Adding github web URL of libraries to Qt Creator

JCSB

Hi,
I have been trying to use cURLpp with Qt, but I cannot even find a way to add the library to my project.

I need to add curl and curlpp. I tried adding an external library to my Qt project, but they are not downloaded as a .lib file, so Qt seems unable to import them. They are made of headers and source files, so I want to know how to easily incorporate them.

I added the web urls for both these libraries in my sourcetree repository. I have the library folders outside of the qt project this way, but I dont think there is any other option in this case.

Then, I tried setting up my .pro file and filepaths, but I have been unsuccessful after hours of work. This is what I have.

CONFIG += c++11

INCLUDEPATH += curlpp \
curl \
curl/include/curl \
curl/src/curl

DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS

SOURCES += \
    main.cpp \
    mainwindow.cpp

HEADERS += \ 
    mainwindow.h

FORMS += \
    mainwindow.ui

Since curlpp is a C++ wrapper for curl, it has some dependencies and tries to include curl at some point. I get an error (no matter what I try) when curlpp tries to include the curl header, in the cURLpp.hpp header.

Is there a more simple way to include libraries, or is there something I can correct to let the 2 libs talk to eachother?
thanks!

SGaist

Hi,

Did you just clone the curl sources ? If so the you have to build it before you can use it.