[Qt-creator] QtCreator in an Ubuntu VM

[Matthew J. Fisher]

Hola mundo,

I'm a new Qt user, quite interested in what the SDK provides as an 
alternative to .NET, Mono, and GTK+/GTK#.

In case it might be helpful to other new users, particularly Windows 
users, I've posted an entry-level guide to setting up QtCreator in an 
Ubuntu virtual machine.

http://pedro-y-pablo.blogspot.com/2009/03/qtcreator-in-ubuntu-vm-under-virtualbox.html

Among the things I've documented are Qt's compiler and library 
requirements, which users will need to address in a fresh Ubuntu 
installation. Each build error is addressed in turn.

Getting up and running in with QtCreator in Windows XP and Vista 
requires no such guide, but where's the cross-platform fun in that?

The only glitch I noticed in the installation itself is that if you 
install the QtCreator SDK using sudo, root retains ownership of the Qt 
configuration settings in the installing user's home folder. This 
prevents saving session settings when closing QtCreator.

All in all, the SDK is a fine piece of work, and the official Qt book 
looks made to order for easing the transition to C++ from C#. Thank you 
to those who made it possible.

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Matt Fisher
Caribou, Maine, USA