So when I click Help -> About Qt Creator I have a such message.
Why in heading says 4.11.1 but below I see that Based on Qt 5.14.1
This is which version is used to build Qt Creator... You should check from the maintenance tool for your installed version!
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There is an Example tab at the Qt Creator(2.6.1)'s Welcome page, which is supposed to show the already made Qt Project Examples. But whenever I click on that, Qt creator closes automatically. Sometimes it shows the Example projects for 1 or 2 seconds and the exits. Any idea?
You probably need to configure Qt Creator to find your Qt installation.
Compiler configuration for Qt Creator
And you might need to get the msvs compiler, too.
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-products
They now have the mingw version available for windows with Qt 5.0.2.
http://qt-project.org/downloads
Also if you installed Qt without the examples that may also cause this error.
Hope that helps.
I am new to Qt and its IDE Qt Creator so pardon my ignorance.
When I try to compile my code I get the exception
"Qt Creator needs a compiler set up to build. Configure a compiler in the kit options".
I have installed MingGW for compiling C++ code.
However, I am having a problem configuring it for Qt Creator.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
I suspect you are using the new 5.0 Qt. It required a bit of prodding for me too.
If you look into Settings > Build & Run > Kits you should see an auto-detected entry which will probably have an exclamation mark in front and is not editable. Ignore this.
Add a new Kit
Give it a name, set the "Qt version" and select a compiler. (Compilers should have been auto-detected. If you do not see any compilers, you will have to set at least one up manually)
Click the "Make Default" button. (You may have to modify project build settings to use the new Kit too)
There may be a better way, but I do not know it. And you should probably use 4.x until 5 is out of beta.
I was also having the same problem, so what I did was this:
sudo apt-get install g++
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
I then closed the QT Creator, restarted it, and it worked.
I do not know which of the above two made it work, but it worked!
You are using Qt Creator 2.6.x, as those are the only ones that have kits.
Please go to Tools>Options>Build & Run>Compilers and add you mingw compiler there. You need to point creator to 'g++' in your mingw installation.
Then head over to the Kits tab and click on the desktop kit that creator should have created for you. In the details there is a field called Compiler (or Tool chain, don't remember). Select your mingw compiler there. Check the debugger field. If it is empty or using the gdb debugger that is part of mingw: Grab a debugger from http://builds.qt-project.org/, install it and point creator to that one. The debuggers delivered as part of mingw are known to not work well with creator.
Do not use the Nokia Qt SDK: Everything in there is terribly outdated by now!
This is just a starting point to troubleshoot your question, but the Qt Creator preferences has settings in the "Build & Run" area where you can define the location of your build toolchain: compiler, Qt version to build, etc. For mingw you'd have to point the right field to the location of g++, for a Qt version the location of qmake.
Not always the last version is the better. If someone is learning Qt to implement production solutions, is not good idea to use Qt version 5 (see the Qt5 change log). If you want to learn Qt programming, I think that the Nokia SDK is a good starting point, because you only have to install it as another Windows software, and start to coding.
By using linux is another good starting point, because you will have all the develop environment with a few apt-get commands.
When I started programming Qt, I lost a lot of hours to get a complete environment working with QtCreator, and I understand that not everybody has time for it.
I am using Qt Creator 3.5.1 based on Qt 5.5.1. The error "No compiler set in kit" has been a problem every time I have to configure a development system. The solution that worked for me is to select Tools/Options/Compilers and add a compiler. In my case a GCC compiler with Name:g++, Compiler path:/usr/bin/g++. The trick is to add the compiler before trying to add a Kit. If I add a Kit before I add a compiler I can never add the compiler to the Kit. If you having this problem delete the Kit, add a compiler, then add the Kit.
In your questions you must provide us more information about your problem, such as what versions of software are you using.
About your question, I think, that very good idea to you (as a beginner) is to use all-in-box QtSDK (link, need registration). There are ready-to-use QtCreator, MinGW and litle bit old Qt Libs in that QtSDK 1.2.1. So, you dont't need to configure it at all.
Hope, it'll help. Good luck!
Qt was messing up on Windows so I deleted it and re installed it with the qt libraries and Qt Creator. Now, whenever I try to open my old project, I get the error that "Qmake is does not exist or is not executable", and none of the Qt headers can be located.
Assuming you're using a recent version of Qt, such as version 4.7.4, and a recent version of Qt Creator, such as the branch 2.3 .*.
Probably somewhere in this process, Qt Creator or the settings for this specific project lost the reference to Qt install.
We first need to find out if Qt Creator knows where Qt is installed. Go to Tools > Options.... Then click in Qt4. Here will show all installed and detected Qt versions.
As you can see, I have one Qt version installed (4.7.4), which was automatically detected.
If you do not have any installed version, you need to indicate a one manually. Simply click Add and point it to the right qmake.exe. Use the paths of the figure as reference. If you are developing a windows/mingw application, just need to add the qmake.exe associated with mingw (c:\qtsdk\desktop\qt\4.7.4\mingw\bin\qmake.exe on my computer) and remember the Version name, we'll need that in next step.
