Intergrating Library Packages

[Baasie]

Goodday fellow qt'ers.

First let me start by saying that i looked everywhere for an asnwer but none solves mine.

ATM i downloaded 3 libraries they are called:

libIconv
libUSB
libMTP

These packages can just be found on internet and are used to use the MTP from windows.

Now what i want to know is how i can use these library packages in QT.

Since in libiconv and libmtp are configure files wich i can use with msys for mingw32 but i don't know if this is the correct way of doing it PLUS that libusb is an executable without the setting files.

so can please anyone help me so that i can use these 3 libraries in QT so that i can connect with an MTP device.

thanx in advance and if you need more info about anything feel free to ask.

regards Baasie

[faldzip]

as Qt is just a bunch of C++ classes (and some helpful tools) you write your programs in C++. So compile your libraries or find suitable compiled versions, add those libraries to your project (*.pro):

LIBS += -Lpath/to/library/dir -lnameofthelibrary

LIBS += -Lpath/to/library/dir -lnameofthelibrary

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add paths to headers:

INCLUDEPATH += path/to/headers

INCLUDEPATH += path/to/headers

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and use them in your project.

[Baasie]

So all i need to do is link those 3 .dll's and i don't need to add the .a/.lib files ?


example

LIBS += -Llibs/libiconv/lib/.libs -llibiconv-2.dll

LIBS += -Llibs/libiconv/lib/.libs -llibiconv-2.dll

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like this ?

but wich files do i need to add to the headers like you mentioned?

already thanx in advance

[yogeshgokul]

So all i need to do is link those 3 .dll's and i don't need to add the .a/.lib files ?

This depends upon how DLL is created. Sometime we may need to include the libs files at the compile time and supplying DLL at run time. But you can skip including lib files. Just include the header(If available). Other wise you need to manually resolve the DLL symbols. For that you can use QLibrary class.

LIBS += -Llibs/libiconv/lib/.libs -llibiconv-2.dll
like this ?

No, never use .dll or .lib. Just use the name.

but wich files do i need to add to the headers like you mentioned

If header is available, then you need to include the libs at compile time. Otherwise use QLibrary to resolve the DLL symbols and using them in your application.

[Baasie]

Okey gonna try what you told me,

i have found the headers so i am gonna see if it works

many thanx for your quick reply on my post.

/bow


regards Baasie