I am trying to building an out of the box example project for the steinberg Vst3 sdk.
I am trying to build the adelay example.
When I build it, it outputs ADelay.bsc, ADelay.exp, ADelay.lib, and adelay.pdb. But it does not output either a dll or a vst3, which would be expected for this kind of plugin. I read in another thread that you should change the Target in project properties to .dll, but that did not work for me at all.
Are you using VS?
If so, right click on ADelay->Properties->Configuration Properties->VC++ Directories->Include Directories->Edit, then you set your path to ...\VST3 SDK\public.sdk\source;
Then go back to Configuration Properties->Linker->General->Output File->inherit from parent or project defaults.
Then run it. You should find a .vst3 file inside your debug folder.
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I have downloaded the Autodesk fbx sdk and trying to build a simple console app. I have added additional directories in Linker / General / Additional Library Directories like follows:
see the screenshot of the directory below. There are several libs that (I suppose) I should add in dependencies, and there's also the .dll file. It's release folder (debug is another available), for x86 architecture and for VS2017 which I am using.
Also, I have add dependencies like below and have included the standard include folder as specified in the Autodesk manual
The project builds fine but shows the following when run:
Cannot run code because libfbxsdk.dll could not be found...
But it is in the folder as you can see in the pic. Could you pls help?
The linker settings have nothing to do with finding DLL files at run-time. If you want this SDK to be available to all programs - which without reason to do otherwise would be my recommendation - hit the start button and search for "environment", choosing "Edit environment variables for your account". Edit the value of the PATH environment variable (adding it if necessary) to include the directories where the DLLs are located.
If you only want it to be available to this particualr program (and you don't have any other custom DLLs that need to be found) you could also change the startup directory in the project properties to the directory where the DLL files can be found (the startup directory is one of the locations in the system search path).
I was working on Qt Creator compiler to make a simple text editor. I did that but now want to make an .exe file of that project, but I don't know how to make an .exe file in Qt Creator compiler. Can anyone help?
There is a tool that adds the .dlls automatically on windows.
In the command prompt navigate to your qt bin directory. It should look something like this: ...\Qt\5.9.1\msvc2017_64\bin\ (I'm using visual studio).
Run windeployqt.exe in the command prompt with your project location as the argument like this:
windeployqt.exe C:\project_folder\my_project.exe
Now my_project.exe will have the .dlls in the same directory and will execute.
The executable is generated by the compiler when you build your application. To know where the executable is stored, look into
Projects (CTRL+5) -> Build settings -> General -> Build directory
This is where Qt creator will put the .exe it generates if you have shadow build enabled.
If shadow build is disabled, the executable will be stored inside the project folder itself.
From:
How to create executable file for a Qt Application?
Basically you have to look for MinGW subfolder deep into Qt tree, where Qt utilities reside, and copy needed dll's.
These are the steps I follow, based upon Qt 4.7.4, for packaging the application with correct shared libraries.
Let's say you've installed Qt under c:\qtsdk.
Open your project, and compile it in release mode.
Go to this directory: C:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.4\mingw\bin -- it contains all shared libraries. Debug libraries end with a "d" -- frex, QtCore.dll is release version, while QtCoreD.dll is debug version.
Copy at least these files into your release directory (where your .exe lies):
mingwm10.dll
libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
QtCore4.dll
QtGui4.dll
I just built, tested and deployed a dummy project this way.
I had the same problem so I used the suggested above answer:
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There is a tool that adds the .dlls automatically on windows.
In the command prompt navigate to your qt bin directory. It should look something like this: ...\Qt\5.9.1\msvc2017_64\bin\ (I'm using visual studio).
Run windeployqt.exe in the command prompt with your project location as the argument like this:
windeployqt.exe C:\project_folder\my_project.exe
Now my_project.exe will have the .dlls in the same directory and will execute.
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but there somethings that I did so this might help:
there is already an executable version of your app in the debug file of your project if you can't find it try to enter properties in Qt creator an track down the file. while you are at it in properties you can also see whether your app is using msvc2017_64 like in the previous answer or other compilers.
Take that file to the same path you write in the command line here: windeployqt.exe C:\project_folder\my_project.exe.
when your try to open the executable file it will till it needs some dlls files that you can find in this path .\Qt\5.9.1\msvc2017_64\bin copy and paste them in the location of the exe file
Steps to make an exe file from your qt project
In Build Settings make sure Edit build configuration is Release.
In Build Settings uncheck Shadow build(this will make sure that the release folder is inside of your project directory instead of outside of your project directory).
Build and run you project(This will create a release directory inside of yours project folder).
Copy *.dll and *.exe file from C:\Qt\6.3.2\mingw_64\bin to the release folder (where your projects exe file is there).
Copy all folders from C:\Qt\6.3.2\mingw_64\plugins to the release folder.
Now you can launch the exe file inside of your release folder corresponding to your project.
I'm using a library (Astro.lib) which i've built without problems (i guess this is a release build).
I've also built a project which references the library (it runs as a release exe fine) but i can't debug the project because i get the message 'unable to start program 'Astro.lib'.
If i try to debug the lib then i get the same error, so I guess its something to do with not building for debug my lib but not sure how to modify.
I've tried changing the properties pages using MSDN info but not sure i'm addressing the correct problem. What changes should i make to the properties pages of the library of linking project?
Thanks in advance
I've also built a project which references the library
That's the project you want to debug. You probably just have the wrong project selected as the startup project of your solution. It is marked in bold type in the Solution Explorer window.
Right-click the project that uses the library and select "Set as StartUp Project"
your debug settings are wrong - you're trying to debug the lib, not the exe.
