# Automatic QRC handling seems broken with Visual Studio Version 17.14.3 and qt 6.8+ for shared libraries
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** os:windows
**Created:** [June 3, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195 "2025-06-03T17:01:36Z")
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### Author:  [@doug1234](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/doug1234)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/1 "2025-06-03T17:01:36Z")
Automatic QRC handling seems broken with Visual Studio Version 17.14.3 and qt 6.8+ for shared libraries. Using cmake version 4.0.2. This works with qt 6.6 however after going to qt 6.8 or 6.9 it stopped working. I have had this happen with two different shared libraries. No problem with executables.
It generates and builds the qrc\_name.cpp file but the object file ends up in the wrong location with the wrong name. The error I get is the following: `Couldn't open file '.../build-win10-msvc143/name.dir/Release/qrc_name.obj' with CreateFile()`. Looking in visual studio it is generating the object file in the following location: `$(IntDir)/name_autogen/EWIEGA46WW_Debug/qrc_name.cpp.obj"`. However in a correctly working exe file it generates the object file in `$(IntDir)`. Its possible this is a qt cmake code issue but it seems like the problem resides on the camke side based on the small amount I have looked into it.
Is this a known issue?
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### Author:  [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/2 "2025-06-03T17:10:32Z")
Cc: @alcroito @jobor
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### Author:  [@alcroito](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/alcroito)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/3 "2025-06-03T17:14:57Z")
I am not aware of any specific regressions.
Please create a small reproducer and share it either on the CMake bug tracker or the Qt one.
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues)
> **[Reporting Bugs - Qt Wiki](https://wiki.qt.io/Reporting_Bugs)**
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### Author:  [@doug1234](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/doug1234)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/4 "2025-06-03T17:18:12Z")
Thanks. Does it sound like the issue is on the cmake side and not in qt cmake code?
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### Author:  [@alcroito](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/alcroito)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/5 "2025-06-03T17:20:32Z")
It’s hard to say.
You said the behavior changes between Qt versions, so it could be on the Qt side.
Are you using CMAKE\_AUTORCC? Or are you using qt\_add\_resources?
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### Author:  [@doug1234](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/doug1234)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/6 "2025-06-03T17:21:58Z")
Yes.
SET(CMAKE\_AUTORCC ON)
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### Author:  [@doug1234](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/doug1234)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/7 "2025-06-03T18:48:33Z")
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/26977](https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/26977)
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### Author:  [@doug1234](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/doug1234)
#### Post date: [June 3, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/automatic-qrc-handling-seems-broken-with-visual-studio-version-17-14-3-and-qt-6-8-for-shared-libraries/14195/8 "2025-06-03T19:19:20Z")
FYI: It works correctly with qt\_add\_resources.