Qt header discovery & framework support; vendor simplecpp update #302
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@jamesobutler Now this has been proposed upstream, we will be able to contribute |
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@mrbean-bremen Thanks for the review 🙏 I will revisit and update shortly 🚀 |
…a4f49b (bfc53ad); was master (37fa4f4) Upstream: commontk/simplecpp@bfc53ad Source date: 2025-08-30 Files: generator/simplecpp/simplecpp.h, generator/simplecpp/simplecpp.cpp Patch: generator/simplecpp/do_not_stop_on_error.patch re-applied Compare: commontk/simplecpp@37fa4f4...bfc53ad
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- Prefer `QLibraryInfo::{HeadersPath}` to locate Qt headers; fall back to
`$QTDIR/include` when `QLibraryInfo` is unavailable or invalid.
- Accept include roots from `PYTHONQT_INCLUDE` and `--include-paths`; warn
and skip non-existent paths; normalize with `QDir::cleanPath`.
- Probe module subdirs under the Qt include root and append those that
exist (QtCore, QtGui, QtNetwork, QtOpenGL, QtXml).
- Use `DUI::addIncludePath(...)` instead of pushing to `includePaths`.
- Minor cleanups: Use QStringLiteral, add helpers for path joining/dir checks.
Remove hardcoded macOS `/Library/Frameworks` header paths from the QTDIR-missing
branch anticipating the addition of `getFrameworkDirectories` function.
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… PYTHONQT_FRAMEWORK
Add `getFrameworkDirectories` to collect framework/library search roots from:
- `.` (cwd),
- `PYTHONQT_FRAMEWORK` (path-list, validated),
- `--framework-paths` CLI arg (validated),
- `${QTDIR}/lib/<Module>` when present, plus `${QTDIR}/lib`.
Co-authored-by: Hans Johnson <hans-johnson@uiowa.edu>
- Extend Qt version discovery to accept framework roots (e.g., .../QtCore.framework) in addition to include dirs. - On macOS, also probe `Versions/A/Headers/qtcoreversion.h`. - Try include paths first, then framework paths; abort with a clear error if neither yields a version. Co-authored-by: Hans Johnson <hans-johnson@uiowa.edu>
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This improves header file detection on macOS by introducing support for additional common paths where `qtcoreversion.h` might be located. This change enhances compatibility with different Qt installations.
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@mrbean-bremen This now ready for final review & integration 🙏 🚀 |
| // Prefer QLibraryInfo (works without QTDIR) | ||
| QString qtInclude = QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::HeadersPath); | ||
| if (!isDir(qtInclude)) { | ||
| // Fallback to QTDIR/include | ||
| const QString qtDir = qEnvironmentVariable("QTDIR"); |
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I dislike a little bit the fact that now we can't generate the bindings for a different Qt version than the version with which the generator was built. Sure, this is a little bit of a corner case, but I know that I have used this at some time during development.
Could we get another override mechanism for the Qt include directory?
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Very sensible point. This is an oversight & I will revisit.
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I dislike a little bit the fact that now we can't generate the bindings for a different Qt version than the version with which the generator was built. Sure, this is a little bit of a corner case, but I know that I have used this at some time during development.
For future reference, this has been addressed in #313
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This PR modernizes how the generator discovers Qt headers/frameworks and vendors a newer
simplecppwith framework-aware search logic. Together these changes make builds robust on macOS (Qt frameworks) and cleaner across all platforms.Vendor
simplecppupdateBumps
generator/simplecpp/{simplecpp.h, simplecpp.cpp}to patched-2025-08-30-37fa4f49b (upstream: commontk/simplecpp@bfc53ad; previously danmar/simplecpp@37fa4f4).Re-applies local patch:
generator/simplecpp/do_not_stop_on_error.patch.Introduces a typed, ordered search path API:
DUI::PathKind { Include, SystemInclude, Framework, SystemFramework }DUI::searchPathsplus helpersaddIncludePath,addSystemIncludePath,addFrameworkPath,addSystemFrameworkPathsearchPathsis empty, legacyincludePathsis mirrored asInclude.Adds Apple framework resolution for
#include <Pkg/Hdr.h>→<Pkg.framework/Headers/Hdr.h>(andPrivateHeadersfallback).Interleaves
-Iand-Fin the original CLI order; handles-isystemand-iframework.Upstream compare: commontk/simplecpp@37fa4f4...bfc53ad
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This changes are vendored from the
commontk/simplecppfork including commit backported from:-I,-isystem,-F,-iframework+ Darwin framework support (with legacy-Iback-compat) danmar/simplecpp#511Generator: discover Qt headers via
QLibraryInfoPrefers
QLibraryInfo::HeadersPath; falls back to$QTDIR/includeif needed.Accepts include roots from:
PYTHONQT_INCLUDE(path list; validated)--include-paths(validated)Probes and appends existing module subdirs under the Qt include root:
QtCore,QtGui,QtNetwork,QtOpenGL,QtXml.Starts using
DUI::addIncludePath(...)instead of pushing to the legacyincludePaths.Removes hardcoded macOS
/Library/Frameworks/.../Headersassumptions (to defer to new framework discovery).Generator: discover Qt framework paths dynamically (macOS)
New
getFrameworkDirectories(...)collects framework/library search roots from:.(cwd)PYTHONQT_FRAMEWORK(validated)--framework-paths(validated)${QTDIR}/lib/<Module>.frameworkwhen present, plus${QTDIR}/libQLibraryInfo::LibrariesPathwhen availablePasses these paths to the preprocessor using
DUI::addFrameworkPath(...).Generator: detect Qt version from frameworks on macOS
getQtVersion(...)now accepts either header include directories or framework roots.Versions/A/Headers/qtcoreversion.hwhen given a framework root (e.g.,.../QtCore.framework).This pull request supersedes the following ones:
This pull request fixes the following issues: