Resource file read twice by MSBuild

KeithS

Ever since a project of mine was migrated to Qt/MSBuild, I've been getting warnings that the resource object file is read twice when linking:

1> Qt/MSBuild: 3.3.1.1
1> Qt: 6.9.0
1>qrc_glade.cpp
1>guiMain.cpp
1>qrc_glade.cpp
1>x64\Release\\qrc_glade.obj : warning LNK4042: object specified more than once; extras ignored
1> Creating library x64\Release\glade.lib and object x64\Release\glade.exp

I've searched through the build files but can't see exactly where Qt/MSBuild is getting its list of files to link. Anyone know?

The qrc_glade.cpp is in a 'Generated Files' folder in VS Solution explorer, created from the project's qrc file.

Christian Ehrlicher

Please show your CMakeLists.txt

KeithS

Hi Christian, this is a Visual Studio project, it doesn't use cmake, so there is no such file.
In the glade6.vcxproj file there is a single reference to the file:

<ClCompile Include="generatedfiles\qrc_glade.cpp">

and in the glade6.vcxproj.filters file there is also a reference :

<ClCompile Include="generatedfiles\qrc_glade.cpp">

Christian Ehrlicher

@KeithS said in Resource file read twice by MSBuild:

this is a Visual Studio project

And how did you create this project? Manually? Please use a CMakeLists.txt.

KeithS

Sorry not to reply sooner, I have been away. The project was created by VS over a period of time. THere is no CMake files as said. I guess it's some weird VS bug.