Empty window when running application on Windows XP 32 bits

[athan_david]

Hi,

I know that it's a long post, but I think it's the only way to explain what I did.

I want to deploy my application on Windows XP SP 3 32 bits to rename files in a spefic way which I need.
My development machine has Windows 8 Pro 64 bits and I'm using Qt 5.1 with MinGW 4.8 32 bits.
For UI I'm using qml, and for the back-end (application logic) I'm using Boost libraries (I know that I can rename files with Qt sdk, I used a library for learning purposes; and I was right, took me some time until I got it right).
On the deployment side I did:
- build application on release
- copy required .dll from <compiler>/bin/;
- copy folder <compiler>/plugins/platforms.
But this was not enough (I think), I could run the application but I was getting an empty small window. I read again the deployment page and I found that I was not using the Qt Resource System (I thought that .exe file couldn't file main.qml). I did refactoring to make use of Qt Resource System, build again, copy on the deployment machine and try again. And again empty window.
Lastly I used Dependency Walker to check If I am missing something, and here is what was showing:
Attachment 9598
On deployment machine I did install VC Redistributable, but didn't solve the problem.
I tried to find other option on my friend Google, but didn't find an answer.

If you know or have an idea what's wrong, please spend 2 minutes to give me a hint!
Also, if there is other specific information which is required please tell me.

[ChrisW67]

Sorry, invalid attachment.

The Visual C++ redistributable is not necessary for a MingW executable.
You can ignore IESHIMS.DLL which is often listed as missing.
If your program is running but not functioning correctly then it is not missing any hard dependencies. It may be missing some or all of the Qt plugins required for image formats, etc.

Run the program with a console and see if any warnings are issued.

[athan_david]

Thanks for reply,
Firstly, I'm sorry for attachment. Here is a valid one dependency_error.jpg.
Forgot to mention that I did copy image plugins, they are located in plugins/imageformats.
Did open a cmd and ran app from there, sadly it did not help me with errors or warnings. Here is the results of cmd:
<prompt>:.\application.exe
"\n"(writen by app or sth else)
<prompt>: (here app is running with an empty window).

[ChrisW67]

The plugins should be in the folder "imageformats" relative to the location of the executable: i.e. no intervening "plugins" folder.

[athan_david]

I did move the folder as you said, but nothing changed.

I think it's better to tell you which files are in which folder:

C:\Program Files\Rename Files\
   + imagesformats
      - qgif.dll
      - qgifd.dll
      - qico.dll
      - qicod.dll
      - qjpeg.dll
      - qjpegd.dll
      - qmng.dll
      - qmngd.dll
      - qsvg.dll
      - qsvgd.dll
      - qtga.dll
      - qtgad.dll
      - qtiff.dll
      - qtiffd.dll
      - qwbmp.dll
      - qwbmpd.dll
   + platforms
      - qwindows.dll
      - qwindowsd.dll
      - qminimal.dll
      - qminimald.dll
      - qoffscreen.dll
      - qoffscreend.dll
  + images
      - browser_icon.png
      - rename_icon.png
   + qml
      + Rename_Files
         - Button.qml
         - main.qml
   - icudt51.dll
   - icuin51.dll
   - icuuc51.dll
   - libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
   - libstdc++6.dll
   - libwinpthread-1.dll
   - main.o
   - moc_qtquick2applicationviewer.o
   - moc_renamer.o
   - qrc_resource_file.o
   - Qt5CLucene.dll
   - Qt5CLucened.dll
   - Qt5Concurrent.dll
   - Qt5Concurrentd.dll
   - Qt5Core.dll
   - Qt5Cored.dll
   - Qt5Declarative.dll
   - Qt5Declaratived.dll
   - Qt5Designer.dll
   - Qt5Designerd.dll
   - Qt5Gui.dll
   - Qt5Guid.dll
   - Qt5Help.dll
   - Qt5Helpd.dll
   - Qt5Multimedia.dll
   - Qt5Multimediad.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaQuick_p.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaQuick_pd.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaWigets.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaWigetsd.ll
   - Qt5Network.dll
   - Qt5Networkd.dll
   - Qt5OpenGL.dll
   - Qt5OpenGLd.dll
   - Qt5PrintSupport.dll
   - Qt5PrintSupportd.dll
   - Qt5Qml.dll
   - Qt5Qmld.dll
   - Qt5Quick.dll
   - Qt5Quickd.dll
   - Qt5QuickParticles.dll
   - Qt5QuickParticlesd.dll
   - Qt5QuickTest.dll
   - Qt5QuickTestd.dll
   - Qt5Script.dll
   - Qt5Scriptd.dll
   - Qt5ScriptTools.dll
   - Qt5ScriptToolsd.dll
   - Qt5Sensors.dll
   - Qt5Sensorsd.dll
   - Qt5SerialPort.dll
   - Qt5SerialPortd.dll
   - Qt5Sql.dll
   - Qt5Sqld.dll
   - Qt5Svg.dll
   - Qt5Svgd.dll
   - Qt5Test.dll
   - Qt5Testd.dll
   - Qt5V8.dll
   - Qt5V8d.dll
   - Qt5WebKit.dll
   - Qt5WebKitd.dll
   - Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
   - Qt5WebKitWidgetsd.dll
   - Qt5Widgets.dll
   - Qt5Widgetsd.dll
   - Qt5Xml.dll
   - Qt5Xmld.dll
   - Qt5XmlPatterns.dll
   - Qt5XmlPatternsd.dll
   - Rename_Files.exe
   - renamer.o

