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I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries for my projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know how I can build static libs? Thanks! -- [ signature omitted ]
Hello Jim, On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:07:07 -0700 "Jim Bancroft" <sdfsk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries for my > projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with > "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know how I > can build static libs? Thanks! Those 'dlls' as you say, are what one would call 'static' libs, provided that they have the .a file extension! It's now up to you to link statistically against them. Regards, -- [ signature omitted ]
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> Von: wwp > Hello Jim, > > > On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:07:07 -0700 "Jim Bancroft" <sdfsk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries for > my > > projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with > > "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know how > I > > can build static libs? Thanks! > > Those 'dlls' as you say, are what one would call 'static' libs, > provided that they have the .a file extension! That's nonsense! The libQt*.a in /lib are static *import* libs needed to link against Qt*.dll. @Jim: You have to rebuild your Qt package with the '-static' option passed to configure.exe. See also http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/install-win.html (point 1 is not needed for the open source version) I would not use a precompiled binary package for this task but download the source packages from ftp.trolltech.com/pub/qt/sources HTH Christian -- [ signature omitted ]
Hello Christian, On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:35:35 +0200 "Christian Ehrlicher" <Ch.Ehrlicher@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Von: wwp > > Hello Jim, > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:07:07 -0700 "Jim Bancroft" <sdfsk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries for > > my > > > projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with > > > "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know how > > I > > > can build static libs? Thanks! > > > > Those 'dlls' as you say, are what one would call 'static' libs, > > provided that they have the .a file extension! > That's nonsense! The libQt*.a in /lib are static *import* libs needed to link against Qt*.dll. Oh, it seems that I've misread the "and" in "dlls and .. libQt*.a"! > @Jim: > You have to rebuild your Qt package with the '-static' option passed to configure.exe. See also http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/install-win.html (point 1 is not needed for the open source version) > > I would not use a precompiled binary package for this task but download the source packages from ftp.trolltech.com/pub/qt/sources I don't think that Jim has to rebuild his Qt at all, since the .a files are there, he just has to explicitly use them. Remember that when building Qt lib, you have the choice between building the .so, the .a or both at the same time, the packager of his installed Qt lib has probably done both. Regards, -- [ signature omitted ]
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> Von: wwp > Hello Christian, > > On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:35:35 +0200 "Christian Ehrlicher" > <Ch.Ehrlicher@xxxxxx> wrote: > <snip> > > @Jim: > > You have to rebuild your Qt package with the '-static' option passed to > configure.exe. See also http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/install-win.html > (point 1 is not needed for the open source version) > > > > I would not use a precompiled binary package for this task but download > the source packages from ftp.trolltech.com/pub/qt/sources > > I don't think that Jim has to rebuild his Qt at all, since the .a files > are there, he just has to explicitly use them. Remember that when > building Qt lib, you have the choice between building the .so, the .a > or both at the same time, the packager of his installed Qt lib has > probably done both. > That's not possible on win32 as there is a name clashing between the static and the import libs (therefore we rename the import libs from .a to .dll.a when packaging e.g. the win32libs for kde4/win32). Maybe tt should also use this naming convention. It's a little bit different on win32... ;) Christian -- [ signature omitted ]
You can try adding the following line to your .pro file: CONFIG += staticlib release I'm not sure what this does under Win32 but it does what your asking under UNIX. Karl On Wednesday 05 September 2007 01:53, wwp wrote: > Hello Christian, > > On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:35:35 +0200 "Christian Ehrlicher" <Ch.Ehrlicher@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > Von: wwp > > > Hello Jim, > > > > > > On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:07:07 -0700 "Jim Bancroft" <sdfsk@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries > > > > for > > > > > > my > > > > > > > projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with > > > > "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know > > > > how > > > > > > I > > > > > > > can build static libs? Thanks! > > > > > > Those 'dlls' as you say, are what one would call 'static' libs, > > > provided that they have the .a file extension! > > > > That's nonsense! The libQt*.a in /lib are static *import* libs needed to > > link against Qt*.dll. > > Oh, it seems that I've misread the "and" in "dlls and .. libQt*.a"! > > > @Jim: > > You have to rebuild your Qt package with the '-static' option passed to > > configure.exe. See also http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/install-win.html > > (point 1 is not needed for the open source version) > > > > I would not use a precompiled binary package for this task but download > > the source packages from ftp.trolltech.com/pub/qt/sources > > I don't think that Jim has to rebuild his Qt at all, since the .a files > are there, he just has to explicitly use them. Remember that when > building Qt lib, you have the choice between building the .so, the .a > or both at the same time, the packager of his installed Qt lib has > probably done both. > -- [ signature omitted ]
