Statically compiling QWebKit 4.6.2

Question

I tried to compile Qt+Webkit statically with MS VS 2008 and this worked.

C:\Qt\4.6.2>configure -release -static -opensource -no-fast -no-exceptions -no-accessibility -no-rtti -no-stl -no-opengl -no-openvg -no-incredibuild-xge -no-style-plastique -no-style-cleanlooks -no-style-motif -no-style-cde -no-style-windowsce -no-style-windowsmobile -no-style-s60 -no-gif -no-libpng -no-libtiff -no-libjpeg -no-libmng -no-qt3support -no-mmx -no-3dnow -no-sse -no-sse2 -no-iwmmxt -no-openssl -no-dbus -platform win32-msvc2008 -arch windows -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-multimedia -no-audio-backend -no-script -no-scripttools -webkit -no-declarative

However, I get these errors whenever building a project that links statically to QWebKit:

1> Creating library C:\Users\Geeko\Desktop\Qt\TestQ\Release\TestQ.lib and object C:\Users\Geeko\Desktop\Qt\TestQ\Release\TestQ.exp
1>QtWebKit.lib(PluginPackageWin.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _VerQueryValueW@16 referenced in function "class WebCore::String __cdecl WebCore::getVersionInfo(void * const,class WebCore::String const &)" (?getVersionInfo@WebCore@@YA?AVString@1@QAXABV21@@Z)
1>QtWebKit.lib(PluginPackageWin.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GetFileVersionInfoW@16 referenced in function "private: bool __thiscall WebCore::PluginPackage::fetchInfo(void)" (?fetchInfo@PluginPackage@WebCore@@AAE_NXZ)
1>QtWebKit.lib(PluginPackageWin.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _GetFileVersionInfoSizeW@8 referenced in function "private: bool __thiscall WebCore::PluginPackage::fetchInfo(void)" (?fetchInfo@PluginPackage@WebCore@@AAE_NXZ)
1>QtWebKit.lib(PluginDatabaseWin.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _imp_PathRemoveFileSpecW@4 referenced in function "class WebCore::String __cdecl WebCore::safariPluginsDirectory(void)" (?safariPluginsDirectory@WebCore@@YA?AVString@1@XZ)
1>QtWebKit.lib(PluginDatabaseWin.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _imp_SHGetValueW@24 referenced in function "void __cdecl WebCore::addWindowsMediaPlayerPluginDirectory(class WTF::Vector &)" (?addWindowsMediaPlayerPluginDirectory@WebCore@@YAXAAV?$Vector@VString@WebCore@@$0A@@WTF@@@Z)
1>QtWebKit.lib(PluginDatabaseWin.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _imp_PathCombineW@12 referenced in function "void __cdecl WebCore::addMacromediaPluginDirectories(class WTF::Vector &)" (?addMacromediaPluginDirectories@WebCore@@YAXAAV?$Vector@VString@WebCore@@$0A@@WTF@@@Z)
1>C:\Users\Geeko\Desktop\Qt\TestQ\Release\TestQ.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 6 unresolved externals

Do I need to check something in the Qt project options? I have QtCore, QtGui, Network and WebKit checked.

Answer 1

It looks like you need to link in the windows .lib files for each of the missing functions:

VerQueryValue,GetFileVersionInfo -> version.lib

GetFileVersionInfoSize -> Coredll.lib

PathRemoveFileSpec, SHGetValue, PathCombine -> shlwapi.lib

If you are using qmake, you add: LIBS += -lversion -lCoredll -lshlwapi

Otherwise: From the Project menu, choose Properties. Open Configuration Properties->Linker->Input. In the Additional Dependencies field, add version.lib, Coredll.lib and shlwapi.lib