QT Creator / Open Source QT App/Installer/Uninstaller Hangs
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@mrjj I would very much hold off.
I have to go back and check to see what is corrupted. It seemed like QT took the pain, for the most part. Not sure why an uninstall and reinstall wouldn't fix the issue... Not to mention, I don't know why the installer and uninstaller for QT, specifically, aren't working. Everything else works just fine. :'(
I have yet to check Visual Studio (if that's corrupted, then my system needs to be reformatted).
But I'll keep this updated, I suppose.
If you, or the community, have any ideas as to what might need to be done to fix the issue (if it is in fact QT or not), I would very much appreciate any information hunting as possible. This project was mandatory for me to work on right now, so it's a huge hassle that I'll have to boot a secondary computer to run just the compiler and software...
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@mrjj I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum... Can it be moved to the Installer/ deployment forum?
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@crisosphinx
Heh. didnt even notice :)
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@mrjj Sometimes it's hard to see on mobile, Haha.
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@crisosphinx
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I FIXED IT.
To cut a long description down to a short, few lines... I enabled developer mode in Windows 10 with the Anniversary Update. It seems to have done the trick, as now I can fully operate and run QT Creator, the compilers, etc.
Here is the link to enabling developer mode / Linux Bash within Windows:
http://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-on-windows-10/
It's a quarter way down the webpage, see. How to Install Bash on Windows 10.
Honestly, I have no idea why they did this, but if having enabled this does the trick, then I'm not complaining.
Cheers to anyone who has this issue in the near or far future!!!
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hehe
so installing a linux sub system made windows 10 happy to run Creator again..
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Nevermind, the issue has come back with a vengeance. I am trying to figure the problem out now.
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The issue is officially solved.
Below are a list of issues I encountered along the way and the full resolution I came to after long hours of debugging...
Issues:
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update killed the environment variables. It may be important to reconfigure / link / delete the current entries / paths for compilation. Link for where to find your Environment Variables.
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update also created a hang up in some drivers that led to stalling of the code execution for QT Creator and Designer. Be aware of some conflicting drivers or programs (even if they are unrelated to QT / do not use QML or GUI provided by QT).
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If you are an artist or utilize Wacom Tablets and their software for navigating your desktop (as opposed to a mouse). Please be aware that having more than one Tablet software installed, regardless of it running or being disabled, will cause conflicts.
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In addition to the above issue, be aware that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update also created a glitch (at least in my installation) that caused the Tablet software to stall on boot of my computer. By failing, it caused a memory leak issue that resulted in QT not functioning. So, if you are experiencing issues similar to mine, uninstall all Tablet software and reinstall the one you use the most, be it Cintiq, Bamboo, Intuos, etc.
Fix:
- I rolled back my Win10 installation. It still had hang ups. I redirected the Environment Variables to the correct locations and uninstalled QT (all forms of it), uninstalled my Tablet softwares, re-installed my Win10 Anniversary Update, installed only my Cintiq software, installed QT, double-checked the environment variables, fixed my boot manager to only include processes I knew I needed and rebooted.
It appears to be working fine. A few of my compilers went missing along the way and so did a few brain cells. ;)
I had more than a few programs not working, so it took about a weeks worth of effort to figure out which programs were causing problems with other programs. It originally looked like a Windows Defender problem, then the Tablets, then the Realtek drivers, then Visual Studio, then the Tablets again.
Sorry for the lengthy post, but hopefully it will assist some people in the near future. Most of my issues stemmed from the Update and I expect that there will be more people with problems.
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