About LibreCAD and QT SDK on Windows computers

Hello all,

- I am planning to built LibreCAD from source on Windows XP computers, but
  I am unable to install QT SDK on Windows XP computer.

- I know that it is a little bit out of topic, but maybe some developers
  can give me some clue !?

- I downloaded the QT SDK offline installer for Windows.
  When I start the installer, it take several hours to install; and
  finally pop up an error message.
  I tried to install it on 2 different Windows XP computer, and the result
  is the same as described above.

- Is it possible that the QT SDK offline installer is not the way to
  go to install QT SDK.  That I have to use the online installer !?

- Any comment will be appreciated.


Regards,

Claude

What were the error messages that you received?

I am a first-time compiler. I downloaded the offline QT-SDK and installed to winXP (SP3) without incident last week, though it took a very long time.

I was able to compile LibreCAD the first time. There were lots of error messages, but it worked.

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What were the error messages that you received?

I am a first-time compiler. I downloaded the offline QT-SDK and installed to winXP (SP3) without incident last week, though it took a very long time.

I was able to compile LibreCAD the first time. There were lots of error messages, but it worked.

Hello Baslin,

- Attached an image of the first "Installer Error" that pop up when trying
  to install using the Qt SDK Offline installer.

- I tried another time using the Qt SDK Online installer and the install
  process was faster, but the errors remains.
  I clicked on "Ignore" button every time an error pop up, and finally
  Qt SDK was installed.
  But I suspect that it is not functional  :-(

- I will do some tests on Qt SDK later.


Claude

- I have done some test, building LibreCAD using Qt SDK on Windows XP.
  Here is the results:

        - As I suspected, some Qt SDK components fails to install
          on Windows XP (Professional).

        - However, it is possible to built LibreCAD using Qt SDK.
          but it is not a one shot.
          On first time built (Rebuilt All), built fail.
          On others built (Built All), built is successful.


- Below, the errors displayed when doing a "Rebuilt All":


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C:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\bin\uic3.exe -embed LibreCAD -f intermediate/ui/images.tmp -o intermediate\ui\qmake_image_collection.cpp
g++ -c -O2 -Wall -frtti -fexceptions -mthreads -DUNICODE -DQT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT -DQC_APPKEY="/LibreCAD" -DQC_APPNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYKEY="LibreCAD" -DQC_VERSION="1.0.0rc1" -DQC_DELAYED_SPLASH_SCREEN=1 -DQC_SCMREVISION="" -DQC_APPDIR="LibreCAD" -DQINITIMAGES_LIBRECAD=qInitImages_LibreCAD -DQT_DLL -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_QT3SUPPORT_LIB -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_XML_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_HAVE_MMX -DQT_HAVE_3DNOW -DQT_HAVE_SSE -DQT_HAVE_MMXEXT -DQT_HAVE_SSE2 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_NEEDS_QMAIN -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtCore" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtGui" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtXml" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtSql" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\Qt3Support" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtHelp" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\dxflib\src" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\fparser" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\cmd" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\actions" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\creation" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\debug" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\engine" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\fileio" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\filters" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\gui" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\information" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\math" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\modification" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\lib\scripting" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\actions" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\main" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\plugins" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\ui" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\src\ui\forms" -I"..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\res" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\ActiveQt" -I"intermediate\moc" -I"intermediate\ui" -I"." -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o intermediate\obj\qmake_image_collection.o intermediate\ui\qmake_image_collection.cpp
Error: Could not find rules file: q3porting.xml
uic: cannot load image file ..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\res\main\librecad16.png
windres -i ..\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\res\main\librecad.rc -o intermediate\obj\librecad_res.o --include-dir=./../librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified/res/main -DUNICODE -DQT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT -DQC_APPKEY="/LibreCAD" -DQC_APPNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYKEY="LibreCAD" -DQC_VERSION="1.0.0rc1" -DQC_DELAYED_SPLASH_SCREEN=1 -DQC_SCMREVISION="" -DQC_APPDIR="LibreCAD" -DQINITIMAGES_LIBRECAD=qInitImages_LibreCAD -DQT_DLL -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_QT3SUPPORT_LIB -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_XML_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_HAVE_MMX -DQT_HAVE_3DNOW -DQT_HAVE_SSE -DQT_HAVE_MMXEXT -DQT_HAVE_SSE2 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_NEEDS_QMAIN
g++ -enable-stdcall-fixup -Wl,-enable-auto-import -Wl,-enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc -Wl,-s -mthreads -Wl -Wl,-subsystem,windows -o release\LibreCAD.exe object_script.LibreCAD.Release  -L"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\lib" -lmingw32 -lqtmain intermediate\obj\librecad_res.o -lQtHelp4 -lQt3Support4 -lQtSql4 -lQtXml4 -lQtGui4 -lQtCore4 -LC:\OpenSSL-Win32_full\lib
scripts\postprocess-win.bat
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/cygwin/home/claude/work/software/pc/librecad/librecad-build-desktop'
process_begin: CreateProcess(NULL, scripts\postprocess-win.bat, ...) failed.
make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
mingw32-make[1]: *** [release\LibreCAD.exe] Error 2
mingw32-make: *** [release] Error 2
The process "C:\QtSDK\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe" exited with code 2.
Error while building project librecad (target: Desktop)
When executing build step 'Make'

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Claude

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>
> you need to turn of shadow build.
>
> Shadow build is not yet supported, this is why the respected script
> (scripts\postprocess-win.bat) cannot be found.
>

- Thank you Ries,

- I turned shadow build off.
  But, seems that there is other things going wrong...

