Mac/Windows Native Library Usage in Qt Quick

rsc_russell

I have a native objc/c library for mac and c++/.net library for windows. I do not have the source code for these libraries, yet they are critical for our application. I managed to add the mac Framework library to the application but I am not sure how to go about using it. The library utilizes an CAOpenGLLayer and various other OSX constructs. Is it possible to use this library with QT?

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

I don't know about integrating CAOpenGLLayer within Qt but yes, you can mix Objective-C and C++. It's already done inside Qt itself.

rsc_russell

@SGaist Thank you for the quick reply. Are there any tutorials you can point me to that demonstrate using a custom framework from code. I will be doing my own research, I have about a week to decide if QT is the direction we are going, but it would be immensely helpful to get a head start on that research.

JKSH

I'm not familiar with OS X Frameworks, but for Windows DLLs see http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/third-party-libraries.html

rsc_russell

@JKSH Thank you, this looks very promising. I have a Windows version I need to include also, so I think that will be a great resource.

SGaist

You can find additional information in the qmake platform notes