Linking error when using library in other application

[JPNaude]

Hi

I've been trying to get my head around a linking error for a couple of days now. I have a library which has a QMainWindow derived class. The library builds fine, but when I create an instance of the derived class in a simple example program, the linker fails with the error below. I know what this error means, but I don't see how it applies to my situation:

../../tmp/actionmanagementexample/main.o: In function `Z5qMainiPPc':
d:\ScinericSoftware\Products\Qtilities\trunk\libraries\ObjManagementLib\examples\ActionManagement/main.cpp:31: undefined reference to `Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::ExtendedMainWindow(QWidget*)'

../../tmp/actionmanagementexample/main.o: In function `Z5qMainiPPc':
d:\ScinericSoftware\Products\Qtilities\trunk\libraries\ObjManagementLib\examples\ActionManagement/main.cpp:31: undefined reference to `Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::ExtendedMainWindow(QWidget*)'

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Here is my main program:

#include <QtGui>
#include <ExtendedMainWindow.h>
 
using namespace Qtilities::ObjManagement;
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);
 
    ExtendedMainWindow* mainWindow = new ExtendedMainWindow(0);
    mainWindow->show();
 
    return a.exec();
}

#include <QtGui>
#include <ExtendedMainWindow.h>

using namespace Qtilities::ObjManagement;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QApplication a(argc, argv);

    ExtendedMainWindow* mainWindow = new ExtendedMainWindow(0);
    mainWindow->show();

    return a.exec();
}

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and my .pro file:

TARGET = ActionManagement
TEMPLATE = app
SOURCES += main.cpp 
LIBS += ../../bin/libObjManagementLib.a
CONFIG  += debug

TARGET = ActionManagement
TEMPLATE = app
SOURCES += main.cpp 
LIBS += ../../bin/libObjManagementLib.a
CONFIG  += debug

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And the ExtendedMainWindow class:

#ifndef OBJMANGEMENTLIBMAINWINDOW_H
#define OBJMANGEMENTLIBMAINWINDOW_H
 
#include <QMainWindow>
 
namespace Ui {
    class ExtendedMainWindow;
}
 
namespace Qtilities {
    namespace ObjManagement {
        struct ExtendedMainWindowData;
        class ExtendedMainWindow : public QMainWindow {
            Q_OBJECT
        public:
            ExtendedMainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
            ~ExtendedMainWindow();
 
        protected:
            void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
 
        private:
            Ui::ExtendedMainWindow *ui;
            ExtendedMainWindowData* d;
        };
    }
}
 
#endif // OBJMANGEMENTLIBMAINWINDOW_H

#ifndef OBJMANGEMENTLIBMAINWINDOW_H
#define OBJMANGEMENTLIBMAINWINDOW_H

#include <QMainWindow>

namespace Ui {
    class ExtendedMainWindow;
}

namespace Qtilities {
    namespace ObjManagement {
        struct ExtendedMainWindowData;
        class ExtendedMainWindow : public QMainWindow {
            Q_OBJECT
        public:
            ExtendedMainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
            ~ExtendedMainWindow();

        protected:
            void changeEvent(QEvent *e);

        private:
            Ui::ExtendedMainWindow *ui;
            ExtendedMainWindowData* d;
        };
    }
}

#endif // OBJMANGEMENTLIBMAINWINDOW_H

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And the .cpp implementation of ExtendedMainWindow:

#include "ExtendedMainWindow.h"
#include "ui_ExtendedMainWindow.h"
 
struct Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindowData {
    ExtendedMainWindowData() { }
 
};
 
Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::ExtendedMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::ExtendedMainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    d = new ExtendedMainWindowData;
}
 
Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::~ExtendedMainWindow()
{
    delete ui;
    delete d;
}
 
void Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::changeEvent(QEvent *e)
{
    QMainWindow::changeEvent(e);
    switch (e->type()) {
    case QEvent::LanguageChange:
        ui->retranslateUi(this);
        break;
    default:
        break;
    }
}

#include "ExtendedMainWindow.h"
#include "ui_ExtendedMainWindow.h"

struct Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindowData {
    ExtendedMainWindowData() { }

};

Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::ExtendedMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::ExtendedMainWindow)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    d = new ExtendedMainWindowData;
}

Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::~ExtendedMainWindow()
{
    delete ui;
    delete d;
}

void Qtilities::ObjManagement::ExtendedMainWindow::changeEvent(QEvent *e)
{
    QMainWindow::changeEvent(e);
    switch (e->type()) {
    case QEvent::LanguageChange:
        ui->retranslateUi(this);
        break;
    default:
        break;
    }
}

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The UI file is just a plain QMainWindow with nothing on it, called ExtendedMainWindow. I don't understand how the library is able to build (which means that it find the implementation of those functions), but linking against it does not work. Creating wit

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jaco

[JPNaude]

Ah! Always happens, just when you post something you find the problem...

Apologies, I forgot to export the class.
Thanks
Jaco