[CMake] FindQt4 doesn't provide plugin variables

Michael Jackson mike.jackson at bluequartz.net
Tue Dec 21 10:01:49 EST 2010


On Dec 21, 2010, at 9:41 AM, Mike McQuaid wrote:

> It would be good if FindQt4 looked for the various plugins that can be
> installed with Qt and gave the path to them (both release and debug
> versions) and searched using the various filenames that are possible.
>
> I'd suggest providing variables like:
> QT_SQLITE_PLUGIN_LIBRARY_RELEASE
>
> In addition, it would be good if these variables pointed to the DLLs
> on Windows, rather than the LIB files, as the plugins would only be
> used for installation. Also, it would be even better if there was a
> simplified way to install the plugins and know what directory they
> should go to, as obviously GetPrerequisites cannot help with this.
>
> I've created an initial patch here:
> http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=11145
>
> I think this is another thing that will help in the deployment of Qt
> applications using CPack.
>
> --  
> Mike McQuaid
> http://mikemcquaid.com
> _______________________________________________

I'll vote for this one also. I have my own code that looks for the Qt  
Plugin DLLs and adds the variables but it is pretty ugly. Something  
the is "built in" would help big time.

Thanks
Mike Jackson



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