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How do I compile a .exe file which I can run on any windows computer?

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  • SGaistS Offline
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    SGaist
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    wrote on last edited by
    #6

    Then you have to build everything statically with all the licensing implications that comes with it.

    As for Dependency Walker, a quick search gives you the answer.

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      wrote on last edited by
      #7

      What dependency triggers that ?

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        #8

        I thought so. The problem is, I cannot find instructions for statically compiling things that are up to date.

        I'm not sure which dependency triggers it. There appear to be a very large number of unresolved dependencies.

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          SDL2.DLL looks like its not in the same folder as your application.

          The EXT-MS-WIN can be ignored AFAIK.

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            SDL2.DLL looks like its not in the same folder as your application.

            The EXT-MS-WIN can be ignored AFAIK.

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            @SGaist Of course it isn't. It's in /QJoysticks/lib/SDL/bin/windows/mingw

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              And that's your job to copy it over to the folder of your application. windeployqt can't guess where the .dlls are stored. It knows where the Qt dlls are because it's known at installation time, however there's no standard path to look for to get the .dlls. They are not used at all at linking time so it's impossible to know where to look for them.

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                I can now launch my .exe after running windeployqt and copying SDL2.dll to the same directory. However, I would still like to get this down to 1 file.

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                  I can now launch my .exe after running windeployqt and copying SDL2.dll to the same directory. However, I would still like to get this down to 1 file.

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                  @StevenD said in How do I compile a .exe file which I can run on any windows computer?:

                  I can now launch my .exe after running windeployqt and copying SDL2.dll to the same directory. However, I would still like to get this down to 1 file.

                  As @SGaist mentioned earlier, the only way to get this down to 1 file is to use static linking. You need to build a statically-linked version of Qt yourself, and then set your project to use the static libraries of Qt and SDL.

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                    Right, but how do I build a statically-linked version of Qt? I seem to be missing folders or files from the various tutorials I have found.

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                      Right, but how do I build a statically-linked version of Qt? I seem to be missing folders or files from the various tutorials I have found.

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                      @StevenD said in How do I compile a .exe file which I can run on any windows computer?:

                      Right, but how do I build a statically-linked version of Qt?

                      In summary:

                      1. Obtain the Qt source code
                      2. Add the -static option when configuring Qt
                      3. Build Qt

                      Instructions to configure and build are at http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/build-sources.html

                      An example set of commands is:

                      > configure.bat -prefix "C:/Qt/MyStaticBuild" -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                      > make
                      > make install

                      Remember, using static linking means that your application cannot be closed-source.

                      I seem to be missing folders or files from the various tutorials I have found.

                      Which tutorials, and which folders/files?

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                        Thanks for the help. I have successfully downloaded the source code, and now have the files that I needed. However, I am having some issues. Mingw is not working.

                        mingw32-make: *** Error -1
                        .   Stop.
                        mingw32-make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
                        

                        ...and then it hangs forever.

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                          Thanks for the help. I have successfully downloaded the source code, and now have the files that I needed. However, I am having some issues. Mingw is not working.

                          mingw32-make: *** Error -1
                          .   Stop.
                          mingw32-make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
                          

                          ...and then it hangs forever.

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                          @StevenD said in How do I compile a .exe file which I can run on any windows computer?:

                          mingw32-make: *** Error -1
                          

                          There should be more info near this line that describes what the problem is. What was it doing just before the error?

                          Anyway, run mingw32-make again and see if it continues from where it last stopped. (It will first scan the files that have already been processed)

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                            PS C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src> ./configure.bat -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                            + cd qtbase
                            + C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src\qtbase\configure.bat -top-level -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                            Bootstrapping qmake ...
                            g++ -c -o project.o -DUNICODE -std=c++11 -ffunction-sections -g  -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/library -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/unix -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/win32 -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/mac -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore/5.9.2 -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore/5.9.2/QtCore -I../src/corelib/global -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++ -DQT_VERSION_STR=\"5.9.2\" -DQT_VERSION_MAJOR=5  -DQT_VERSION_MINOR=9  -DQT_VERSION_PATCH=2  -DQT_BUILD_QMAKE -DQT_BOOTSTRAPPED -DPROEVALUATOR_FULL -DQT_NO_FOREACH C:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/project.cpp
                            mingw32-make: *** Error -1
                            .  Stop.
                            mingw32-make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
                            
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                              PS C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src> ./configure.bat -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                              + cd qtbase
                              + C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src\qtbase\configure.bat -top-level -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                              Bootstrapping qmake ...
                              g++ -c -o project.o -DUNICODE -std=c++11 -ffunction-sections -g  -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/library -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/unix -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/win32 -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/mac -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore/5.9.2 -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore/5.9.2/QtCore -I../src/corelib/global -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++ -DQT_VERSION_STR=\"5.9.2\" -DQT_VERSION_MAJOR=5  -DQT_VERSION_MINOR=9  -DQT_VERSION_PATCH=2  -DQT_BUILD_QMAKE -DQT_BOOTSTRAPPED -DPROEVALUATOR_FULL -DQT_NO_FOREACH C:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/project.cpp
                              mingw32-make: *** Error -1
                              .  Stop.
                              mingw32-make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
                              
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                              @StevenD said in How do I compile a .exe file which I can run on any windows computer?:

                              PS C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src>
                              

                              I tried to build Qt with PowerShell a few months ago, but it failed. I didn't investigate why, but I suspect it's some kind of incompatibility between PowerShell and the old Batch files.

                              cmd.exe worked for me; see if that helps you.

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                                cmd gives me almost identical output:

                                C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src>configure -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                                + cd qtbase
                                + C:\Qt-3.0.1\5.9.2\Src\qtbase\configure.bat -top-level -opensource -confirm-license -nomake examples -nomake tests -static
                                Bootstrapping qmake ...
                                g++ -c -o project.o -DUNICODE -std=c++11 -ffunction-sections -g  -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/library -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/unix -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/win32 -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/generators/mac -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore/5.9.2 -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/include/QtCore/5.9.2/QtCore -I../src/corelib/global -IC:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/mkspecs/win32-g++ -DQT_VERSION_STR=\"5.9.2\" -DQT_VERSION_MAJOR=5  -DQT_VERSION_MINOR=9  -DQT_VERSION_PATCH=2  -DQT_BUILD_QMAKE -DQT_BOOTSTRAPPED -DPROEVALUATOR_FULL -DQT_NO_FOREACH C:/Qt-3.0.1/5.9.2/Src/qtbase/qmake/project.cpp
                                mingw32-make: *** Error -1
                                .  Stop.
                                mingw32-make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
                                
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                                  I'd first cleanup to ensure there's no remaining from your old build tentative.

                                  Also, consider doing out of source builds, that will simplify things if you want to build Qt for several architectures or make different static/shared builds.

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                                    What should I clean up? Attempting to run mingw32-make clean results in mingw32-make: *** No rule to make target 'clean'. Stop.

                                    In addition, I do not see any additional files I should delete.

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                                      Because you are calling configure repeatedly with different options, so you should cleanup between invocation.

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                                        I know I should clean, but what and how do I clean?

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                                          I know I should clean, but what and how do I clean?

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                                          @StevenD You should start with fresh Qt source tree and do out of source build as @SGaist suggested.
                                          Out of source means:

                                          c:\qt_source
                                          mkdir c:\qt_build
                                          cd c:\qt_build
                                          ..\qt_source\configure.exe...
                                          make
                                          

                                          So, basically you call configure and make from outside of the Qt source code directory.
                                          In general you should read http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/build-sources.html

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