QtCore.dll missing error after build static app

IMAN4K

Hi everyone.
I've successfully built static qt based on Document and WiKi
With these options :

configure -release -opensource -static -platform win32-msvc2013
-qt-sql-odbc -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -qt-zlib

nmake
nmake install

Now i have a 5GB Qt directory called D:\Qt5.7 and also have qt in my environment.

After trying to build my project using this command :

qmake -config release App.pro
nmake

I get log :

link /NOLOGO /DYNAMICBASE /NXCOMPAT /INCREMENTAL:NO /debug /opt:ref
/INCREMENTAL:NO /Debug /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS
"/MANIFESTDEPENDENCY:type='win32'
name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0'
publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language=''
processorArchitecture=''" /MANIFEST:embed /OUT:release\App.exe
@C:\Users<user>\AppData\Local\Temp\nm5AE9.tmp

Now i have a 15MB executable App.exe witch throw error after running :

I'm using Visual Studio 2013(nmake) + windows10 + Qt5.7 and .pro is this :

TARGET       = App
TEMPLATE     = app
QT          += core gui widgets sql network printsupport
CONFIG      += static
LIBS        += -L$$PWD/quazip/lib -lquazip
INCLUDEPATH += .
RESOURCES   += app.qrc
include($$PWD/breakpad/crash_handler.pri)

QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE +=/Zi
QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE +=/debug /opt:ref
QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE +=/INCREMENTAL:NO /Debug

SOURCES += main.cpp\
    .
    .
    .

HEADERS  += \
   .
   .
   .

Dependency walker result :

What is the wrong ?

koahnig

@IMAN4K

The docs for CONFIG say:
static The target is a static library (lib only). The proper compiler flags will automatically be added to the project.

Therefore, I guess you are still linking with the lib stubs for dlls. Make sure that you are using the qmake generated with the static lib compilation.

IMAN4K

@koahnig

Make sure that you are using the qmake generated with the static lib compilation

Yes i'm sure because while i have another qt installation (in another path) but just static bin path is in environment variable so i'm using qmake from D:\Qt5.7\qtbase\bin

IMAN4K

Could anyone help me please :(

mrjj

Hi
You can try to use it as a kit
https://wiki.qt.io/Building_a_static_Qt_for_Windows_using_MinGW#Using_the_Qt_static_environment

"Using the Qt static environment with Qt Creator"

Also I had to edit
C:\Qt\Qt5_static\mkspecs\win32-g++\
(for mingw)
To make it use static.

I build static 5.7 following this guide
http://dimitris.apeiro.gr/2015/06/24/build-a-static-qt5-for-windows-by-compiling/

IMAN4K

Thanks @mrjj .
The Problem was the Quazip that was linking to dynamic Qt libs witch Dependency walker won't show up at run time.

First i should build it as static like so :

TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += qt warn_on
QT -= gui
DEFINES += QUAZIP_BUILD
CONFIG += staticlib
CONFIG(staticlib): DEFINES += QUAZIP_STATIC
include(quazip.pri)

Then i should link that in my .pro :

.
.
.
LIBS += -L$$PWD/quazip/ -lquazip
INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/quazip
PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PWD/quazip/quazip.lib
DEFINES += QUAZIP_STATIC
.
.
.