Chances are you've set the library project as the one that is started by the debugger (eg the "startup project" that shows in bold in Visual studio). Change your solution explorer so the main executable project is bold and try again, or right click on it and selecty the appropriate "run in the debugger" option.
Another solution is:
Make sure you have the Solution Explorer view (VIEW->SOLUTION EXPLORER).
Then, right click on SOLUTION at the top, and click EXPLORER.
Under COMMON PROPERTIES->STARTUP PROJECT -> SINGLE STARTUP PROJECT, choose the project that you want VS to execute. Note that this project has the property CONFIGURATION TYPE set as APPLICATION(.EXE). This can b found under the project's properties->CONFIGURATION PROPERTIES->GENERAL.
Hope that helps.
Hi Im trying to execute my .exe file from the debug folder.
Now before you go telling me about all the other related articles Ive looked at them all and their solutions are not helping with my problem.
Ok first off Im using Qwt library and trying to create a set of gauges. I got a gauge working now I need to get it to execute from the .exe.
Ive tried adding the platforms folder in with my directory and adding the windowsd.dll and minimald.dll but still does not work.
Please advise on any course of action this had got me stumped.
Also one post says to create a qt.conf file and place it in the directory but I cant find out how to make a .conf file.
UPDATE
the error reads
debug error!
Program:
...build-Desktop_Qt_5_0_1_MSVC2010_32bit-Debug\debug\gauge.exe
Module:5.0.1
File: kernel\qguiapplication.cpp
Line:781
Failed to load platform plugin "windows". Available platforms are:
minimal
Windows
When deploying Qt on Windows, you have to copy over a number of the dlls from the bin folder of the Qt directory.
On my system it is:
C:\Qt\4.8.4\bin
After you copy over all the required dll's from there, like QtCore4.dll and QtGui4.dll, if you are using any additional plugins like phonon or jpeg support, you need to copy those dll's over from the plugins folder:
C:\Qt\4.8.4\plugins
For example I make a folder in the folder with my exe called imageformats and I put qjpeg4.dll in that folder.
As far as Qwt works, you probably need to do a similar process to expose those dll's to your exe, and put them in the same folder as your exe.
The dll's listed above are for the "release" build of your exe. If you are running the "debug" version, it will look for <dll_name>d.dll.
The reasoning for putting in those paths has to do with the library search order that windows uses.
Qt, Phonon and multimedia codecs: how to bundle them?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms682586%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/deployment-windows.html#creating-the-application-package
Hope that helps.
If you have several executable and\or you don't want to copy plugins by hand, you can create a qt.conf file with the path to the plugin directory
[Paths]
Plugins = PATH_TO_QT_DIR/plugins
You need to place the qt.conf file where the executable is.
More information at http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qt-conf.html
I'm trying to setup an application on Windows 7 using Cocos2D-x.
I followed this tutorial.
I did the following:
Built the library running Build-win32.bat script. Works.
Installed VS2010 project template. Works.
Run successfully all test programs.
Created a new cocos2D-x project through the installed template. Works
When I compile the Hello World application I have the follwing errors:
error C1083: impossible to open inclusion file 'CCstdC.h' No such file or directory
error C1083: impossible to open inclusion file 'cocos2d.h' No such file or directory
It's a wrong include path.
I could fix it by manually modifying include path but since I'm creating project through the template I-d like to solve this, possibly not having to modify paths manually for each new project I'll create.
Did anyone ever had the same issue?Do you know how to fix this?
Well, I setup cocos2dx projects like this:
create an empty win32 app in VS
open the folder contains your .sln file (your solution folder)
open the cocos2dx package (i.e. cocos2d-1.0.1-x-0.12.0.zip) with 7z or something
drag cocos2dx, and optionally CocosDenshion, Box2D, etc. to your solution folder
add cocos2dx project (cocos2dx\proj.win32\cocos2d-win32.vcxproj) into your solution
go to your project's properties, select C/C++->General, add the following entries to your Additional Include Directories option:
..\cocos2dx; ..\cocos2dx\include; ..\cocos2dx\platform; ..\cocos2dx\platform\win32; ..\cocos2dx\platform\third_party\win32\OGLES
and ..\CocosDenshion\include if you're using the SimpleAudioEngine
in the Linker->Input->Additional Dependencies option, add libcocos2d.lib, and libCocosDenshion.lib if you use the audio engine; in the Linker->General->Additional Library Directories option, add $(OutDir)
go to the Configuration Properties->General->Output Directory option, set it to $(SolutionDir)\build\
open the project property for cocos2d library, go to the Configuration Properties->General->Output Directory, set it to $(SolutionDir)\build\, also do that to the rest of the libraries you included.
All set, you're ready to go.
Unfortunately that template is not that useful. I believe that in a previous version of cocos2d-x (the one that tutorial is based on) the paths were absolute, and referenced the cocos2dx, cocosdenshion projects directly.
Now, as they're relative (..\..\cocos2dx), and they are not copied to the solution directory when a project is created, it just doesn't work.
You could obviously fix the paths (as you suggested) but my suggestion is: copy the HelloWorld project and use it as a template. The solution structure is much better than the one in the template as it's already prepared for iOS, win32 and Android. Trust me, can't get any easier than that.
Now, here's the catch: if you copy the HelloWorld project to a sibling folder, you're done, as all the references are already setup. If you want to copy to other place you'll have to also copy cocos2dx, cocosdenshion along, leaving the target structure like:
target_path\cocos2dx
target_path\cocosdenshion
target_path\Copy_of_Hello_World
I solved opening the cocos2dx library solution and add to it a new project through VS template wizard.