Mar 05, 2011 you have to recompile it dont panic now, its easy, but statically this time, so thus qt creator will be able to link you program statically during compile or to be more precise, link time. It is nice and useful, but not the same as a native port. The goal of this article is to show how to build a standalone executable file of a qt application for microsoft windows. So im trying to link a program statically, the first thing i did was go and download the source to a bunch of packages, edit them to include the. Qt pronounced cute is a free and opensource widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces as well as crossplatform applications that run on various software and hardware platforms such as linux, windows, macos, android or embedded systems with little or no change in the underlying codebase while still being a native application with native capabilities and speed. Building the qt static environment download and run, all done. About my qt times, and a qt for python voice assistant. The gpl v3 with special exception was later added as an added licensing option. How to make qt and qtcreator link the libraries statically instead of dynamic. In this post ill describe how to build a static version of qt under linux ubuntu flavor and i will use qt 5. You have to recompile it dont panic now, its easy, but statically this time, so thus qt creator will be able to link you program statically during compile or to be more precise, link. Qtbug11501 compiling qt statically fails mingw windows. Unless you need an older version, download the latest precompiled qt4 and qt5 libraries the binaries posted here are experimental and any comments would be welcome.
Makes the download size smaller and, in theory, the app should. Unless you dont violate requirements of lgpl license, you dont need to go for commercial. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. The version of the crt statically included in or dynamically loaded by a particular image depends on the version of the tools and libraries it was built with.
This is done by creating an application link passing a. Having a problem linking an application statically. A single process may load multiple exe and dll images, each with its own crt. The qt software development kit sdk is a crossplatform application framework that is widely used for developing application software with a graphical user interface gui. Download a free trial of the qt framework, tools for desktop and embedded development, plus other enterprise addons. The commercial licence gives you the full freedom of releasing your product including you can hide the fact you use qt library in your product. Due to the proliferation of unix systems commercial unices, linux distributions, etc. You can even use other libc implementation like uclibc or musl libc. Ill describe the process for mac os works like a charm, linux there are some tiny problems and windows doesnt fucking work lots of problems. If you need a standalone installer, please select the file according to your operating system from the list below to get the latest qt creator for your computer. I link to qt from inside of the cinema4d sdk it took me a long time to figure it all out. Feb 25, 2016 unless you dont violate requirements of lgpl license, you dont need to go for commercial.
Also ive right clicked on the project, clicked add library, chose system library, selected only windows and set to link statically, and added both libcurl. How to deploy your qt application without any dll files. The windows deployment tool windeployqt is designed to automate the process of creating a deployable folder containing the qtrelated dependencies libraries. This documentation describes deployment process for windows. You may want to have a look at the various build scripts in this project for sample application builds and. Plugins linked with a qt library that has a lower major version number will not be loaded by a library with a higher major version number. The only thing i would love to dream of is to qt creator have a better standalone support, now its completely and fully integrated with qt ecosystem, and thats really nice if you use qt, but when im trying to convince my coworkers to give it a try, the getting onboard curve is a bit too much. Download the latest open source windows version for qt. I get undefined references when building qt statically. At last, lets build qt statically declaration of var. Since im really no qt expert at all, i wasnt sure how to resolve the issue the best way. It will be statically linked to qt, and possibly also statically linked to the language runtime if qt was configured with static runtime. Qt for python is the project that provides the official set of python bindings pyside2 that will supercharge your python applications. Use the qt template download attachment found at the bottom of this page.
Make sure you download the correct one, ending in something like. Actually, only the gui will be in qt, the css minification will be handled by python using rcssmina css minifier written in python. Qt allows you to make windows, linux, or mac programs that work great. Before we start, be aware that programs compiled for one unix flavor will probably not run on a different unix system. It is possible to build qt statically as long as your application is developed with a qt commercial licence or being developed under the lgpl. Qt devnet forums recommended flags for a minimalistic qt build building qt 4. To my knowledge, lazarusfpc generates staticallylinked executables only. Note that unlike with a dynamic build, building qt statically will result in libraries without version numbers. Open egraether opened this issue dec 9, 2019 3 comments open link. Static builds ease the process of app deployment under linux cause it is quite complex much more complex than windows and mac os x so without continue reading build qt statically for linux. Im interested in a static build including webkit, thats why i tried the old 4. Build standalone qt application for windows qt wiki.
