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norulez

Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

Hello,

I use Qt 4.8.0 from the QtSDK and I want to generate a static qt plugin.
In my main.cpp I have the following:

#include <QApplication>
#include <QtPlugin>

Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(Local)

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
QApplication app(argc, argv);

    .
    .
    .
    return app.exec();

}

The corresponding CMakeLists.txt for the LocalPlugin looks like the following:

SET(LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS

    LocalPlugin.h

SET(LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES

    LocalPlugin.cpp

SET(QT_USE_QTGUI TRUE)
SET(QT_USE_QTPLUGIN TRUE)

QT4_AUTOMOC(${LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES})
QT4_WRAP_CPP(LOCALPLUGIN_MOC ${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS})

ADD_LIBRARY(Local STATIC ${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS} ${LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES} ${LOCALPLUGIN_MOC})

TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Local ${QT_LIBRARIES})

The corresponding CMakeLists.txt for the main app looks like the following:

SET(QT_USE_QTMAIN TRUE)

SET(QT_USE_QTGUI TRUE)

ADD_EXECUTABLE(MyApp WIN32 ${APP_SOURCES} ${APP_RCC} MyApp.rc)
TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(MyApp Local ${QT_LIBRARIES})

When I compile it I get the following error:
In function `StaticLocalPluginInstance': undefined reference to `qt_plugin_instance_Local()'

Please, could anybody help me to get it working?

Thanks in advance

Best Regards
NoRulez

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norulez

Re: [Interest] Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

Thank you,

I added ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN) but the result is the same (same error message)

Best Regards

Am 02.03.2012 um 14:58 schrieb Thiago Macieira <[hidden email]>:

> On sexta-feira, 2 de março de 2012 13.48.03, NoRulez wrote:
>> When I compile it I get the following error:
>> In function `StaticLocalPluginInstance': undefined reference to
>> `qt_plugin_instance_Local()'
>>
>> Please, could anybody help me to get it working?
>
> I guess you forgot to define QT_STATICPLUGIN.
>
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Michael Hertling

Re: Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

In reply to this post by norulez

On 03/02/2012 02:48 PM, NoRulez wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I use Qt 4.8.0 from the QtSDK and Iwant to generate a static qt plugin.
> In my main.cpp I have the following:
>
>
> #include<QApplication>
> #include<QtPlugin>
>
> Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(Local)
>
> intmain(intargc,char*argv[]){
> QApplicationapp(argc,argv);
>
> .
> .
> .
> return app.exec();
>
> }
>
> The corresponding CMakeLists.txt for the LocalPlugin looks like the following:
>
> SET(LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS
>
> LocalPlugin.h
>
> )
>
> SET(LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES
>
> LocalPlugin.cpp
>
> )
>
>
> SET(QT_USE_QTGUITRUE)
> SET(QT_USE_QTPLUGINTRUE)
>
> QT4_AUTOMOC(${LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES})
> QT4_WRAP_CPP(LOCALPLUGIN_MOC${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS})
>
> ADD_LIBRARY(Local STATIC ${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS} ${LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES} ${LOCALPLUGIN_MOC})
>
> TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Local ${QT_LIBRARIES})
>
>
> The corresponding CMakeLists.txt for the main app looks like the following:
>
> SET(QT_USE_QTMAINTRUE)
>
> SET(QT_USE_QTGUI TRUE)
>
> ADD_EXECUTABLE(MyApp WIN32 ${APP_SOURCES} ${APP_RCC} MyApp.rc)
> TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(MyAppLocal ${QT_LIBRARIES})
>
> When I compile it I get the following error:
> In function `StaticLocalPluginInstance': undefined reference to `qt_plugin_instance_Local()'
>
> Please, could anybody help me to get it working?

Did you INCLUDE(${QT_USE_FILE}) in the correct place, i.e. after
setting the QT_USE_QT* variables? QT_LIBRARIES is populated in
that file.

Moreover, the lines

SET(QT_USE_QTGUITRUE)
SET(QT_USE_QTMAINTRUE)
SET(QT_USE_QTPLUGINTRUE)
QT4_WRAP_CPP(LOCALPLUGIN_MOC${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS})

are obviously missing blanks - just typos in your report?

