Installing Windows and QT

Windows Installation

In Virtualbox, Install Windows 7 + Security Fixes + IE8

QT Installation

Create a Development Tools Disk D:

Download QT Online Installer: https://www1.qt.io/download-open-source/#section-2

Installed QT 5.9.2
MinGW
MSVC 2015 32 bit
MSVC 2015 64 bit
UWP x64 64 bit
QT Libs
QT Creator 4.4.1
MinGW 4.9.2

It is now possible to compile  and debug MinGW applications.  But MSVC applications need the MSVC compiler ...

Note that the WebToolsWidgets don't work, as MinGW does not support Chrome.  For this, you will need MSVC.

MSVC Installation

To compile MSVC applications: Download and install the following:

  • Microsoft .NET 4.6.1 (NDP461-KB3102438-Web.exe): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49981
  • Visual C++ 2015 Build Tools Windows 8.1 SDK (visualcppbuildtools_full.exe): http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691126
  • Windows SDK for Windows 7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=8279
It's possible all that was really necessary was the Windows SDK.  As installed, the Windows SDK is required because it contains the debugger cdb.exe.


The compiler is now installed, and  if you open a .pro file, and you should be able to select the new compiler.

Note that this installs the compiler, but no debugger.



Building QT

These notes are really really old ....

Pre-Requisites

Pre-Requisites: Operating System and Apps

The following disks / drives should be used.  Note that it is important for the compilation speed, that P: is an emulated SATA drive, rather than a network mount.

C: - Windows + Applications as follows:
    Git
    GnuWin32
    JOM
    Perl
    Python27
    QT
    Ruby
    Visual Studio 2010

P: - QT Source and Working Area as follows:

   Batch files
   QTxxxBuild

W: - QT Windows Library Destination as follows:

   ICU
   OpenSSL-Win32
   QTxxx