From 793ea5f81c7b86a87f23da1c9783fd23b0a1ab3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sithlord48 <sithlord48@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:23:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: make sure client, server and core init a qApp for
 Setting's to find the app path with fixes #8534

---
 src/apps/deskflow-client/deskflow-client.cpp | 5 +++++
 src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp     | 5 +++++
 src/apps/deskflow-server/deskflow-server.cpp | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-client/deskflow-client.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-client/deskflow-client.cpp
index f35e411b5b..33483b7c5b 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-client/deskflow-client.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-client/deskflow-client.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
 #include "arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h"
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #endif
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
+  // HACK to make sure settings gets the correct qApp path
+  QCoreApplication m(argc, argv);
+  m.deleteLater();
+
   ArchMiscWindows::guardRuntimeVersion();
 
   // record window instance for tray icon, etc
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
index d311c9950a..32c9e37a8c 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
 #include "arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h"
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #endif
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ bool isClient(int argc, char **argv)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
+  // HACK to make sure settings gets the correct qApp path
+  QCoreApplication m(argc, argv);
+  m.deleteLater();
+
   ArchMiscWindows::setInstanceWin32(GetModuleHandle(NULL));
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-server/deskflow-server.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-server/deskflow-server.cpp
index 7d2dd24cda..5688b72d04 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-server/deskflow-server.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-server/deskflow-server.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
 #include "arch/win32/ArchMiscWindows.h"
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #endif
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
+  // HACK to make sure settings gets the correct qApp path
+  QCoreApplication m(argc, argv);
+  m.deleteLater();
+
   ArchMiscWindows::guardRuntimeVersion();
 
   // record window instance for tray icon, etc