(C++) How to cross-compile a Qt Creator project from Ubuntu to a windows executable: example 14: any application, NJH approach

 

This is example 14, and perhaps a viable solutions of answering the Qt FAQ How to cross-compile a Qt Creator project from Ubuntu to a windows executable?, which follows [1].

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project information

 

Operating system: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

IDE: Qt Creator 2.0.0

Project type: GUI application

Compiler: G++ 4.4.1

Libraries used:

• Boost: version 1.40
• STL: from GCC, shipped with Qt Creator 2.0.0

 

 

 

 

 

Qt project file

 

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#------------------------------------------------- # # Project created by QtCreator 2010-09-25T09:43:28 # #------------------------------------------------- QT       += core QT       -= gui LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib -lboost_filesystem TARGET = CppQtCrosscompileToWindowsExample5 CONFIG   += console CONFIG   -= app_bundle TEMPLATE = app SOURCES += main.cpp

 

 

 

 

 

main.cpp

 

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///CppQtCrosscompilerToWindowsExample3: ///cross-compiling a console application with ///a library (that is: boost_filesystem). //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <boost/filesystem.hpp> //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //From http://www.richelbilderbeek.nl/CppGetFilesInFolder.htm const std::vector<std::string> GetFilesInFolder(const std::string& folder) {   std::vector<std::string> v;   const boost::filesystem::path my_folder     = boost::filesystem::system_complete(         boost::filesystem::path(folder));   if (!boost::filesystem::is_directory(my_folder)) return v;   const boost::filesystem::directory_iterator j;   for ( boost::filesystem::directory_iterator i(my_folder);         i != j;         ++i)   {     if ( boost::filesystem::is_regular_file( i->status() ) )     {       const std::string filename = i->path().filename();       //const std::string full_filename = folder + "/" + filename;       v.push_back(filename);     }   }   return v; } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- //From http://www.richelbilderbeek.nl/CppGetPath.htm const std::string GetPath(const std::string& filename) {   return boost::filesystem::path(filename).parent_path().string(); } //--------------------------------------------------------------------------- int main(int, char* argv[]) {   const std::vector<std::string> v = GetFilesInFolder(GetPath(argv[0]));   std::copy(v.begin(),v.end(),std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(std::cout,"\n"));   std::cout << "Number of files: " << v.size() << '\n'; } //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

Process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

 

 

 

 

 

[1] http://wiki.njh.eu/Cross\_Compiling\_for\_Win32