how to add -D_UNICODE to a qt project?

[phirestalker]

I am trying to use libmediainfo with my qt program. It is giving an undefined sympbols error and after searching it seems my project is supposed to have -D_UNICODE added to cmake options. I do not know where to set this with Qt Creator.

here is where I found that I need -D_UNICODE
https://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/discussion/297610/thread/49c9122d/#0e3a

the exact error is as follows

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "MediaInfoLib::MediaInfo::Open(std::string const&)", referenced from:
      MainWindow::on_dupeslistWidget_itemClicked(QListWidgetItem*) in mainwindow.o
  "MediaInfoLib::MediaInfo::Option(std::string const&, std::string const&)", referenced from:
      MainWindow::on_dupeslistWidget_itemClicked(QListWidgetItem*) in mainwindow.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make: *** [VideoTwin.app/Contents/MacOS/VideoTwin] Error 1
18:32:29: The process "/usr/bin/make" exited with code 2.
Error while building/deploying project VideoTwin (kit: default)
When executing step "Make"

Here is my .pro file

QT       += core gui
QT += sql
QT += concurrent
QT += multimedia multimediawidgets

INCLUDEPATH += /usr/local/include /usr/local/Cellar/opencv3/3.1.0_1/include/ $$[QT_INSTALL_PREFIX]/src/3rdparty/sqlite
LIBS += -L/usr/local/Cellar/opencv3/3.1.0_1/lib -L/usr/local/lib -lmediainfo -lzen -lz -lpthread -lopencv_stitching -lopencv_superres -lopencv_videostab -lopencv_aruco -lopencv_bgsegm -lopencv_bioinspired -lopencv_ccalib -lopencv_cvv -lopencv_dnn -lopencv_dpm -lopencv_fuzzy -lopencv_line_descriptor -lopencv_optflow -lopencv_plot -lopencv_reg -lopencv_saliency -lopencv_stereo -lopencv_structured_light -lopencv_rgbd -lopencv_surface_matching -lopencv_tracking -lopencv_datasets -lopencv_text -lopencv_face -lopencv_xfeatures2d -lopencv_shape -lopencv_video -lopencv_ximgproc -lopencv_calib3d -lopencv_features2d -lopencv_flann -lopencv_xobjdetect -lopencv_objdetect -lopencv_ml -lopencv_xphoto -lopencv_highgui -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_imgcodecs -lopencv_photo -lopencv_imgproc -lopencv_core



greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets

TARGET = VideoTwin
TEMPLATE = app


SOURCES += main.cpp\
        mainwindow.cpp \
    preferencsedialog.cpp \
    myqlistwidget.cpp \
    $$[QT_INSTALL_PREFIX]/src/3rdparty/sqlite/sqlite3.c \
    matchpair.cpp

HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
    preferencsedialog.h \
    myqlistwidget.h \
    matchpair.h

FORMS    += mainwindow.ui \
    preferencsedialog.ui

RESOURCES += \
    resources.qrc

in my header file

#include <MediaInfo/MediaInfo.h>

and offending lines in cpp file

    MediaInfoLib::MediaInfo media_info;
    media_info.Option("Internet","No");
    media_info.Open(item->data(Qt::UserRole + FilepathRole).toString().toStdString());
    QFileInfo file(item->data(Qt::UserRole + FilepathRole).toString());
    QString temp = media_info.Inform().c_str();
    ui->video_info->setText(temp);
    ui->video_info->show();

[phirestalker]

ok I think I found how to add it, but it doesn't work. I tried:

QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -D_UNICODE -DUNICODE

in my .pro file

EDIT: forgot to run qmake, now it has new errors

/Users/phire/Documents/workspace/VideoTwin/mainwindow.cpp:830: error: no viable conversion from 'String' (aka 'basic_string<MediaInfoLib::Char>') to 'QString'
    QString temp = media_info.Inform();
            ^      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I changed the cpp code to:

    MediaInfoLib::MediaInfo media_info;
    media_info.Option(L"Internet",L"No");
    media_info.Open(item->data(Qt::UserRole + FilepathRole).toString().toStdWString());
    QFileInfo file(item->data(Qt::UserRole + FilepathRole).toString());
    QString temp = media_info.Inform().data();
    ui->video_info->setText(temp);
    ui->video_info->show();

so now only get the one error.

How do i store the return value in a QString?

[kshegunov]

@phirestalker

/Users/phire/Documents/workspace/VideoTwin/mainwindow.cpp:830: error: no viable conversion from 'String' (aka 'basic_stringMediaInfoLib::Char') to 'QString'

It looks like you're mixing standard strings with Qt strings. You can make the conversions with QString::fromStdString and QString::toStdString or their counterparts for multi-byte strings.

Kind regards.