How to statically link to libcurl in qt on windows. I need to send out my application for testing and of course it requires qt5widget. Compiling qt statically lairdcpuwterminalx wiki github. This is an executable file that has no dependencies aka does not require any dynamic linking to libraries. Jun 11, 2018 all downloads are currently hosted via github releases, so you can browse for a specific download or use the links below. Every executable image exe or dll can have its own statically linked crt, or can dynamically link to a crt. When linking your application against the static qt libraries, you must explicitly link with the dependent libraries mentioned above.
Build qt statically for linux in this post ill describe how to build a static version of qt under linux ubuntu flavor and i will use qt 5. Qt commercial customers have a great advantage to safely compile qt statically and create their own static libraries and applications. Windows macos linux 64 bit alternative download locations. Also, we have used nmake in all the examples, but if you use mingw you must use mingw32make instead note. Below is the archive of the past builds of qt i have done. Why does a statically built qt use the dynamic visual studio runtime libraries. However, to deploy a qt application on windows, you have to make sure that the application comes with all the dll files, which i personally find annoying. The following sections list the changes in owncloud desktop client. Quite obviously you need to install microsoft visual studio 2015 community edition is free before continuing with this guide. For mac, qt will need to be compiled from source using terminal xcode needs to be installed to compile qt, instructions for doing this are available on the qt website, available here.
Building a static qt for windows using mingw qt wiki. Configure options for qt edit the path environment variable in windows without pain. All downloads are currently hosted via github releases, so you can browse for a specific download or use the links below. Dont worry, it aint rocket science, in a few steps you will able to happily build your first single file applications d.
In some cases, using static linking may be preferable. Now linking xpconnect statically to qt to avoid plugin conflicts with libaries in linux. Well explain how to install it on windows its much easier in linux. Static builds ease the process of app deployment under linux cause it is quite complex much more complex than windows and mac os x so without further ado. Deploying an application on x11 platforms due to the proliferation of unix systems commercial unices, linux distributions, etc. Qt how to install statically built qt 64 bit with mingw. Please make sure to verify the checksums which are signed using the key 86da 3091 e255 54f1 56f2 14f6 a86e f3cb 8c64 cf2a. See this faq internet archive link, in case the link goes away. This documentation discusses specific deployment issues for qt for linuxx11. True, it adds a few megabytes to the executable size, but anyone can just download the.
Do this by adding them to the libs variable in your project file. Apr 30, 2017 the information to build a static version of qt on windows is on the qt website, available here. Of course, it is possible to package the whole qt application in one exe executableby linked against the qt libraries statically. Hi please be aware that using qt as static library requires you to 1. Meaning you could not have a closed source project without violating the rules set after qt 5. I suggest you switch to upstream qt5 and compile your project with dynamic linking instead of trying to link statically. Qt 4 supported the same set of platforms in the free softwareopen source editions as in the proprietary edition, so it is possible, with qt 4. You will probably want to link dynamically with the regular x11 libraries.
How to statically link a qt application on windows. Linking to static builds of qt the devicespecific sysroots in boot to qt come with a dynamically linked version of qt libraries. To do this you need to build your qt version statically. It is a portable cross platform application user interface framework which works on the windows, linux and mac os x operating systems. If you later need to reconfigure and rebuild qt from the same location, ensure that all traces of the. Cant link against static qt5 missing usage requirements for static libs wrt harfbuzzglibothers log in. The qt company provides businesses with commercially viable development projects, a free 10day qt evaluation including all our commercial packages and components, plus. Clicking on a link opens the file in the default editor or viewer of the system. Also to use static on all platforms, you will need to build qt as static lib on all platforms. If not, i was under the impression to link statically you had to release your protected code as open source. Qt great advantage is code once, but compile for all the platforms. See our download archive this changelog with issue links is on github changelog for owncloud desktop client unreleased unreleased. For what its worth, i just statically link the qt library into my app, and it works well. Qt4 is lgpl, which means that any application, commercial or not, can dynamically link the qt shared libraries, free of charge.
As a fallback, you can always link other libraries statically, and put the qt dll files beside the executable, and you deploy the folder as a package. The parameters of the chosen qt build determine what happens to the project you build using that particular qt build. Download the latest mingw32 installer and run it under wine. Well statically link the python interpreter to our application, and distribute the python standard library in. This also means that you cannot statically link those libraries in your application unless you pay licensing fees. Share your libraries and statically link them t oo 154.
How to make qt and qtcreator link the libraries statically. The above link fetches the script directly from the git repository of a small opensource project named qtlmovie. You only need to run the configure utility with the right set of parameters. Makes the download size smaller and, in theory, the app should launch faster. How to produce a single executable exe file my project in qt depends on certain dlls, but i want to include all this in a single exe file.