C:\Program Files\Rename Files\
   + imagesformats
      - qgif.dll
      - qgifd.dll
      - qico.dll
      - qicod.dll
      - qjpeg.dll
      - qjpegd.dll
      - qmng.dll
      - qmngd.dll
      - qsvg.dll
      - qsvgd.dll
      - qtga.dll
      - qtgad.dll
      - qtiff.dll
      - qtiffd.dll
      - qwbmp.dll
      - qwbmpd.dll
   + platforms
      - qwindows.dll
      - qwindowsd.dll
      - qminimal.dll
      - qminimald.dll
      - qoffscreen.dll
      - qoffscreend.dll
  + images
      - browser_icon.png
      - rename_icon.png
   + qml
      + Rename_Files
         - Button.qml
         - main.qml
   - icudt51.dll
   - icuin51.dll
   - icuuc51.dll
   - libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
   - libstdc++6.dll
   - libwinpthread-1.dll
   - main.o
   - moc_qtquick2applicationviewer.o
   - moc_renamer.o
   - qrc_resource_file.o
   - Qt5CLucene.dll
   - Qt5CLucened.dll
   - Qt5Concurrent.dll
   - Qt5Concurrentd.dll
   - Qt5Core.dll
   - Qt5Cored.dll
   - Qt5Declarative.dll
   - Qt5Declaratived.dll
   - Qt5Designer.dll
   - Qt5Designerd.dll
   - Qt5Gui.dll
   - Qt5Guid.dll
   - Qt5Help.dll
   - Qt5Helpd.dll
   - Qt5Multimedia.dll
   - Qt5Multimediad.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaQuick_p.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaQuick_pd.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaWigets.dll
   - Qt5MultimediaWigetsd.ll
   - Qt5Network.dll
   - Qt5Networkd.dll
   - Qt5OpenGL.dll
   - Qt5OpenGLd.dll
   - Qt5PrintSupport.dll
   - Qt5PrintSupportd.dll
   - Qt5Qml.dll
   - Qt5Qmld.dll
   - Qt5Quick.dll
   - Qt5Quickd.dll
   - Qt5QuickParticles.dll
   - Qt5QuickParticlesd.dll
   - Qt5QuickTest.dll
   - Qt5QuickTestd.dll
   - Qt5Script.dll
   - Qt5Scriptd.dll
   - Qt5ScriptTools.dll
   - Qt5ScriptToolsd.dll
   - Qt5Sensors.dll
   - Qt5Sensorsd.dll
   - Qt5SerialPort.dll
   - Qt5SerialPortd.dll
   - Qt5Sql.dll
   - Qt5Sqld.dll
   - Qt5Svg.dll
   - Qt5Svgd.dll
   - Qt5Test.dll
   - Qt5Testd.dll
   - Qt5V8.dll
   - Qt5V8d.dll
   - Qt5WebKit.dll
   - Qt5WebKitd.dll
   - Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
   - Qt5WebKitWidgetsd.dll
   - Qt5Widgets.dll
   - Qt5Widgetsd.dll
   - Qt5Xml.dll
   - Qt5Xmld.dll
   - Qt5XmlPatterns.dll
   - Qt5XmlPatternsd.dll
   - Rename_Files.exe
   - renamer.o

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And this is resource_file.qrc:

<RCC>
    <qresource prefix="/">
        <file>qml/Rename_Files/Button.qml</file>
        <file>qml/Rename_Files/main.qml</file>
        <file>images/file_browser_icon_32x32.png</file>
        <file>images/file_renamer_icon_32x32.png</file>
    </qresource>
</RCC>

<RCC>
    <qresource prefix="/">
        <file>qml/Rename_Files/Button.qml</file>
        <file>qml/Rename_Files/main.qml</file>
        <file>images/file_browser_icon_32x32.png</file>
        <file>images/file_renamer_icon_32x32.png</file>
    </qresource>
</RCC>

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Yet, when I'm running Rename_Files.exe I get a window like square with an edge of 100, white background and truncated title.
Also, why is Dependency Walker complaining about MPR.dll? I tried to cheat: download it from google and put in the C:\Program Files\Rename Files\, but did not have ant effect.

