Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] Configure options for qt

[Mark Brand]

> Mingw-cross-env install and config went as smoothly as we can imagine
> and compiling my own application also but I ended up at exec time with
> the same error message about the posqtgresql "Driver not loaded" (while
> compiled with the debian qt and psql packages the linux build is OK).
>   

Earlier today, I posted the following on this list which might help:

> Check the Qt documentation on static plugins for the extra steps:
>
> http://qt.nokia.com/doc/4.6/plugins-howto.html#static-plugins
>
> Please read that before trying to understand the next paragraph.
>
> A remaining issue arises when your static Qt plugin depends on a static
> library outside Qt. This obviously comes up in mingw-cross-env. For
> example, qsqlpsql might depend on pq. In such cases "QTPLUGIN +=
> qsqlpsql" is not enough to get qmake to create a Makefile that links to
> pq.  What seems to work is "QTPLUGIN += qsqlpsql pq", but I don't know
> if this is the best way to solve the problem.


> Could it be I'm forgetting to put some library file alongside the
> windows binary? Since the mingw-cross-env build is static I don't think
> so but who knows... I only joined the mingwm10.dll there since windows
> complained about it being absent on first try.
>   

Mingwm10.dll should be all you need if you have a static build.


> Your advice welcome ! (and thanks anyway, I'm quite delighted to stay on
> my unix box to make most of the job!)
>
>   

Look for the "shared" version of qt.mk I posted earlier today if you
want to try that. Using plugins is simpler that way.

-Mark