Difference between qico.dll and qico4.dll
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Hi,
I have problem displaying icons in my application which is built in release mode. I've looked through the forum posts and find that a lot suggested to put qico4.dll file. I'm using Qt5.2.1 (Windows 7) and I've only have qico.dll in my folder. Is there a difference between both files or it's just the naming?
qico.dll has been put in the folder plugins/imageformats/qico.dll but i still can't see the icons during runtime.
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Hi.
First of recheck in plugins folder the two file extensions by right click ->property.
the file qico4.dll you have posted is wrong it must be a static file(.lib).
Yes there is a difference b/w qico.dll and qico4
the former is an dynamic library(.dll) and later is a static library(.lib).
the dynamic library in one that loads at run time.whereas a static library is whose purpose is at linking time/compile time.
for more info you can see the detailed discussion on Qt forum.
"find here":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/25715hope this helps.
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Hi,
Thanks for the explanation. However, I cannot find qico4.dll in any of the folders. Do you know where I might find it?
Thanks -
Hi,
IIRC, qico4 was for Qt 4, since your are using Qt 5 just use the qico.dll, well, copy it at the right place.
Just one correction, on Windows lib files have two meanings: either it's a static library or an import library. The use is the same: you link against those, however the second is used when you are using shared libraries (aka dlls)