[ChrisW67]

What Qt libraries have you deployed with the exe?

Are you using the ANGLE build of Qt5 or an OpenGL build? The ANGLE build has issues on XP.
http://qt-project.org/wiki/Qt-5-on-W...GLE-and-OpenGL
I think that imposes some limits on QtQuick2.

[athan_david]

I'm using an Open GL build, but I did not any Open GL stuff directly.
Are you suggesting to use Qt Quick 1 for Windows Xp deployment?

[ChrisW67]

I am not a Qt QML or Quick user, so I have no direct experience. Perhaps someone who does is better qualified to answer.

Looking back at your file list:

• You do not need to deploy the debug Qt libraries, e.g. QtCore5d.dll, for the typical release build. This also applies to the imageformats/ and platforms/ folders.
• You only need to deploy the Qt DLL files (core or plugin) your program actually uses. Most of the imageformats and platforms DLLs are unnecessary.
• Do not deploy the intermediate *.o files
• You should not need the images/ or qml/ folders because these should be built into your executable by the Qt Resources system.

The image file names in your resource file do not match those in your directory structure. I cannot tell if that is significant.

How do you reference the QML file in your program? What path do you use to load it?

[athan_david]

Sorry for late reply,
To reference main QML I'm using:

viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml//Rename_Files/main.qml"));

viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml//Rename_Files/main.qml"));

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and to reference images from qml:

"qrc:/images/file_browser_icon_32x32.png"
"qrc:/images/file_renamer_icon_32x32.png"

"qrc:/images/file_browser_icon_32x32.png"
"qrc:/images/file_renamer_icon_32x32.png"

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About unnecessary files: I knew some of them where unnecessary, but I didn't know which ones since I'm it's my first deploy, so I addeed them all. Sadly, didn't help at all.

[ChrisW67]

Is the double "//" deliberate?

[athan_david]

This is a bit embarrassing, yes should have been only one "/".
It's just a typo. When I tried first the Qt Resource System I didn't know how to refer to files, and you'll my tries from main.cpp:

#include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
#include <QQuickItem>
#include <QResource>
#include "qtquick2applicationviewer.h"
#include "renamer.h"
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
    QResource::registerResource("resource_file.qrc");
    QtQuick2ApplicationViewer viewer;
    viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/Rename_Files/main.qml"));// .setMainQmlFile(QStringLiteral("qrc:///Rename_Files/main.qml"));//setSource(QUrl("qrc://qml/Rename_Files/main.qml"));// .setMainQmlFile(QStringLiteral(":/Rename_Files/main.qml"));
    viewer.showExpanded();
 
    Renamer renamer;
    QObject *root = viewer.rootObject();
    QObject::connect(root, SIGNAL(rename_signal(QString)), &renamer, SLOT(rename_filesSLOT(QString)));
 
    return app.exec();
}

#include <QtGui/QGuiApplication>
#include <QQuickItem>
#include <QResource>
#include "qtquick2applicationviewer.h"
#include "renamer.h"

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);

    QResource::registerResource("resource_file.qrc");
    QtQuick2ApplicationViewer viewer;
    viewer.setSource(QUrl("qrc:/qml/Rename_Files/main.qml"));// .setMainQmlFile(QStringLiteral("qrc:///Rename_Files/main.qml"));//setSource(QUrl("qrc://qml/Rename_Files/main.qml"));// .setMainQmlFile(QStringLiteral(":/Rename_Files/main.qml"));
    viewer.showExpanded();

    Renamer renamer;
    QObject *root = viewer.rootObject();
    QObject::connect(root, SIGNAL(rename_signal(QString)), &renamer, SLOT(rename_filesSLOT(QString)));

    return app.exec();
}

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I did build the project as it is now. On Windows 8 works just fine:
windows8_files.png
program.png
Then tried my luck on Windows XP, here's the result:
windowsXP_files.jpg
platforms_folder.jpg
trying_to_run_Rename_files.exe.jpg
Also I tried with Dependency Walker, it shows the same as the image in the post above.
I did copy all required files, I did use Qt Resource System.
What am I doing wrong?