[Qt-creator] Using self compiled Qbs with self compiled QtCreator

[Björn Schäpers]

Am 17.12.2018 um 11:09 schrieb Christian Kandeler:
> On Sun, 16 Dec 2018 11:08:18 +0100
> Björn Schäpers <qt-maillist at hazardy.de> wrote:
>
>> I try to use self compiled Qbs and QtCreator on Windows (MinGW not MSVC, no msys
>> or cygwin). I'm using a separate Qbs checkout, not the one delivered with QtCreator.
>>
>> My first problem was while compiling QtCreator the linker looked for
>> libqbscore.a, but the file is named libqbscore1.a. Trying to remove the 1 with
>> CONFIG+=skip_target_version_ext for Qbs failed to compile and link Qbs, because
>> it still looks for the 1 version.
>>
>> So I added a copy step to my build routine and everything linked fine. QtCreator
>> seems to find Qbs and I can create a project, and add files.
>>
>> But trying to compile the project ends with:
>> :-1: Fehler: Failed to start process launcher at
>> 'E:\corporate.git\QtCreator\bin\qbs_processlauncher': Das Starten des Prozesses
>> ist fehlgeschlagen: Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
>> Which is not surprising, because:
>> E:\>where qbs_processlauncher
>> E:\corporate.git\qbs\bin\qbs_processlauncher.exe
>>
>> Did I do something wrong here? I did not find any configuration possibilities
>> for Qbs inside of QtCreator, especially the path.
>>
>> My directory structure is:
>> - qbs.git
>> - qbs-build
>> - qbs
>> - qt-creator.git
>> - QtCreator
> Do you have the qbs submodule checked out in the Creator repo? If so, could it be that the qbsprojectmanager is building against that one, rather than the external qbs? I suggest "deinit"ing the submodule for extra safety.
>
>
> Christian
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I have indeed the submodule checked out. On the weekend I will make the build on 
another (clean) machine and try without the submodule.