I have written a minimalist example, consisting of 3 files in one directory:
Source code
Files:
- CMakeLists.txt
- main.cpp
- deploy.cmake.in
And here’s all the code:
# CMakeLists.txt:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
project(example VERSION 0.1.0)
find_package(Qt6 6.2.4 COMPONENTS Widgets REQUIRED)
add_executable(example main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(example PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)
set_target_properties(example PROPERTIES WIN32_EXECUTABLE true)
find_program(windeployqt_exe windeployqt REQUIRED)
configure_file(deploy.cmake.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deploy.cmake)
install(TARGETS example
RUNTIME DESTINATION .)
install(SCRIPT ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/deploy.cmake)
set(CPACK_PROJECT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
set(CPACK_PROJECT_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
include(CPack)
# deploy.cmake.in
message(WARNING Running windeployqt...)
execute_process(COMMAND "@windeployqt_exe@" example.exe
WORKING_DIRECTORY "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
// main.cpp
#include <QApplication>
#include <QWidget>
#include <iostream>
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
QApplication qapp(argc, argv);
QWidget wind;
wind.show();
return qapp.exec();
}
Commands from config to pack
I configure and build it with:
cmake -S D:/Git/example -B D:/Git/build-example-win -G Ninja -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=D:/ProgramFiles/Qt/libQt/Qt6.4.0-gcc12-shared -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Debug -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:FILEPATH=D:/ProgramFilesU/gcc-compilers/mingw-gcc12/bin/gcc.exe -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:FILEPATH=D:/ProgramFilesU/gcc-compilers/mingw-gcc12/bin/g++.exe -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=D:/Git/build-example-win/install
cmake --build D:/Git/build-example-win
And install in the build directory with:
cmake --install .
And run cpack in the build directory with:
cpack -G ZIP
Outputs
The output during configuration is:
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 12.2.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: D:/ProgramFilesU/gcc-compilers/mingw-gcc12/bin/gcc.exe - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: D:/ProgramFilesU/gcc-compilers/mingw-gcc12/bin/g++.exe - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Performing Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD
-- Performing Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD - Success
-- Found Threads: TRUE
-- Performing Test HAVE_STDATOMIC
-- Performing Test HAVE_STDATOMIC - Success
-- Found WrapAtomic: TRUE
-- Configuring done (1.5s)
-- Generating done (0.0s)
-- Build files have been written to: D:/Git/build-example-win
The output during build is:
[2/2] Linking CXX executable example.exe
The output during installation is:
-- Install configuration: "Debug"
-- Installing: D:/Git/build-example-win/install/./example.exe
CMake Warning at deploy.cmake:1 (message):
Runningwindeployqt...
Call Stack (most recent call first):
cmake_install.cmake:51 (include)
D:\Git\build-example-win\install\example.exe 64 bit, release executable
Direct dependencies: Qt6Core Qt6Widgets
All dependencies : Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets
To be deployed : Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets
Warning: Cannot find GCC installation directory. g++.exe must be in the path.
Updating Qt6Core.dll.
Updating Qt6Gui.dll.
Updating Qt6Widgets.dll.
Updating D3Dcompiler_47.dll.
Creating directory D:/Git/build-example-win/install/imageformats.
Updating qgif.dll.
Updating qico.dll.
Updating qjpeg.dll.
Creating directory D:/Git/build-example-win/install/platforms.
Updating qwindows.dll.
Creating directory D:/Git/build-example-win/install/styles.
Updating qwindowsvistastyle.dll.
Creating D:\Git\build-example-win\install\translations...
Warning: Could not find any translations in D:\ProgramFiles\Qt\libQt\Qt6.4.0-gcc12-shared\translations (developer build?)
.
The output during packaging is:
CPack: Create package using ZIP
CPack: Install projects
CPack: - Install project: example []
CMake Warning at D:/Git/build-example-win/deploy.cmake:1 (message):
Runningwindeployqt...
Call Stack (most recent call first):
D:/Git/build-example-win/cmake_install.cmake:51 (include)
D:\Git\build-example-win\install\example.exe 64 bit, release executable
Direct dependencies: Qt6Core Qt6Widgets
All dependencies : Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets
To be deployed : Qt6Core Qt6Gui Qt6Widgets
Warning: Cannot find GCC installation directory. g++.exe must be in the path.
Qt6Core.dll is up to date.
Qt6Gui.dll is up to date.
Qt6Widgets.dll is up to date.
D3Dcompiler_47.dll is up to date.
qgif.dll is up to date.
qico.dll is up to date.
qjpeg.dll is up to date.
qwindows.dll is up to date.
qwindowsvistastyle.dll is up to date.
Warning: Could not find any translations in D:\ProgramFiles\Qt\libQt\Qt6.4.0-gcc12-shared\translations (developer build?)
.CPack: Create package
CPack: - package: D:/Git/build-example-win/example-0.1.0-win64.zip generated.
What really happen:
The zip pack is generated, but it contains only one executable: example.exe. All dlls deployed by windeployqt are missing from zip package.
What I hope to happen:
I hope that all deployed files can be added in the zip archive.