- Below the messages displayed in Qt Creator Compile Output.

- The process of testing/debugging this problem is really lengthy, since
  it happen only when doing a "Rebuilt All" :-(

- I will continue to track down this problem, but will not have as
  much time as before since I return to work tomorrow (was in holiday).
  This explain this flood of bugs and patches in the LibreCAD
  tracker ;-)
  And I put another little bug report into it today ;-)


Claude


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C:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\bin\uic3.exe -embed LibreCAD -f intermediate/ui/images.tmp -o intermediate\ui\qmake_image_collection.cpp
g++ -c -O2 -Wall -frtti -fexceptions -mthreads -DUNICODE -DQT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT -DQC_APPKEY="/LibreCAD" -DQC_APPNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYKEY="LibreCAD" -DQC_VERSION="1.0.0rc1" -DQC_DELAYED_SPLASH_SCREEN=1 -DQC_SCMREVISION="" -DQC_APPDIR="LibreCAD" -DQINITIMAGES_LIBRECAD=qInitImages_LibreCAD -DQT_DLL -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_QT3SUPPORT_LIB -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_XML_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_HAVE_MMX -DQT_HAVE_3DNOW -DQT_HAVE_SSE -DQT_HAVE_MMXEXT -DQT_HAVE_SSE2 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_NEEDS_QMAIN -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtCore" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtGui" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtXml" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtSql" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\Qt3Support" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\QtHelp" -I"dxflib\src" -I"fparser" -I"src\cmd" -I"src\lib\actions" -I"src\lib\creation" -I"src\lib\debug" -I"src\lib\engine" -I"src\lib\fileio" -I"src\lib\filters" -I"src\lib\gui" -I"src\lib\information" -I"src\lib\math" -I"src\lib\modification" -I"src\lib\scripting" -I"src\actions" -I"src\main" -I"src\plugins" -I"src\ui" -I"src\ui\forms" -I"res" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\include\ActiveQt" -I"intermediate\moc" -I"intermediate\ui" -I"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\mkspecs\win32-g++" -o intermediate\obj\qmake_image_collection.o intermediate\ui\qmake_image_collection.cpp
Error: Could not find rules file: q3porting.xml
uic: cannot load image file res\main\librecad16.png
windres -i res\main\librecad.rc -o intermediate\obj\librecad_res.o --include-dir=./res/main -DUNICODE -DQT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT -DQC_APPKEY="/LibreCAD" -DQC_APPNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYNAME="LibreCAD" -DQC_COMPANYKEY="LibreCAD" -DQC_VERSION="1.0.0rc1" -DQC_DELAYED_SPLASH_SCREEN=1 -DQC_SCMREVISION="" -DQC_APPDIR="LibreCAD" -DQINITIMAGES_LIBRECAD=qInitImages_LibreCAD -DQT_DLL -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_QT3SUPPORT_LIB -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_XML_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_HAVE_MMX -DQT_HAVE_3DNOW -DQT_HAVE_SSE -DQT_HAVE_MMXEXT -DQT_HAVE_SSE2 -DQT_THREAD_SUPPORT -DQT_NEEDS_QMAIN
g++ -enable-stdcall-fixup -Wl,-enable-auto-import -Wl,-enable-runtime-pseudo-reloc -Wl,-s -mthreads -Wl -Wl,-subsystem,windows -o release\LibreCAD.exe object_script.LibreCAD.Release  -L"c:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\lib" -lmingw32 -lqtmain intermediate\obj\librecad_res.o -lQtHelp4 -lQt3Support4 -lQtSql4 -lQtXml4 -lQtGui4 -lQtCore4 -LC:\OpenSSL-Win32_full\lib
scripts\postprocess-win.bat
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/cygwin/home/claude/work/software/pc/librecad/librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified'
process_begin: CreateProcess(C:\cygwin\home\claude\work\software\pc\librecad\librecad-git-2011-07-16_modified\scripts\postprocess-win.bat, scripts\postprocess-win.bat, ...) failed.
make (e=5): Access is denied.
mingw32-make[1]: *** [release\LibreCAD.exe] Error 5
mingw32-make: *** [release] Error 2
The process "C:\QtSDK\mingw\bin\mingw32-make.exe" exited with code 2.
Error while building project librecad (target: Desktop)
When executing build step 'Make'

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