[Qt-interest] Any way to create a "Distribution" in custom installation location

David Ching dc at remove-this.dcsoft.com
Fri Oct 30 01:17:41 CET 2009


"Mike Jackson" <imikejackson at gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:hcch8p$qte$1 at eple.troll.no...
> Here are a few reasons:
>   This is for a client who I am assisting writing code for. The current 
> code base is command line only and I am tasked with wrapping it in a Gui.
>   The developer may not have all the necessary knowledge to just "download 
> the src and compile Qt from the command line" when they are only used to 
> Visual Studio.
>   The compile TAKES FOREVER and they have a slower computer
>   I wouldn't have to do this if Qt would release a precompiled version for 
> VS (non-commercial)
>   I don't want to have to copy 80 bazillion files onto a separate hard 
> disk, then copy those same 80 bazillion files onto his disk again......
>   I simply want a "lean and mean" Qt precompiled for Visual Studio 2005.
>   Lastly, I use CMake to build my projects so the developer in question 
> doesn't need to know about qmake or anything else qt related. He just 
> wants to build the Gui version of the code.
>

I see.  Well, there are websites containing pre-built Qt for Visual C++ if 
you look.  With all the configure options, though, I'd just as soon build my 
own and get exactly what I want instead of relying on pre-built Qt distros 
(either by Nokia or others).

Thanks,
David 




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