[solved] QtQuickCompiler for cross-compiled Qt 5.4.2 version.
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How do I get the QtQuickCompiler invoked by an arbitrary
cross-compiling kit within QtCreator?I got the sources from Qt 5.4.2 enterprise (trail) successfully configured and cross-compiled for an embedded linux SDK (gcc 4.4.x, ARM Cortex A8 gnueabi) on a x86 linux build&host system.
The Qt build is correctly found and listet by QtCreator for development, and I can cross-compile projects with it.The main issue is to get the QtQuickCompiler (qtqc) working with this particular Qt build:
- After a "make install" for the Qt sources, there is no 'qtquickcompiler' binary anywhere in the build output, nor in the --prefix path.
- QtCreator does not unblock the "Enable Qt Quick Compiler" option for projects that are configured to be compiled with this self-compiled Qt build, saying that this Qt Version does not support it.
- After copying the 'qtquickcompiler' binary for the x86 gcc build (installed via QtMaintenanceTool) into the cross compilers binary path, the option above is unlocked and checkable, but a qmake + (re)build of a project utilizing QML does not call the qtqc on the resources files that are listed the .pro file.
- The Qt is ./configured for compilation using the "-commercial" flag, and I had a trail license installed as /home/<user>/.qt-license.
- Compiling QML projects for a x86 windows system (another Qt 5.4.2 enterprise trail) correctly calls the qtqc, which can be seen in the make's console outputs.
Any suggestions?
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Alright,
the Qt Knowledge Base explains it:
- have a commercial license.
- copy a QtQuickCompiler executable from a downloaded commercial Qt 5.4+ installer version
to the bin path of your self-compiled Qt installation. - copy qtquickcompiler.prf from the same Qt 5.4+ version to the mkspecs/features folder of the installation folder of your Qt build.
- restart QtCreator and open your project, and the QtQuickCompiler should now be selectable.
Eventually you get a message for a missing libQt5Core for 'qtquickcompiler',
which indicates that the QtQuickCompiler is now about to get invoked.
Fix the missing libs by correcting your library paths, and you should be fine.I hope that helps someone...
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Hi,
Glad you found out and thanks for sharing !
Can you provide a link to the article where you found this ?
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Thanks !
Since you've got the information, can you please update the thread title prepending [solved] so other forum users may know a solution has been found :)
