QAssistantClient on Mac OS X

[fahlen]

Hi. I am currently using QAssistantClient on Windows and Linux as a help tool for my application. However, when I try to compile on Mac with XCode, I get the following errors:

error: QAssistantClient: No such file or directory
error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct QAssistantClient'
error: forward declaration of 'struct QAssistantClient'

error: QAssistantClient: No such file or directory
error: invalid use of undefined type 'struct QAssistantClient'
error: forward declaration of 'struct QAssistantClient'

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I have installed qt-mac-opensource-4.3.2.dmg and when I comment the code related to QAssistantClient, the applications compiles and links just fine.

In the project file I have added "CONFIG += assistant" as one is supposed to. Also, doing a "find /Library/Frameworks -name qassistantclient*" on Mac, it appears the header files are installed:

/Library/Frameworks/QtAssistant.framework/Versions/4/Headers/qassistantclient.h
/Library/Frameworks/QtAssistant.framework/Versions/4/Headers/qassistantclient_global.h

/Library/Frameworks/QtAssistant.framework/Versions/4/Headers/qassistantclient.h
/Library/Frameworks/QtAssistant.framework/Versions/4/Headers/qassistantclient_global.h

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Is there anything else I need to specify in the project file other than "CONFIG += assistant" in order to make the compilation work on Mac?

I'm grateful for any suggestions I can get.

[fahlen]

For some reason QtAssistant.framework doesn't get added to the .xcodeproj file. I have compared the .pro files of the Qt example "simpletextviewer" and my application to find out why, but I don't see any important difference.

This is simpletextviewer.pro

CONFIG += assistant
 
QT += network
 
HEADERS       = mainwindow.h \
                findfiledialog.h
SOURCES       = main.cpp \
                mainwindow.cpp \
                findfiledialog.cpp
 
# install
target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/assistant/simpletextviewer
sources.files = $$SOURCES $$HEADERS $$RESOURCES documentation *.pro
sources.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/assistant/simpletextviewer
INSTALLS += target sources

CONFIG += assistant

QT += network

HEADERS       = mainwindow.h \
                findfiledialog.h
SOURCES       = main.cpp \
                mainwindow.cpp \
                findfiledialog.cpp

# install
target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/assistant/simpletextviewer
sources.files = $$SOURCES $$HEADERS $$RESOURCES documentation *.pro
sources.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/assistant/simpletextviewer
INSTALLS += target sources

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And this is my applications .pro file:

TEMPLATE = app
TARGET = CotigEditorQt
CONFIG += qt \
    warn_on \
    release \
    console \
    static \
    assistant
QT += network
HEADERS += suggestiondialog.h \
    qbmtextedit.h \
    encodingvalidator.h \
    optionsdialog.h \
    cotigeditor.h \
    aboutdialog.h \
    helpdialog.h \
    printpreview.h \
    searchdialog.h \
    spellcheckdialog.h
SOURCES += suggestiondialog.cpp \
    qbmtextedit.cpp \
    encodingvalidator.cpp \
    optionsdialog.cpp \
    main.cpp \
    cotigeditor.cpp \
    aboutdialog.cpp \
    helpdialog.cpp \
    printpreview.cpp \
    searchdialog.cpp \
    spellcheckdialog.cpp
FORMS += suggestiondialog.ui \
    optionsdialog.ui \
    aboutdialog.ui \
    helpdialog.ui \
    searchdialog.ui \
    spellcheckdialog.ui
RESOURCES += CotigEditorQt.qrc
TRANSLATIONS = translations/CotigEditorQt_ca.ts
INCLUDEPATH += ../CotigMainProxyQt
!macx:unix { 
    message("Building for Linux.")
    LIBS += -L../CotigMainProxyQt \
        -lCotigMainProxyQt
}
macx { 
    message("Building for Mac.")
    LIBS += -L../CotigMainProxyQt \
        -lCotigMainProxyQt
    QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = mac/Info.plist
    RC_FILE = mac/CotigEditorQt.icns
    localizations.files = mac/locversion.plist
    localizations.path = Contents/Resources
    QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA += localizations
}
win32 { 
    message("Building for Windows.")
    LIBS += -L../CotigMainProxyQt/release \
        -lCotigMainProxyQt
}

TEMPLATE = app
TARGET = CotigEditorQt
CONFIG += qt \
    warn_on \
    release \
    console \
    static \
    assistant
QT += network
HEADERS += suggestiondialog.h \
    qbmtextedit.h \
    encodingvalidator.h \
    optionsdialog.h \
    cotigeditor.h \
    aboutdialog.h \
    helpdialog.h \
    printpreview.h \
    searchdialog.h \
    spellcheckdialog.h
SOURCES += suggestiondialog.cpp \
    qbmtextedit.cpp \
    encodingvalidator.cpp \
    optionsdialog.cpp \
    main.cpp \
    cotigeditor.cpp \
    aboutdialog.cpp \
    helpdialog.cpp \
    printpreview.cpp \
    searchdialog.cpp \
    spellcheckdialog.cpp
FORMS += suggestiondialog.ui \
    optionsdialog.ui \
    aboutdialog.ui \
    helpdialog.ui \
    searchdialog.ui \
    spellcheckdialog.ui
RESOURCES += CotigEditorQt.qrc
TRANSLATIONS = translations/CotigEditorQt_ca.ts
INCLUDEPATH += ../CotigMainProxyQt
!macx:unix { 
    message("Building for Linux.")
    LIBS += -L../CotigMainProxyQt \
        -lCotigMainProxyQt
}
macx { 
    message("Building for Mac.")
    LIBS += -L../CotigMainProxyQt \
        -lCotigMainProxyQt
    QMAKE_INFO_PLIST = mac/Info.plist
    RC_FILE = mac/CotigEditorQt.icns
    localizations.files = mac/locversion.plist
    localizations.path = Contents/Resources
    QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA += localizations
}
win32 { 
    message("Building for Windows.")
    LIBS += -L../CotigMainProxyQt/release \
        -lCotigMainProxyQt
}

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[fahlen]

I just wanted to post and say that my problem has been solved, although the solution isn't a very pretty one. If someone knows of a better way, please let me know.

I have dropped XCode altogether, as I'm more accustomed to work with g++. I execute "qmake -spec macx-g++" to obtain the makefile for the project.

I then edit the makefile and add "-I/Library/Frameworks/QtAssistant.framework/Versions/4/Headers" to the INCPATH.

Then finally, I change "-framework QtAssistantClient" to "-framework QtAssistant" for LIBS in the makefile, as there is no framework called QtAssistantClient.

Now everything builds just fine. However, it's a pain having to hand edit the makefile everytime it has been recreated.

Does anyone know of a better way?

I'm now using Qt 4.3.3, and it has been installed from the .dmg.