Karl Ruetz skrev: > You can try adding the following line to your .pro file: > > CONFIG += staticlib release > > I'm not sure what this does under Win32 but it does what your asking under > UNIX. > Sorry, but this is not correct. From the qmake manual: staticlib: The target is a static library (lib only). staticlib is used when you build libraries in your own project. The OP has no choice - rebuild Qt. One of the configuration choices is to build a static version. Bo. Thorsen Consulting - Qt expert services www.qt-experts.com > Karl > > On Wednesday 05 September 2007 01:53, wwp wrote: > >> Hello Christian, >> >> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:35:35 +0200 "Christian Ehrlicher" >> > <Ch.Ehrlicher@xxxxxx> wrote: > >>>> Von: wwp >>>> Hello Jim, >>>> >>>> On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:07:07 -0700 "Jim Bancroft" <sdfsk@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries >>>>> for >>>>> >>>> my >>>> >>>> >>>>> projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with >>>>> "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know >>>>> how >>>>> >>>> I >>>> >>>> >>>>> can build static libs? Thanks! >>>>> >>>> Those 'dlls' as you say, are what one would call 'static' libs, >>>> provided that they have the .a file extension! >>>> >>> That's nonsense! The libQt*.a in /lib are static *import* libs needed to >>> link against Qt*.dll. >>> >> Oh, it seems that I've misread the "and" in "dlls and .. libQt*.a"! >> >> >>> @Jim: >>> You have to rebuild your Qt package with the '-static' option passed to >>> configure.exe. See also http://doc.trolltech.com/4.3/install-win.html >>> (point 1 is not needed for the open source version) >>> >>> I would not use a precompiled binary package for this task but download >>> the source packages from ftp.trolltech.com/pub/qt/sources >>> >> I don't think that Jim has to rebuild his Qt at all, since the .a files >> are there, he just has to explicitly use them. Remember that when >> building Qt lib, you have the choice between building the .so, the .a >> or both at the same time, the packager of his installed Qt lib has >> probably done both. >> >> > > -- > To unsubscribe - send a mail to qt-interest-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the subject or the body. > List archive and information: http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-interest/ > > -- [ signature omitted ]
Hello, 2007/9/5, Jim Bancroft <sdfsk@xxxxxxx>: > > I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries for my > projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with > "libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know how I > can build static libs? Thanks! Take a look at http://qtnode.net/wiki?title=Building_static. regards, Francisco -- [ signature omitted ]
Thanks for the link. I followed the steps on the page (configure -static followed by make sub-src) and after 30-40 minutes the rebuild was complete. However, I still don't appear to have any .lib files?
I do have a lot of new files in there with .a extensions as well as .prl, along with the dlls that came with my binary distribution, but nothing else. I did a recursive search of the Qt source directory but I can't find any lib files. I must be doing something wrong?
"Francisco Gonzalez" <gzmorell@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fffd86390709050504xee1f32apc589e0f4b518709c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,
2007/9/5, Jim Bancroft <sdfsk@xxxxxxx>:
I'm using Qt 4.3 in Windows, and I'd like to build static libraries for my
projects to link against. I only see dlls and files beginning with
"libQt*.a" in the lib folder after installing Qt. Does anyone know how I
can build static libs? Thanks!
Take a look at http://qtnode.net/wiki?title=Building_static.
regards,
Francisco
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Jim Bancroft schrieb: > Thanks for the link. I followed the steps on the page (configure -static followed by make sub-src) and after 30-40 minutes the rebuild was complete. However, I still don't appear to have any .lib files? > > I do have a lot of new files in there with .a extensions as well as .prl, along with the dlls that came with my binary distribution, but nothing else. I did a recursive search of the Qt source directory but I can't find any lib files. I must be doing something wrong? You're using mingw - so .a is correct for static libs. Christian -- [ signature omitted ]
Jim Bancroft schrieb: > Thanks for the link. I followed the steps on the page (configure -static followed by make sub-src) and after 30-40 minutes the rebuild was complete. However, I still don't appear to have any .lib files? > > I do have a lot of new files in there with .a extensions as well as .prl, along with the dlls that came with my binary distribution, but nothing else. I did a recursive search of the Qt source directory but I can't find any lib files. I must be doing something wrong? > You're using mingw - so .a is correct for static libs. Christian -- [ signature omitted ]
Thanks Christian. Just so I follow, I should use the ".a" files in Visual Studio to link against? Interesting-- a few of these files are really, really big. libQtGuid.a for instance, is a 369 MB(!) in size. I notice it has a cousin named libQtGuid4.a that is much more reasonable-- 7 MB. Some other examples are to be found in the lib folder, though none quite so pronounced. Is this normal behavior? "Christian Ehrlicher" <Ch.Ehrlicher@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:fbpbft$ntt$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Jim Bancroft schrieb: >> Thanks for the link. I followed the steps on the page (configure -static >> followed by make sub-src) and after 30-40 minutes the rebuild was >> complete. However, I still don't appear to have any .lib files? I do >> have a lot of new files in there with .a extensions as well as .prl, >> along with the dlls that came with my binary distribution, but nothing >> else. I did a recursive search of the Qt source directory but I can't >> find any lib files. I must be doing something wrong? >> > You're using mingw - so .a is correct for static libs. > > Christian -- [ signature omitted ]
Jim Bancroft schrieb: > Thanks Christian. Just so I follow, I should use the ".a" files in Visual > Studio to link against? > You build for mingw so the files can't be used with msvc. The OpenSource version does not (officially) support the msvc compiler. Christian -- [ signature omitted ]