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Qt and Tesseract Linkage

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    mchinand
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    It looks like what you downloaded was just the pre-built binary and associated files to use the tesseract application and not to develop your own. You will have to build the library yourself; just follow the directions that you posted above closely step by step.

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      It looks like what you downloaded was just the pre-built binary and associated files to use the tesseract application and not to develop your own. You will have to build the library yourself; just follow the directions that you posted above closely step by step.

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      JonB
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      @mchinand
      So it was just a sample application? And they do not provide the .h files with it?

      Does he really need to build it? IF it comes with pre-compiled external DLLs of whatever to make the (sample?) app work, can't he use those plus .libs & .hs for his own code without having to build the .dlls?

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        mchinand
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        It might be possible but probably easier to just build it. I'm not seeing a .lib only a 'tesseract-5.dll'. I would characterize it as an application that non-developers use and not just a sample application (like you though, I've never used it).

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          OlegD
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          Guys, so if I do want to install close to instruction, how can I proceed with this lines?

          For visual studio project using tesseract

          Setup Vcpkg the Visual C++ Package Manager.
          Run vcpkg install tesseract:x64-windows for 64-bit. Use –head for the master branch.
          Static linking

          To build a self-contained tesseract.exe executable (without any DLLs or runtime dependencies), use Vcpkg as above with the following command:

          vcpkg install tesseract:x64-windows-static for 64-bit
          vcpkg install tesseract:x86-windows-static for 32-bit

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            OlegD
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            Still looking for any advise

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              Guys, so if I do want to install close to instruction, how can I proceed with this lines?

              For visual studio project using tesseract

              Setup Vcpkg the Visual C++ Package Manager.
              Run vcpkg install tesseract:x64-windows for 64-bit. Use –head for the master branch.
              Static linking

              To build a self-contained tesseract.exe executable (without any DLLs or runtime dependencies), use Vcpkg as above with the following command:

              vcpkg install tesseract:x64-windows-static for 64-bit
              vcpkg install tesseract:x86-windows-static for 32-bit

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              JonB
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              @OlegD said in Qt and Tesseract Linkage:

              Run vcpkg install tesseract:x64-windows for 64-bit. Use –head for the master branch.

              Did you do that?

              Otherwise go ask the tesseract people. Qt people do not know anything about this package, we do not know whether it downloads e.g. .h files, only you/tesseract people do.

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                OlegD
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                #25

                few bullets of instructions do not work..:K
                I've posted to Teseract forum, still no respond...
                Maybe you can share e-mail or phone from anyone related to Teseract?
                Big Thanks in advance

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                  OlegD
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                  Still looking for help to install Tesseract with QT
                  Can pay for help

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                    SGaist
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                    Did you manage to install tesseract at all ?

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                    Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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                      OlegD
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                      Yes, but it does not work, so I'm asking for help

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                        SGaist
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                        What exactly did you do ?
                        What was the outcome ?

                        Did you follow the documentation provided by the project itself ?

                        You seem to have already checked it based on one of your previous answer. However you did not explain what your issue was with them.

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                          OlegD
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                          If I execute files below thay just do nothing

                          Download the latest SW (Software Network https://software-network.org/) client from https://software-network.org/client/.
                          Run sw setup (may require administrator access)
                          Run sw build org.sw.demo.google.tesseract.tesseract-master.
                          
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                            @mchinand said in Qt and Tesseract Linkage:

                            INCLUDEPATH += C:\Program Files(x86)\Tesseract-OCR)
                            LIBS += C:\Program Files(x86)\Tesseract-OCR)
                            LIBS +=-LC:\Program Files(x86)\Tesseract-OCR)

                            still saying D:\PROG\May\Tesseract\main.cpp:1: error: tesseract/baseapi.h: No such file or directory
                            D:\PROG\May\Tesseract\main.cpp:1:10: fatal error: tesseract/baseapi.h: No such file or directory
                            1 | #include <tesseract/baseapi.h>
                            | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                            current pro file

                            QT += core
                            QT -= gui

                            CONFIG += c++11

                            TARGET = openCV
                            CONFIG += console
                            CONFIG -= app_bundle

                            TEMPLATE = app
                            INCLUDEPATH += C:\opencv\release\install\include

