QGiS Qmake Compile Error (error: undefined reference to `__imp__ZN18QgsUserInputWidgetC1EP7QWidget')

[xanthas]

For the past 4 days I am stuck here with this error, can't find help on google search:

C:\Users\D Besta\Documents\sample_qgis_pro\mainwindow.cpp:13: error: undefined reference to `__imp__ZN18QgsUserInputWidgetC1EP7QWidget'

Here are my files:

.pro file

QT       += core gui xml
greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

CONFIG += c++17

# You can make your code fail to compile if it uses deprecated APIs.
# In order to do so, uncomment the following line.
#DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000    # disables all the APIs deprecated before Qt 6.0.0

SOURCES += \
    main.cpp \
    mainwindow.cpp

HEADERS += \
    mainwindow.h

FORMS += \
    mainwindow.ui

INCLUDEPATH += C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/include C:/OSGeo4W/include #C:\OSGeo4W\QGIS\src\app C:\OSGeo4W\apps\Qt6\include #C:\OSGeo4W\QGIS\src\core C:\OSGeo4W\apps\qgis-dev\include

#LIBS += "C:\OSGeo4W\apps\qgis-rel-dev\lib" -lqgis_core -lqgis_gui #C:\OSGeo4W\apps\qgis-qt6-dev\lib\qgis_gui.lib C:\OSGeo4W\apps\qgis-qt6-dev\lib\qgis_core.lib
LIBS += C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_3d.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_analysis.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_app.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_native.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_server.lib
# Default rules for deployment.
qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

.h File

#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
#define MAINWINDOW_H

#include <QMainWindow>
#include <qgsuserinputwidget.h>
#include <QWidget>

QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
namespace Ui {
class MainWindow;
}
QT_END_NAMESPACE

class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    MainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
    ~MainWindow();

private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
    QWidget *tested=nullptr;
    QgsUserInputWidget *testwidget=nullptr;
};
#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

mainwindow.cpp File

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
    : QMainWindow(parent)
    , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    setGeometry(0, 0, 200, 200);
    setMinimumSize(200, 200);
    setWindowTitle("Integrated_Ground_Control_Station");

    testwidget = new QgsUserInputWidget(this);
    testwidget->setStyleSheet("background-color: rgb(0,0,0)");
    testwidget->show();
}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
    delete ui;
    delete testwidget;
}

[Christian Ehrlicher]

According to the documentation, this class is in the gui subdir, so it's in the gui module as you can see here: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/master/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt#L1674

You don't link against this library so the linker can not find it.

[xanthas]

@Christian-Ehrlicher Ok Thank you
Can you please share any example of writing a simple QGiS project in Qt C++ or the link to something that can help me learn using QGiS
Everything available online is for PyQGiS only.

[Christian Ehrlicher]

Since I don't use neither QGis nor qmake - not really.
As you can see you link against a lot of qgis libraries, but not against the gui module - add it.

[xanthas]

@Christian-Ehrlicher If I have understood correctly, you meant that I should link library related gui module of QGiS. Can you please let me know how to do it
Or else I haven't understoor properly what you meant. Can you please elaborate the suggestion or solution you provided

@Christian-Ehrlicher said in QGiS Qmake Compile Error (error: undefined reference to `__imp__ZN18QgsUserInputWidgetC1EP7QWidget'):

As you can see you link against a lot of qgis libraries, but not against the gui module - add it.

[jsulm]

@xanthas said in QGiS Qmake Compile Error (error: undefined reference to `__imp__ZN18QgsUserInputWidgetC1EP7QWidget'):

Can you please let me know how to do it

Come on - you already link many libraries - what is the problem to add one more?

LIBS += C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_3d.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_analysis.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_app.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_native.lib \
        C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_server.lib \
        ADD_HERE_THEGUI_ONE

[xanthas]

@jsulm Sorry to be a little annoying here
For me its a bit difficult to understand programming in qt so that's why I asked.
Thank you for the solution
I will try and update here

By the way is there any way I can have the drag and drop option in design area for qgis in the creator itself?

[xanthas]

@jsulm

.pro File now includes

    C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_gui.lib \
    C:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib/qgis_core.lib

Still the same error
There can be issue because of the admin permission? But I have installed for ALL Users

[jsulm]

@xanthas said in QGiS Qmake Compile Error (error: undefined reference to `__imp__ZN18QgsUserInputWidgetC1EP7QWidget'):

There can be issue because of the admin permission?

No

Did you do a complete rebuild after changing pro file?

1. Delete build folder
2. Run qmake
3. Build

[xanthas]

@jsulm I tried it just before typing this reply. Also, since last night I have been trying to contact a few friends of mine who have been working with Qt for a while. The conclusion I have got to is that, this problem lies in QGiS and not with Qt. Also, I can't find answers as there are no tutorials related to QGiS Qt C++ programming. I have asked the same query in their forum as well.

[JonB]

@xanthas
I don't use QGIS or Windows. But a little searching and reading implies to me:

• In your stackexchange post I think you do, or might, need to add the qgis_core and qgis_gui libraries. Unless the other libraries use an MSVC feature which auto-adds them.

• Make sure that both QGIS and your code are built using the same compiler. I don't know whether you are compiling QGIS yourself or which compiler you are using. It is clearly intended for MSVC, so make sure you are not using MinGW. Make sure you use the same version of MSVC for both.

• I have a feeling/hope that you may need to add a couple of DEFINES which you are not doing. In your .pro I believe you should have one of

DEFINES += CORE_EXPORT=
DEFINES += GUI_EXPORT=

or

DEFINES += CORE_EXPORT=__declspec(dllimport)
DEFINES += GUI_EXPORT=__declspec(dllimport)

(possibly the latter). This is an MSVC-ism. Try both (rebuild your code from scratch each time), does it work after e.g. the second pair of definitions?

References:
https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/244373/qt-c-application-using-qgis-api/246218#246218
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42201632/qgis-with-standalone-c-application-in-qt-creator
https://3nids.wordpress.com/

[SGaist]

Hi,

Why not use the standard notation:

LIBS += -LC:/OSGeo4W/apps/qgis-qt6-dev/lib \
    -lqgis_gui \
    -lqgis_core

?

[xanthas]

@JonB Hi these I have already included.
Also, I have seen a few examples at Github. I have tried to compile with MSVC as well as MinGW.
These are the errors:

moc_india_map_test.obj:-1: error: LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static struct QMetaObject const QgsVectorLayer::staticMetaObject" (?staticMetaObject@QgsVectorLayer@@2UQMetaObject@@B)
moc_india_map_test.obj:-1: error: LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static struct QMetaObject const QgsRasterLayer::staticMetaObject" (?staticMetaObject@QgsRasterLayer@@2UQMetaObject@@B)

after I try to run the project.