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    ed-wright
    wrote on 21 Jun 2018, 14:56 last edited by
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    @mrjj

    I have gone into my Qt account and started downloading qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1.zip, i hope this is the correct download for the static build of Qt. Its Description is, Qt Source Package, Full Framework with Windows style line endings.

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      21 Jun 2018, 14:56

      @mrjj

      I have gone into my Qt account and started downloading qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1.zip, i hope this is the correct download for the static build of Qt. Its Description is, Qt Source Package, Full Framework with Windows style line endings.

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      mrjj
      Lifetime Qt Champion
      wrote on 21 Jun 2018, 14:59 last edited by
      #11

      @ed-wright
      Yes, that is the source code. But there is also Qt 5.11
      but i assume you been using 5.10.1 ? ( its perfectly fine)
      You will then compile a static version from it.
      Make sure to reads docs carefully as else it fails and you been wasting hours looking at it compiling.

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      • M mrjj
        21 Jun 2018, 14:59

        @ed-wright
        Yes, that is the source code. But there is also Qt 5.11
        but i assume you been using 5.10.1 ? ( its perfectly fine)
        You will then compile a static version from it.
        Make sure to reads docs carefully as else it fails and you been wasting hours looking at it compiling.

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        ed-wright
        wrote on 21 Jun 2018, 15:14 last edited by
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        @mrjj
        As im currently using Qt5.10.1 on Qt Creator so i thought i would stick to the same version.

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        • E ed-wright
          21 Jun 2018, 15:14

          @mrjj
          As im currently using Qt5.10.1 on Qt Creator so i thought i would stick to the same version.

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          mrjj
          Lifetime Qt Champion
          wrote on 21 Jun 2018, 15:16 last edited by
          #13

          @ed-wright
          That is fine. Not an issue. just wanted to be clear up front as the
          compiling time is not trivial .)

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            ed-wright
            wrote on 25 Jun 2018, 08:21 last edited by ed-wright
            #14

            I have been trying to compile the static version of Qt now and have run into a few issues.
            Following http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/windows-building.html to try to build the
            static version of Qt.

            STEP 1
            As i use Qt Creator and i have put the License into the prompt this step is
            done

            STEP 2
            I already have a directory called C:\QT\Qt5.10.1, but from the downloads page
            in my account i also have downloaded (Qt Source Package, Full Framework with
            Windows style line endings ) and it is unpacked and located at C:\QT\qt-
            everywhere-src-5.10.1, my project is currently using the first path.

            STEP 3
            With the environment variables, in my PATH i have
            C:\QT\vs2015\qt5.6.1-64\5.6\msvc2015_64\bin, i do not think this is correct as
            i want to be using 5.10.1 with msvs2015 so i think it needs to be.
            C:\QT\Qt5.10.1\5.10.1\msvc2015_64\bin is this correct?

            Anyway, following the guide my file qt5vars.cmd has the following:

            REM Set up \Microsoft Visual Studio 14, where <arch> is \c amd64, \c
            x86, etc.
            CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
            14.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat" amd64
            SET _ROOT=C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1
            SET PATH=%_ROOT%\qtbase\bin;%_ROOT%\gnuwin32\bin;%PATH%
            REM Uncomment the below line when using a git checkout of the source
            repository
            REM SET PATH=%_ROOT%\qtrepotools\bin;%PATH%
            SET _ROOT=

            NOTE: i am trying to use the downloaded (Qt Source Package, Full Framework
            with Windows style line endings) not the normal 5.10.1 build.

            NOTE2: This produces the following when running in the cmd off the shortcut on
            the desktop:

            C:\WINDOWS>REM Set up \Microsoft Visual Studio 14, where <arch> is \c
            amd64, \c
            x86, etc.

            C:\WINDOWS>CALL "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
            14.0\VC\vcvarsal
            l.bat" amd64

            STEP 4

            Using the Developer Command Prompt for VS2015 i navigate to C:\QT\qt-
            everywhere-src-5.10.1

            and run the following configure -debug -nomake examples -nomake tests -skip
            qtwebengine -opensource

            i get the following errors

            NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual
            Studio 14.0
            \VC\BIN\cl.EXE"' : return code '0x2'

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              ed-wright
              wrote on 25 Jun 2018, 10:17 last edited by ed-wright
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              @mrjj

              Okay an update, Still not working but got a little further.

