[Qt-interest] Qt opensource on windows 64

[Constantin Makshin]

Windows SDK contains a free (as in beer) version of Visual Studio  
compiler. You can use it with their stand-alone version of VS debugger  
(http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx) which is  
free, too.

On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:23:10 +0300, André Somers <andre at familiesomers.nl>  
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> "André Somers" <andre at familiesomers.nl> schreef in bericht
> news:gp6gt2$8m8$1 at eple.troll.no...
>> Hi,
>>
>> "Constantin Makshin" <dinosaur-rus at users.sourceforge.net> schreef in
>> bericht news:op.uqla8eldp27x8p at dinosaur-rus.lcl.starlink.ru...
>>> IIRC, Visual Studio Express doesn't support development of 64-bit
>>> applications. You'll have to use the compiler from Windows SDK and
>>> stand-alone version of the debugger. Quite inconvenient...
>>>
>>> Officially, MinGW doesn't have a 64-bit compiler, too. There's an
>>> unofficial 64-bit Windows version of GCC at
>>> http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net . You may try it.
>>
>> That MinGW version is exactly how far I got, actually. Problem is: how  
>> to make Qt play nice with it? I downloaded the SDK, but it ships it's  
>> own
>> version of MinGW, which is based on a very version of GCC. I can't  
>> imagine I'm the first to actually try to harnass the capabilities of  
>> his shiny 64 bit machine on Windows?
>
> Doesn't anyone have a clue on how to get Qt working with a 64 bits,
> non-commercial compiler on Windows? I am not saying I am stuck to  
> GCC/MinGW, but a commercial (paid) compiler is currently not an option.
>
> André

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Constantin "Dinosaur" Makshin