                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_core455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_highgui455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_imgcodecs455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_imgproc455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_calib3d455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_features2d455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_video455.dll
                            LIBS += C:\opencv\release\bin\libopencv_videoio455.dll

                            INCLUDEPATH += C:\Program Files(x86)\Tesseract-OCR)
                            LIBS += C:\Program Files(x86)\Tesseract-OCR)

                            LIBS += -LC:\Qt\opencv_cv2\OPENCV1\build-qt\lib
                            -lopencv_calib3d249d
                            -lopencv_contrib249d
                            -lopencv_core249d
                            -lopencv_features2d249d
                            -lopencv_flann249d
                            -lopencv_gpu249d
                            -lopencv_highgui249d
                            -lopencv_imgproc249d
                            -lopencv_legacy249d
                            -lopencv_ml249d
                            -lopencv_nonfree249d
                            -lopencv_objdetect249d
                            -lopencv_ocl249d
                            -lopencv_photo249d
                            -lopencv_stitching249d
                            -lopencv_superres249d
                            -lopencv_ts249d
                            -lopencv_video249d
                            -lopencv_videostab249d

                            SOURCES += main.cpp

                            DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS

                            please advise!

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                            JonB
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                            @OlegD said in Qt and Tesseract Linkage:

                            still saying D:\PROG\May\Tesseract\main.cpp:1: error: tesseract/baseapi.h: No such file or directory

                            As I said earlier, you show no signs of having any tesseract .h files at all?

                            I don't think you are reading and following all the instructions. Please do so. For example, in https://tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/Compiling.html#windows

                            Checkout tesseract sources git clone https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract tesseract && cd tesseract.

                            I can see that would at least give you tesseract/include/tesseract/*.h, which is what you need.....

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                              OlegD
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                              @JonB said in Qt and Tesseract Linkage:

                              tesseract/include/tesseract/*.h

                              I can not run these files

                              Download the latest SW (Software Network https://software-network.org/) client from https://software-network.org/client/.
                              Run sw setup (may require administrator access)
                              Run sw build org.sw.demo.google.tesseract.tesseract-master

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                                @JonB said in Qt and Tesseract Linkage:

                                tesseract/include/tesseract/*.h

                                I can not run these files

                                Download the latest SW (Software Network https://software-network.org/) client from https://software-network.org/client/.
                                Run sw setup (may require administrator access)
                                Run sw build org.sw.demo.google.tesseract.tesseract-master

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                                JonB
                                wrote on last edited by JonB
                                #33

                                @OlegD
                                I give up. You are not listening and not following the instructions. Just expecting people here who know nothing about tesseract to solve it for you.

                                I can not run these files

                                These are not files to run.

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                                  OlegD
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                                  #34

                                  JonB, so how can I install if not via exe fille?!!!
                                  sw.png

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                                    OlegD
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                                    #35

                                    oh! I found a clue and probably goind to install it soon...
                                    Thank you so much, JonB!

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                                      OlegD
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                                      #36

                                      Now I need to build it according to my librariries...
                                      How can i check what do I actually have?

                                      Msys2
                                      Mingw+Msys
                                      Mingw-w64

                                      Looking for command as below, to find what do I actually have
                                      C:\Qt\Tools\mingw900_64>gcc -dumpversion
                                      11.2.0

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                                        SGaist
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                                        The Qt installer provides MinGW directly. It has nothing to do with MSys.

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                                          OlegD
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                                          So my next step must be here
                                          Mingw-w64

                                          Mingw-w64 allows building 32- or 64-bit executables for Windows. It can be used for native compilations on Windows, but also for cross compilations on Linux (which are easier and faster than native compilations). Most large Linux distributions already contain packages with the tools need for a cross build. Before building Tesseract, it is necessary to build some prerequisites.

                                          For Debian and similar distributions (e. g. Ubuntu), the cross tools can be installed like that:

                                          Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows (required)

                                          apt-get install mingw-w64

                                          Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows (optional)

                                          apt-get install mingw-w64-tools

                                          These prerequisites will be needed:

                                          libpng, libtiff, zlib (binaries for Mingw-w64 available as part of the GTK+ bundles)
                                          libicu
                                          liblcms2
                                          openjpeg
                                          leptonica
                                          

                                          what should i exactly do?

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