Flameshot is not launching in through Qt run

[IndolikarQuantifier]

Hi I am trying to build and launch the flameshot through Qt but after running am getting "QIODevice::read (QSslSocket): device not open" and there no application window. Please help to solve this.
Thanks

[mmahmoudian]

Please provide all the following details:

1. Which version or commit you are building
2. What operating system are you using
3. What is the build environment
4. What are the exact steps you are following to build?

[IndolikarQuantifier]

commit number : f3e81d2
branch : master
OS : Windows 11
build environment : MSVC 2026, Qt 6.11.1
Steps Performed : just build and run no additional steps are performed.

I am new to Open Source Contribution, can you please tell me how to check for version

[mmahmoudian]

Well, the git commit hash you provided is better than just the version.

Can you try the following and see if any if it work:

Open a terminal or power shell, navigate to the folder that you have build the Flameshot binary, and run:

path\to\flameshot --version

path\to\flameshot configurations

[IndolikarQuantifier]

it prints nothing.

However when I run using windows command prompt it gives me Qt related dll mission errors as follows:

[mmahmoudian]

@ElTh0r0 do you happen to know what the issue can be?

[ElTh0r0]

The required dll's cannot be found, because if Flameshot was just compiled, the exe is created in the build\src subfolder e.g. [your path]\flameshot\build\Desktop_Qt_6_11_1_MSVC2022_64bit-Debug\src and the required dependencies to run it are not automatically copied to the correct location next to the exe.

If you want to run the exe, which you just compiled, you need all the files from [your path]\flameshot\build\Desktop_Qt_6_11_1_MSVC2022_64bit-Debug\windeployqt_stuff in addition. The easiest may be to copy flameshot.exe and flameshot-cli.exe into that folder (or copy everything from windeployqt_stuff + both exe files to an arbitrary folder, if you want to use the self-compiled Flameshot version in your daily business).

Note: Folder "Desktop_Qt_6_11_1_MSVC2022_64bit-Debug" can have a different name depending on your setup!

If you want to work on the Flameshot code and develop, I recommend to use "Qt Creator", because when you compile & run the code from there, Qt Creator will locate the required DLLs automatically and you can test/debug Flameshot directly from the IDE without having to worry about the dlls or copy anything manually.

[IndolikarQuantifier]

Hi @ElTh0r0
I am trying to build and launch the flameshot through Qt but after running am getting following error

"QIODevice::read (QSslSocket): device not open" and there no application window. Please help to solve this. Thanks

[jack9603301]

Did you compile it yourself? Or...? Please tell me how you're running it. I'm not very familiar with Windows, but it seems like the DLLs can't be found.

Perhaps you should run windeployqt? This command exists in the bin folder under your Qt installation path. It will automatically detect dependencies and copy the DLLs.

[jack9603301]

windeployqt is automatically executed (if cmake can find it).
Did you try anything from what I suggested above? If windeployqt was found, all the required files/dlls can be found in windeployqt_stuff as mentioned in my initial answer.

I was under the impression that if you don't do it manually, the command doesn't do it automatically

[IndolikarQuantifier]

windeployqt is automatically executed (if cmake can find it). Did you try anything from what I suggested above? If windeployqt was found, all the required files/dlls can be found in windeployqt_stuff as mentioned in my initial answer.

Yes but the result is same it does't shows nothing

[IndolikarQuantifier]

I am not getting what was missing here

[mmahmoudian]

@IndolikarQuantifier i believe the easiest way is to record your screen while compiling the HEAD of master branch. Try to show the exact setup so that it is clear what steps your are taking and what messages and errors you might get. Also please make sure no sensitive or personal information is present in the video.

[IndolikarQuantifier]

Hi I have tried from another machine it is working there I think my earlier machine has some issue

Thanks