Unresolved external symbol while building Installer Framework

[ikarona]

Hi!

Currently I'm trying to build sources of IF with dynamically linked QT.
OS: win 10
QT - branches ifw-5.15.2, 5.15.6-lts-lgpl,... (tried different)
IF - branch 4.3
compiler: msvc, tried compilers from different Visual Studios: 2015, 2017, 2019

Example for VS 2015. Same tried for other studios.

That's how I build dynamic QT

call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x64 10.0.17763.0
SET _ROOT=D:\tfgit\qt\qt_test3\qt5
SET PATH=%_ROOT%\qtbase\bin;%_ROOT%\gnuwin32\bin;%PATH%
SET PATH=%_ROOT%\qtrepotools\bin;%PATH%
SET _ROOT=
 
call ..\configure -prefix %CD%\qtbase -opensource -confirm-license -platform win32-msvc2017 -release ^
 -nomake examples -nomake tests -skip qtwebengine -no-openssl -opengl desktop && -developer-build ^ 
call nmake module-qtbase module-qtdeclarative module-qttools module-qttranslations module-qtwinextras && ^
call nmake install

This build finishes successfully all the times.

This is how I'm trying to build IF:

call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x64 10.0.17763.0
SET QTDIR=D:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\qt_test\qt5\qt5_build\qtbase
SET QTDIR_LIB=%QTDIR%\lib
SET PATH=%QTDIR%\bin;%QTDIR%\..\..\gnuwin32\bin;%QTDIR_LIB%;D:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\installer-framework\lib;%PATH%
 
call qmake.exe "LIBS+= -LD:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\qt_test\qt5\qt5_build\qtbase\lib -LD:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\qt_test\qt5\qt5_build\qtbase\bin -LD:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\installer-framework\lib" && ^
call nmake && ^
call nmake install

This line also tried different options. This is last try, that's why it looks like this:

call qmake.exe "LIBS+= -LD:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\qt_test\qt5\qt5_build\qtbase\lib -LD:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\qt_test\qt5\qt5_build\qtbase\bin -LD:\tfgit\qt\qt_test2\installer-framework\lib" && ^

Errors I'm getting are:
Linker errors when building the installer:

1. Unresolved RunOnceChecker symbols:

• RunOnceChecker constructor and destructor
• RunOnceChecker::isRunning()

2. Missing QInstaller symbols:

• QInstaller::init()
• GenericFactoryQInstaller::PackageManagerPage
• QInstaller::PackageManagerPageFactory::instance()

3. Missing QWinTaskbarButton and QWinTaskbarProgress symbols:

• Constructors, destructors, and methods

4. Missing Windows API functions:

• SHGetFolderPathW
• Security functions (AllocateAndInitializeSid, etc.)
• COM functions (CoInitialize, CoUninitialize)
• Shell functions (ShellExecuteExW)
• Privilege functions (AdjustTokenPrivileges, etc.)
• Other Windows APIs (SysAllocString, VariantClear, etc.)

Total: 38 unresolved external symbols

error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "RunOnceChecker::RunOnceChecker(const QString&)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "RunOnceChecker::~RunOnceChecker(void)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2019/LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "bool RunOnceChecker::isRunning(QFlags<RunOnceChecker::ConditionFlag>)" (__imp_...)
  main.obj:
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "RunOnceChecker::~RunOnceChecker(void)" (__imp_...) referenced in SDKApp destructor
[QWinTaskbarButton & QWinTaskbarProgress]
  installer.lib (packagemanagergui.obj, performinstallationform.obj):
    error LNK2001/LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "QWinTaskbarButton::QWinTaskbarButton(QObject*)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2001/LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "virtual QWinTaskbarButton::~QWinTaskbarButton(void)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void QWinTaskbarButton::setWindow(QWindow*)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2001/LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "QWindow* QWinTaskbarButton::window(void)const" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2001/LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "QWinTaskbarProgress* QWinTaskbarButton::progress(void)const" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2001/LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void QWinTaskbarProgress::setValue(int)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void QWinTaskbarProgress::reset(void)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void QWinTaskbarProgress::setVisible(bool)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void QWinTaskbarProgress::resume(void)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void QWinTaskbarProgress::stop(void)" (__imp_...)
    error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol virtual ?????? QWinTaskbarButton (eventFilter, metaObject, qt_metacall, qt_metacast)
 
[Windows API ? COM]
  installer.lib (packagemanagercoredata.obj):
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "SHGetFolderPathW" (__imp_SHGetFolderPathW)
  installer.lib (adminauthorization_win.obj):
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbols "AllocateAndInitializeSid", "CheckTokenMembership", "FreeSid", "ShellExecuteExW", "CoInitialize", "CoUninitialize" (__imp_...)
  installer.lib (utils.obj):
    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbols "OpenProcessToken", "AdjustTokenPrivileges", "PrivilegeCheck", "LookupPrivilegeValueW" (__imp_...)
  7z.lib (ArchiveExtractCallback.obj, PropVariant.obj, EnumDirItems.obj, 7zHandlerOut.obj):
    error LNK2001/LNK2019: unresolved external symbols "OpenProcessToken", "AdjustTokenPrivileges", "SysAllocString", "SysAllocStringLen", "VariantClear", "VariantCopy", "SysFreeString", "GetFileSecurityW", "SetFileSecurityW" (__imp_...)
 
  ..\..\bin\installerbase.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 38 unresolved externals

[ikarona]

Seems like due to this bugs discussions(specifically messages from Katja Marttila)
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTIFW-3180
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTIFW-2611

It's required to build QT statically for installer despite the fact that it's recommendation in instruction.

[Nguyen Thang Phong]

@ikarona Can you help me step by step build source Installer Framework ?

[ikarona]

@Nguyen-Thang-Phong

make sure to call perl init-repository in QT main repo. Make sure everywhere are similar branches.

for QT i build like this
in D:\qt\qt_test_s\qt5\qt5-build i create script and run it for STATIC QT (to make dynamic build you need to remove flag -static from configure call.

call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86 10.0.17763.0
SET _ROOT=D:\qt\qt_test\qt5\
SET PATH=%_ROOT%\qtbase\bin;%_ROOT%\gnuwin32\bin;%PATH%
SET PATH=%_ROOT%\qtrepotools\bin;%PATH%
SET _ROOT=

call ..\configure -prefix %CD%\qtbase -static -opensource -confirm-license -platform win32-msvc2017 -release ^
 -nomake examples -nomake tests -skip qtwebengine -no-openssl -opengl desktop && -developer-build ^ 
call nmake module-qtbase module-qtdeclarative module-qttools module-qttranslations module-qtwinextras && ^
call nmake install

After build is successful I create new script in D:\qt\qt_test_s\installer-framework to build installer framework
Make sure installer framework is in correct branch also. You can take a look in installer-framework\INSTALL minimal required version of QT to build IF

call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86 10.0.17763.0
SET QTDIR=D:\qt\qt_test_s\qt5\qt5-build\qtbase
SET QTDIR_LIB=%QTDIR%\lib
SET PATH=%QTDIR%\bin;%QTDIR%\..\..\gnuwin32\bin;%QTDIR_LIB%;D:\qt\qt_test_s\installer-framework\lib;%PATH%

call qmake.exe && ^
call nmake && ^
call nmake install