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    Default Linux, libusb and Qt

    Hi,
    I want to use libusb in Qt Creator on linux mint.

    I added libusb as external library.
    in .pro file:
    Qt Code:
    1. QT += core gui
    2.  
    3. greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
    4.  
    5. TARGET = test_libusb
    6. TEMPLATE = app
    7.  
    8.  
    9. SOURCES += main.cpp\
    10. mainwindow.cpp
    11.  
    12. HEADERS += mainwindow.h
    13.  
    14. FORMS += mainwindow.ui
    15.  
    16. unix:!macx: LIBS += -L$$PWD/../../../../../../usr/local/lib/ -lusb-1.0
    17.  
    18. INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../../../../../../usr/local/include
    19. DEPENDPATH += $$PWD/../../../../../../usr/local/include
    20.  
    21. unix:!macx: PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PWD/../../../../../../usr/local/lib/libusb-1.0.a
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    in main.cpp:
    Qt Code:
    1. #include "mainwindow.h"
    2. #include <QApplication>
    3. #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
    4.  
    5. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    6. {
    7. QApplication a(argc, argv);
    8. MainWindow w;
    9.  
    10. libusb_context ctx;
    11.  
    12. libusb_init( &ctx );
    13.  
    14.  
    15. w.show();
    16.  
    17. return a.exec();
    18. }
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    but, when I compile project, I get error:
    ../test_libusb/main.cpp:10:20: error: aggregate 'libusb_context ctx' has incomplete type and cannot be defined
    Can you help? Please.

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    libusb_context is just forward declared in libusb.h, it is an opaque data structure that you cannot create simply by direct instantiation.

    Cheers,
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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    libusb is a C library. Moreover, libusb-1.0/libusb.h is on the INCLUDE path. Therefore:
    Qt Code:
    1. extern "C"
    2. {
    3. #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
    4. }
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    and you do not need to add INCLUDEPATH and DEPENDPATH to your profile. Next, libusb-1.0.so is on the PATH, therefore:
    Qt Code:
    1. LIBS += -lusb-1.0
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    is enough.

    It should compile. Another troubles ahead: libusb_open() needs root priviledges so that you will need to run your app using kdesu or gtksu. Byebye debugging using qtcreator or even running your app from the qtcreator. Oh well ...

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    Thanks for your answer, but I still get error (first post).
    So how I should use this library?

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    Then the problem must be elsewhere. Does mainwindow.h include libusb.h, too? Are extern "C" brackets around all #includes of libusb.h? It should compile I have written a libusb-qt project myself, too.

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    mainwindow.h
    Qt Code:
    1. #ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
    2. #define MAINWINDOW_H
    3.  
    4. #include <QMainWindow>
    5. extern "C"
    6. {
    7. #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
    8. }
    9.  
    10. namespace Ui {
    11. class MainWindow;
    12. }
    13.  
    14. class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
    15. {
    16. Q_OBJECT
    17.  
    18. public:
    19. explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    20. ~MainWindow();
    21.  
    22. private:
    23. Ui::MainWindow *ui;
    24. };
    25.  
    26. #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
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    mainwindow.cpp
    Qt Code:
    1. #include "mainwindow.h"
    2. #include "ui_mainwindow.h"
    3.  
    4. extern "C"
    5. {
    6. #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
    7. }
    8.  
    9. MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    10. QMainWindow(parent),
    11. ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
    12. {
    13. ui->setupUi(this);
    14. }
    15.  
    16. MainWindow::~MainWindow()
    17. {
    18. delete ui;
    19. }
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    main.c
    Qt Code:
    1. #include "mainwindow.h"
    2. #include <QApplication>
    3.  
    4. extern "C"
    5. {
    6. #include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
    7. }
    8.  
    9. int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    10. {
    11. QApplication a(argc, argv);
    12. MainWindow w;
    13.  
    14.  
    15. libusb_context ctx;
    16.  
    17. libusb_init( &ctx );
    18.  
    19.  
    20. w.show();
    21.  
    22. return a.exec();
    23. }
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    test_libusb.pro
    Qt Code:
    1. QT += core gui
    2.  
    3. greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
    4.  
    5. TARGET = test_libusb
    6. TEMPLATE = app
    7.  
    8.  
    9. SOURCES += main.cpp\
    10. mainwindow.cpp
    11.  
    12. HEADERS += mainwindow.h
    13.  
    14. FORMS += mainwindow.ui
    15.  
    16.  
    17. LIBS += -lusb-1.0
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    Last edited by jacaz4; 29th July 2015 at 21:59.

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    The libusb_init() function creates a libusb_context and returns a pointer-to-libusb_context through its pointer-to-pointer argument. You are passing an invalid argument and creating the wrong target to hold it:
    Qt Code:
    1. libusb_context *ctx;
    2. libusb_init( &ctx );
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    You must, as a result, also call libusb_exit() before leaving the program.

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    It work!
    Thank you very much!

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    Default Re: Linux, libusb and Qt

    Quote Originally Posted by jacaz4 View Post
    Thanks for your answer, but I still get error (first post).
    If you ignore the answers that tell you what the problem is but instead follow answers that have nothing to do with the problem, why do you expect anything to change?

    Magic? Some god awarding you for your effort regardless their futility?

    Cheers,
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