool -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 && cd ."
C:/Users/Demensdeum/Documents/Sources/3rdParty/winlibs-ming32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/sandboxing.cpp.obj:sandboxing.cpp:(.text$_ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString[__ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString]+0x50): undefined reference to `_imp__CreateAppContainerProfile@24'
C:/Users/Demensdeum/Documents/Sources/3rdParty/winlibs-ming32/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/13.2.0/../../../../i686-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: qtactiveqt/tools/testcon/CMakeFiles/testcon.dir/sandboxing.cpp.obj:sandboxing.cpp:(.text$_ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString[__ZN12AppContainerC1ERK7QString]+0x3dd): undefined reference to `_imp__DeriveAppContainerSidFromAppContainerName@8'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
[18/2992] Building CXX object qtchart...r/splinechart/splinechartitem.cpp.ob
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

Something related to userenv.dll I guess?

DemensDeum

I think I did it. Had to download and add userenv.lib to build.ninja at line with that failed to compile (-LPathToDirectory -luserenv).
Also had to break PhysX source code (just commented guards code)
[Solved]

jchaviano

@DemensDeum
where you put the file, where you download and how to you ninja

veloy

Same problem with 6.7.1

Get userenv lib here https://github.com/ojdkbuild/tools_toolchain_sdk10_1607/blob/master/Lib/10.0.14393.0/um/x86/UserEnv.Lib , download it somwhere, for example to d:\temp\lib
Go to your Qt build directory, find file build.ninja
Edit it with text editor. Find text Link the executable qtbase\bin\testcon.exe
Go to the line that starts with LINK_LIBRARIES. Go to its end.
Write at the end of that line -LD:\temp\lib\ -luserenv
Save and repeat build.

veloy

I found better solution. If you have mingw32, create userenv.lib yourself

mkdir c:\temp\lib
cd c:\temp\lib
c:\mingw32\bin\gendef.exe c:\Windows\SysWOW64\userenv.dll
c:\mingw32\bin\dlltool.exe -d userenv.def -l userenv.lib