Application Static Linking

[Asm_x64]

Version: Qt 5.1 - Win64 binary package

Hello everybody,

How to direct qmake to link an application against the static version of a Qt library (when both versions are included in a Win64 package) ?

Thanks, in advance, for your help.

[ChrisW67]

None of the binary distributions include a static version of Qt. If you have not built Qt for yourself then you do not have a static Qt.

Once you have a static Qt library build then you use the qmake from that library build to process your pro file. The resulting program will be linked against the static Qt library.

[Asm_x64]

Thank you for your answer.
Now, what' s the purpose of the object file libraries residing in the package' s "lib" directory ?

[dbzhang800]

[quote author="Asm_x64" date="1373603748"]
Now, what' s the purpose of the object file libraries residing in the package' s "lib" directory ?[/quote]

You mean the "import library" such as Qt5Core.lib ?

The import libraries are need by MSVC when you want to link to shared libraries such as Qt5Core.dll.
*.lib is used in link time, while *.dll is used in running time.
In order word, you application can be compiled successfully even when the *.dll doesn't exist.

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BTW, the term "import library" doesn't exist in GCC world. MinGW can work with or without the "import library" .

[Asm_x64]

My question was stupid. Sorry.
However, Windows 7 labels both archives and import libraries as "Object File Library", which can be misleading if you jump to conclusions as I did.
Thanks for your reply.