qmake error build QtService

[andreasfranke]

Following steps to build QtService on a Windows 10 system with Visual Studio 2022/2019 and Qt 5.15.11:

• qdep installed using pip install qdep

• qdep prfgen --qmake "C:\Qt\5.15.11\msvc2019_64\bin\qmake.exe"
Generating PRF-File as: C:/Qt/5.15.11/msvc2019_64\mkspecs\features\qdep.prf

• set PATH=C:\Qt\5.15.11\msvc2019_64\bin;%PATH%

• git clone https://github.com/Skycoder42/QtService.git

• mkdir buildQtService && cd buildQtService

• qmake ..\buildQtService -r
  results in the following error:
  Info: creating stash file C:\Users\<USER>\source\repos\buildQtService\.qmake.stash Info: creating cache file C:\Users\<USER>\source\repos\buildQtService\.qmake.cache Reading C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/QtService/src/src.pro [C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/buildQtService/src] Reading C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/QtService/src/service/service.pro [C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/buildQtService/src/service] Project MESSAGE: perl -w C:\Qt\5.15.11\msvc2019_64\bin\syncqt.pl -module QtService -version 2.0.2 -outdir C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/buildQtService -builddir C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/buildQtService C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/QtService <srcbase> = C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/QtService <bldbase> = C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/buildQtService <outbase> = C:/Users/<USER>/source/repos/buildQtService QtService: created fwd-include header(s) for <srcbase>/src/service/ { qtservice_global.h (1), qtservice_helpertypes.h (1), service.h (2), service_p.h (1), servicebackend.h (2), servicebackend_p.h (1), servicecontrol.h (2), servicecontrol_p.h (1), serviceplugin.h (2), terminal.h (2), terminal_p.h (1), terminalclient_p.h (1), terminalserver_p.h (1) } QtService: created version header QtService: created master header QtService: created headers.pri file 'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Project ERROR: qdep.py script version () is different to qdep.prf version (1.1.1)! Run 'C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\Scripts\qdep.exe prfgen --qmake C:/Qt/5.15.11/msvc2019_64/bin/qmake.exe' to update the prf file!

I need information on what could be causing the error. I have followed the instructions, but without success.

@Skycoder42 Thank you for the project. So far I used a very old (from Qt4 times) version of QtService and wanted to switch to something more recent for a new project ;0)

[andreasfranke]

Update. I found out that the error comes from the generated qdep.prf.
isEmpty(QDEP_PATH) { QDEP_PATH = C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\Scripts\qdep win32: QDEP_PATH = $${QDEP_PATH}.exe }

The qdep.exe is located in the C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\Scripts\ directory and is not processed correctly because of the space character. Question is, how can I generate a correct qdep.prf here?

[Felix Barz]

Hi. Yes, this is correct. qdep cannot work with spaces. You can fix the file manually by quoting the variable. Alternatively, move your python installation somewhere without a space in the path.

Also, please note that this repository is not active developed anymore.

[andreasfranke]

Sorry for the late reply. Can you show me how to "quoting the vairable"? So far I have not managed to process the variable so that it is quoted (in the prf file).

[Felix Barz]

isEmpty(QDEP_PATH) { 
  QDEP_PATH = "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\Scripts\qdep"
  win32: QDEP_PATH = "$${QDEP_PATH}.exe"
}

[andreasfranke]

Ok, you mean I need to hardcode the path. I thought I could somehow process the variable in the form QDEP_PATH = "$(QDEP_PATH)" . Thank you