Regards,

Michael
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norulez

Re: Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

@Michael: This was a copy/paste failure

@Thiago: QT_STATICPLUGIN does the trick

Another mistake from me was to use a different name for Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN and for Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2.

One more hint, if someone would make a static plugin is to use the QPluginLoader::staticInstances() function.

Thanks to all

Best Regards
NoRulez

Am 04.03.2012 um 00:07 schrieb Michael Hertling <[hidden email]>:

> On 03/02/2012 02:48 PM, NoRulez wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I use Qt 4.8.0 from the QtSDK and Iwant to generate a static qt plugin.
>> In my main.cpp I have the following:
>>
>>
>> #include<QApplication>
>> #include<QtPlugin>
>>
>> Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(Local)
>>
>> intmain(intargc,char*argv[]){
>> QApplicationapp(argc,argv);
>>
>> .
>> .
>> .
>> return app.exec();
>>
>> }
>>
>> The corresponding CMakeLists.txt for the LocalPlugin looks like the following:
>>
>> SET(LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS
>>
>> LocalPlugin.h
>>
>> )
>>
>> SET(LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES
>>
>> LocalPlugin.cpp
>>
>> )
>>
>>
>> SET(QT_USE_QTGUITRUE)
>> SET(QT_USE_QTPLUGINTRUE)
>>
>> QT4_AUTOMOC(${LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES})
>> QT4_WRAP_CPP(LOCALPLUGIN_MOC${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS})
>>
>> ADD_LIBRARY(Local STATIC ${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS} ${LOCALPLUGIN_SOURCES} ${LOCALPLUGIN_MOC})
>>
>> TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(Local ${QT_LIBRARIES})
>>
>>
>> The corresponding CMakeLists.txt for the main app looks like the following:
>>
>> SET(QT_USE_QTMAINTRUE)
>>
>> SET(QT_USE_QTGUI TRUE)
>>
>> ADD_EXECUTABLE(MyApp WIN32 ${APP_SOURCES} ${APP_RCC} MyApp.rc)
>> TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(MyAppLocal ${QT_LIBRARIES})
>>
>> When I compile it I get the following error:
>> In function `StaticLocalPluginInstance': undefined reference to `qt_plugin_instance_Local()'
>>
>> Please, could anybody help me to get it working?
>
> Did you INCLUDE(${QT_USE_FILE}) in the correct place, i.e. after
> setting the QT_USE_QT* variables? QT_LIBRARIES is populated in
> that file.
>
> Moreover, the lines
>
> SET(QT_USE_QTGUITRUE)
> SET(QT_USE_QTMAINTRUE)
> SET(QT_USE_QTPLUGINTRUE)
> QT4_WRAP_CPP(LOCALPLUGIN_MOC${LOCALPLUGIN_HEADERS})
>
> are obviously missing blanks - just typos in your report?
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
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dcrespol

Re: Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

Hi, norulez.
With "@Thiago: QT_STATICPLUGIN does the trick ", what do you mean? How and where did you use this?
If possible, can you please include both your final plugin and application CMakeLists.txt files?

Thanks a lot,
-Daniel

Stephen Kelly-2

Re: Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

dcrespol wrote:

> Hi, norulez.
> With "@Thiago: QT_STATICPLUGIN does the trick ", what do you mean? How and
> where did you use this?
> If possible, can you please include both your final plugin and application
> CMakeLists.txt files?

It was probably a response to Thiago on the Qt mailing list.

Use

add_definitions(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN)

when building your plugin or

set_property(TARGET theplugin APPEND
PROPERTY COMPILE_DEFINITIONS QT_STATICPLUGIN
)

Thanks,

Steve.

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dcrespol

Re: Problems with CMake and static Qt plugins

Stephen Kelly-2 wrote

Use

add_definitions(-DQT_STATICPLUGIN)

when building your plugin

Perfect. Now it works. For some reason I was using that line in the application build that links to the plugin. Thanks a lot!

-Daniel