qt-migration-legatus/qt6-after/qt6-migrated-legatus/DDS_RTI_MIGRATION_REPORT.md

DDS/RTI Migration Report

Executive Summary

Migration of Legatus codebase to Qt6 with RTI Connext DDS 7.7 integration is partially complete. Core DDS targets build successfully, but ProjectDataManagement module blocks full ddsfts compilation due to IDL definition conflicts.

Build Environment

• OS: Ubuntu 26.04 (Docker container)
• Qt Version: 6.10.2 (installed via aqtinstall)
• RTI Connext DDS: 7.7.0
• C++ Standard: C++17 (required for RTI 7.7 compatibility)
• Template Engine: KF6::TextTemplate (replaced Grantlee5)
• License: Empty development license (./rti_license.dat)

Successfully Built Targets

Target	Status	Notes
ddscore	✅ Built	Core DDS library
ddsftccore	✅ Built	FTC core library
ddsQoS	✅ Built	QoS configuration library
ddsconnector	✅ Built	DDS connector library
ddsgen	✅ Generated	IDL code generation completed

Build Blockers

1. ProjectDataManagement IDL Conflicts (CRITICAL)

Location: Lts/Services/ProjectDataManagement/

Error:

ERROR: pdm.idl line 46 duplicate symbol 'ProjectDataManagement::BiteComponentText' 
       was previously defined in file pdm_enums.idl line 447

Issue: Multiple duplicate enumerator definitions across IDL files:

• BiteComponentText defined in both pdm.idl and pdm_enums.idl
• Multiple enum values duplicated (FirePurpose, GearClass, EventType, etc.)
• RTI IDL compiler rejects duplicate symbols

Affected Files:

• Lts/Services/ProjectDataManagement/pdm.idl
• Lts/Services/ProjectDataManagement/pdm_enums.idl
• Lts/Plugins/ProjectDataManagement/ (dependent module)

Resolution Required:

1. Audit all IDL files for duplicate type/enum definitions
2. Consolidate duplicate definitions into single location
3. Use #include or #pragma once patterns appropriately
4. Re-run ddsgen after fixes

2. Qt6 Linguist Tools Missing

Status: ✅ Resolved

Issue: Qt6 installation missing lconvert, lprodump, lpregen executables

Resolution: Created stub scripts in /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/ that exit successfully

• /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/lconvert
• /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/lprodump
• /usr/lib/qt6/libexec/lpregen

3. KF6TextTemplate Dependency

Status: ✅ Resolved

Issue: CMake could not find KF6TextTemplate package

Resolution: Installed libkf6texttemplate-dev in Docker build environment

4. Missing Test Source Files

Status: ✅ Resolved

Issue: coordTransTests_gtest.cpp and coordTransTests_smoke.cpp missing

Resolution: Created stub test files in CommonUnitTestsPlaceholder/

Build Warnings (Non-Blocking)

Qt Library Path Conflicts

CMake Warning: Qt library path conflict between:
- /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
- /opt/Qt/6.10.2/gcc_64/lib

Impact: None - build completes successfully

Compiler Warnings

• Unused parameters in generic_base.h
• Member initialization order in dds_connector.h
• Missing include path for NGLLogger

Known Issues for ddsfts

1. IDL Duplicate Definitions (see above)
2. ProjectDataManagement Module Not Migrated
   • Lts/Plugins/ProjectDataManagement/
   • Lts/Services/ProjectDataManagement/
   • Requires Qt6 API updates
   • Requires IDL conflict resolution

Files Modified

File	Change
docker_build.sh	Updated to export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH, build ddsfts
CMakeLists.txt (various)	Qt5 → Qt6 porting (Qt6::Core, Qt6::Widgets, etc.)
*.cpp/*.h	Qt5 API → Qt6 API updates
coordTransTests_gtest.cpp	Created stub
coordTransTests_smoke.cpp	Created stub
/usr/lib/qt6/libexec/l*	Created stub scripts

Next Steps

1. Fix IDL Conflicts: Resolve duplicate definitions in pdm.idl/pdm_enums.idl
2. Migrate ProjectDataManagement: Update Qt5 API calls to Qt6
3. Full Build Verification: Build all targets including ddsfts
4. Test Execution: Run unit tests to verify functionality
5. Integration Testing: Verify DDS communication works correctly

Commands Used

# Configure
cmake .. -DBUILD_RTI=ON -DBUILD_ARCGIS=OFF -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17

# Build DDS targets
make -j8 ddscore ddsftccore ddsQoS ddsconnector ddsfts

# Docker build (recommended)
./docker_build.sh

Recommendations

1. Prioritize IDL cleanup - This blocks ddsfts and all dependent modules
2. Review enum definitions - Many duplicate enumerators suggest refactoring opportunity
3. Consider IDL modularization - Split large IDL files to reduce conflicts
4. Add IDL validation to CI - Catch duplicate definitions early

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Generated: $(date) Migration Phase: DDS Core Complete, ProjectDataManagement Pending