[Solved] Release mode of qmake is intermittently building in debug mode

nandhu_kp

@qmake.exe unittests.pro -r -spec win32-msvc2010 "CONFIG+=release" "CONFIG+=CodeCoverage"
jom.exe -f Makefile.release@

When I ran these build steps from my Qt Creator 5.2.1 I get my unit test application built with debug version intermittently, I mean it is calling my real application UI in debug mode instead of my test application. I think the qmake is always forcing to build my test application in debug mode.

The Makefile.Release for both cases are same, the only difference I see it the sequence of calls for the widgets and UI are different and even the obj files are different.

Could someone suggest the is there any problem with the qmake in 5.2.1 opensource or I have to add arguments to fix this.

Thanks

NK

nandhu_kp

My unittests.pro:

@# unit test linkage
ROOT=$$PWD/../../..
APPS=$$ROOT/apps
EXTERNAL=$$ROOT/external

CUTE_TEST_DIR = $$EXTERNAL/cutetest

debug_and_release {
CONFIG -= debug_and_release
CONFIG += debug_and_release
}
CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
CONFIG -= debug release
CONFIG += debug
}
CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
CONFIG -= debug release
CONFIG += release
}

TEMPLATE = app
TARGET = UnitTestSuite
DESTDIR = ./bin
MOC_DIR = release/.moc
OBJECTS_DIR = ./obj
UI_DIR = ./ui
RCC_DIR = ./rcc
@

SGaist

Hi,

Why all that ?

@
debug_and_release {
CONFIG -= debug_and_release
CONFIG += debug_and_release
}
CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
CONFIG -= debug release
CONFIG += debug
}
CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
CONFIG -= debug release
CONFIG += release
}@

nandhu_kp

These are all from a .pri file which is include in my .pro, this file is used across all of my projects, so I just copy pasted here for your ref.

@include ($$APPS/setDebugOrRelease.pri)@

This files has these lines,

@debug_and_release {
CONFIG -= debug_and_release
CONFIG += debug_and_release
}
CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
CONFIG -= debug release
CONFIG += debug
}
CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
CONFIG -= debug release
CONFIG += release
}@

nandhu_kp

Thanks for the reply.
If I remove those lines from my .pro file still there are no effect.

nandhu_kp

!http://oi59.tinypic.com/2s9xi4k.jpg(Makefile.Release_diffs)!
For example:
The diffs in the image shows the Makefile.Release for the unitesttestsuite app (Right) and real app getting called with the Makefile.Release (Left).

SGaist

Did you clean up properly after removing the CONFIG related lines ?

nandhu_kp

Thanks for the reply.
I figured out the issue to be in my cutetest.dll which was built in debug and release mode. my unittest app uses cutetest.dll

@qmake.exe unittests.pro -r -spec win32-msvc2010 "CONFIG+=release" "CONFIG+=CodeCoverage"
jom.exe -f Makefile.Debug@

Same .pro file as mentioned above is creating a Program Debug Database (.pdb) file in my "bin" folder instead of debug version of app.
could you please suggest any directions to figure out what is happening.?

SGaist

You explicitly configure for release and then call build on the debug Makefile, that doesn't make sense.

If you want to call either Makefile when you want, just configure for debug and release.

nandhu_kp

Thanks for the reply.
It is working now with the below changes,

I removed the release and added both,
CONFIG += dll thread debug_and_release build_all

SGaist

Good

Since you have your build working now, please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)