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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-84862

Could not import with QLibrary::load(), required extra g++ link flags

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    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P3: Somewhat important
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    • 5.15.0
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    • Linux/X11

    Description

      I followed all of the documentation page instructions for QLibrary and its load() method.

      However all attempts to load() failed. After debugging the Qt library code, i found that it was not resolving some symbols that WERE in the the main application.

      In order for the QLibrary::load() to work, I had to link the main application on Linux, Fedora version 32, 64-bit, g++ with:

      unix:

      { QMAKE_LFLAGS +=  "-Wl,--export-dynamic"}

      Once I did that, QLibrary::load() worked and my plugin worked. This is my first run-time plug-in application.

      I looked for something I missed in the documentation and did not find  any.

      I would suggest that the documentation ADD the above information to the QLibrary:load() documentation. Or document any generic way to specify that need.

      I have NO idea if this effects other build platforms. I would suspect it effects Android.

       

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