After that, open the project and click on Projects in the lateral bar. You need to Substitute the Qt version. Click on Manage next to it and select the correct version. This should resolve the problem.
Any trouble just comment. Sorry about the creepy english.
This tutorial here shows how to add toolchains to Qt Creator. I didn't need that, since my installed MinGW automatically shows up there (I checked the path and it's right).
How do I make my project compile with it? I checked the projects tab on the left, and under none of the build configurations do I get the option to use MinGW (only Visual Studio).
Then I went to Tools->Options->Build and Run->Qt Version, and tried adding a Qt version for MinGW, but I simply don't have a qmake.exe for MinGW (or do I, and I'm just not aware?).
How can I make Qt Creator use MinGW?
Note: I have the Qt SDK.
Just to add a bit more specific info here. When I originally installed the QtSDK on windows I only had the MVSC option for building. To fix this run the Update QT SDK program and pick the Package Manager option, hit next. Expand "Qt SDK" -> "Development Tools" -> "Desktop QT" -> "Your QT Verision (mine is 4.8.0 (Desktop) at time of writing)" and you should only see a check box next to your Qt version for MSVC. Also check the MinGW option and hit next at the bottom. This will download and install mingw build tool chain for qt creator. You will then have the option to choose MinGW builds instead of MSVC.
In order to update Qt, and install mingw support, on windows, you will go to programs and features, find Qt, and right click on it. Click on change, and then hit next until you get to the "Setup - Qt" page. Click on "Add or remove components" then "Next". Wait while it updates "meta information" and then click the arrow next to the version you want to install qt for and check the box for the version of mingw you have (or everything to be safe). Then hit next and then update.
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Questions:
Is Qt Creator built with Qt Creator?
Similarly, is Qt Designer built with Qt Designer?
BTW, why are there two Qt IDEs? Are they competitors? Which one should I use? I am using Creator.
What is Qt SDK? I am asking this because the Qt Designer & Creator 2.2.1 and Qtmake 4.7.4 that I installed thro ubuntu 11.10 s/w centre does not work. The build menu is all greyed out.
When I downloaded the latest QtSDK (2.3.1/4.7.4) into a separate installation into /opt/QtSDK, both the ubuntu sanctioned installation and the /opt/QtSDK would work as expected.
Why did my ubuntu sanctioned installation not work without the SDK? What does the SDK do?
This one is for Ubuntu enthusiasts - Qt IDE requires the SDK to work, and yet ubuntu released both Creator/Designer without checking if they work first? There is no QtSDK installation item in s/w centre. Is that intentional, or a procedural bug?
After I build my desktop app (I am building a tabbed file explorer) on Linux, what steps do I need to make to have it running on Windows 7/Vista? Will I rebuild on a windows version of Qt Creator?
I also notice that Qt Creator code generation is not perfect. It would forget to include some Qt library files in the auto-generated code, and I had to correct that manually.
Is Qt Creator built with Qt Creator?
I believe so.
That doesn't mean that everyone who works on Qt has to use it - just that I believe that lots of people do.
I don't work for any of the companies that have produced Qt, but my reasoning is:
A Google search for "dogfooding qt creator" brings up plenty of hits, including this comment from November 2010:
We’re also “dogfooding” by releasing complex apps like Qt Creator and the Ovi Suite on the desktop ports of Qt
They've put a massive amount of effort into Qt Creator over the last few years. It's hard to imagine that being worthwhile, unless they used it themselves
At recent Qt Developer Days, Qt Developers have spoken really enthusiastically about Qt Creator
Similarly, is Qt Designer built with Qt Designer?
Yes. A look at the Qt Designer source code shows plenty of .ui (Designer) files.
Why are there two Qt IDEs? Are they competitors? Which one should I use? I am using Creator.
When you edit .ui files insiide Qt Creator, you are still running Qt Designer: it's simply showing the Designer window inside Creator, for convenience.
What is Qt SDK? ... What does the SDK do?
Qt SDK is just a convenient way to download all the Qt tools in one go. You don't have to use it.
This one is for Ubuntu enthusiasts ... Is that intentional, or a procedural bug?
Sorry - no idea. It's hard to imagine it being intentional though.
After I build my desktop app (I am building a tabbed file explorer) on Linux, what steps do I need to make to have it running on Windows 7/Vista? Will I rebuild on a windows version of Qt Creator?
You will need to install Qt on a Windows PC, and then build your source code in it.
You can either do that by using Qt Creator and the Windows compiler it includes (mingw) or you can use another compiler, if you have one, e.g. Visual Studio.
I also notice that Qt Creator code generation is not perfect. It would forget to include some Qt library files in the auto-generated code, and I had to correct that manually.
If you've used any non-Qt classes in arguments to signals and slots, then this answer may help you there.