              I have added the line:
              set CL=/I"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10240.0\ucrt"

              to the file, C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1\configure.bat

              it now progresses further BUT now i get this error:

              LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libucrt.lib'
              NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x450'
              Stop.

              im trying to find libucrt.lib as we speak

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              • E ed-wright
                25 Jun 2018, 10:17

                @mrjj

                Okay an update, Still not working but got a little further.

                I have added the line:
                set CL=/I"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10240.0\ucrt"

                to the file, C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1\configure.bat

                it now progresses further BUT now i get this error:

                LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libucrt.lib'
                NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\link.EXE"' : return code '0x450'
                Stop.

                im trying to find libucrt.lib as we speak

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                mrjj
                Lifetime Qt Champion
                wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 06:37 last edited by
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                Hi
                Good work.
                I have not seen that one before, but it seems to be related to static linking
                https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35805113/visual-studio-2015-run-time-dependencies-or-how-to-get-rid-of-universal-crt

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                  ed-wright
                  wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 07:49 last edited by ed-wright
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                  @mrjj

                  Adding the following to my configure.bat located in the C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1 directory allowed me to overcome this problem.

                  set INCLUDE=%INCLUDE%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10240.0\ucrt
                  set LIB=%LIB%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\lib\10.0.10240.0\ucrt\x86
                  

                  Onto the next issue now.

                  I have successfully run the command

                  configure -debug -nomake examples -nomake tests -skip qtwebengine -opensource -static
                  

                  The next part of the guide states that the following command should be run.

                  nmake
                  

                  Once running it went for a few minutes and then produced the following error

                  Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 14.00.24210.0
                  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
                  
                          cl -c -nologo -Zc:wchar_t -FS -Zc:strictStrings -Zi -MDd -utf-8 -W0 /Fd..\..\..\lib\qtpcre2d.pdb -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE -DWIN32 -DPCRE2_CODE_UNIT_WIDTH=16 -DPCRE2_STATIC -DQT_NO_NARROWING_CONVER
                  SIONS_IN_CONNECT -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DQT_NO_DYNAMIC_CAST -DQT_NO_EXCEPTIONS -I. -Isrc -I..\..\..\mkspecs\win32-msvc -Fo.obj\debug\ @C:\Users\T0187208\AppData\Local\Temp\nmF7A.tmp
                  pcre2_auto_possess.c
                  pcre2_chartables.c
                  pcre2_compile.c
                  pcre2_config.c
                  pcre2_context.c
                  pcre2_dfa_match.c
                  pcre2_error.c
                  pcre2_find_bracket.c
                  pcre2_jit_compile.c
                  pcre2_maketables.c
                  pcre2_match.c
                  pcre2_match_data.c
                  pcre2_newline.c
                  pcre2_ord2utf.c
                  pcre2_pattern_info.c
                  pcre2_serialize.c
                  pcre2_string_utils.c
                  pcre2_study.c
                  pcre2_substitute.c
                  pcre2_substring.c
                  Generating Code...
                  Compiling...
                  pcre2_tables.c
                  pcre2_ucd.c
                  pcre2_valid_utf.c
                  pcre2_xclass.c
                  Generating Code...
                          lib /NOLOGO  /OUT:..\..\..\lib\qtpcre2d.lib @C:\Users\T0187208\AppData\Local\Temp\nm1B7D.tmp
                          cd corelib\ && ( if not exist Makefile C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1\qtbase\bin\qmake.exe -o Makefile C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1\qtbase\src\corelib\corelib.pro ) && "C:\Program Files (x86
                  )\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\BIN\nmake.exe" -f Makefile
                  ASSERT: "isAbsolutePath(baseDir)" in file C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1\qtbase\qmake\library\ioutils.cpp, line 106
                  NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x3'
                  Stop.
                  NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
                  Stop.
                  NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cd' : return code '0x2'
                  Stop.
                  

                  This is omitting some of the previous command line output that all worked correctly, this is where it crashed.

                  Do you have any idea?

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                    ed-wright
                    wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 12:47 last edited by
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                    So part of the problem was that my default prefix for the configure command was incorrect.

                    So going back and running the following worked.

                    configure -debug -nomake examples -nomake tests -skip qtwebengine -opensource -static -prefix C:\QT\qt-everywhere-src-5.10.1 -redo -recheck-all
                    

                    Then to Build

                    nmake
                    
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                      mrjj
                      Lifetime Qt Champion
                      wrote on 26 Jun 2018, 15:52 last edited by
                      #19

                      Super good work.
                      Thanks for updating on the way. will be helpful for others.

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