Static QEventLoop gives message "QEventLoop: Cannot be used without QApplication"

[davethomaspilot]

I have need for a local event loop to block code execution while continuing to process QEvents.

I use QEventLoop and it's working as expected--call it tcExecuting.

The code that calls tclExecuting.exec() blocks until tclExecuting's exit() slot is called via a connected signal.

The QEventLoop is static and declared outside of any function/method like this:

QEventLoop TclInterp::tclExecuting;

At runtime, before the first line of main() I get the message:

QEventLoop: Cannot be used without QApplication

Not sure what this message is trying to tell me. Can I safely ignore it?

[d_stranz]

Static variables are constructed on the stack on program startup, before the main() function is entered. So since your static event loop instance is constructed before main() executes and probably before your QApplication instance (because that usually occurs in main()), that's why you get the warning.

I don't know if this is harmful or not. What I would suggest is that you turn this into a pointer to a static QEventLoop, and initialize the pointer (through new()) after your QApplication instance has been constructed, then use it by dereferencing the pointer.

[davethomaspilot]

Static variables are constructed on the stack on program startup, before the main() function is entered. So since your static event loop instance is constructed before main() executes and probably before your QApplication instance (because that usually occurs in main()), that's why you get the warning.

I don't know if this is harmful or not. What I would suggest is that you turn this into a pointer to a static QEventLoop, and initialize the pointer (through new()) after your QApplication instance has been constructed, then use it by dereferencing the pointer.

Giving it a try. Thanks!

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Added after 5 minutes:

Yes, that hushed the message.

Thanks!