[Qt-interest] From one computer to another

[Dan White]

FWIW, I figured out a trick on Mac OS X --

I create a disc image for a data-DVD, install/build Qt on that volume,  
and then burn it to a DVD.
I can then put that DVD in any similar Mac and all I need to do is use  
the full path to qmake on the .pro file and everything just works from  
there.  I use this technique to keep previous versions handy.

It could maybe work the same way on a Microsoft machine.  I do not  
have one to experiment with.

A similar possibility is to build Qt on a USB thumb drive.  The 4 and  
8 Gb drives are not that expensive if you shop around.

On Jul 22, 2010, at 11:28 PM, Andrey 'ABacus' Bondarenko wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:05:22 +0400, Rohan McGovern <rohan.mcgovern at nokia.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> Andrey 'ABacus' Bondarenko said:
>>> I have compiled Qt 4.7.0 beta2 on the computer in my office. Then  
>>> I brought package to the home machine. But it doesn't work. Do I  
>>> have to recompile Qt on every machine I want to use?
>>>
>>
>> You didn't say which OS you're using.
>
> The OS is the same on both machines: Windows Vista.
>
>> A basic limitation of most platforms is that the destination path is
>> embedded into the produced binaries.  That means that you would  
>> have to
>> put Qt on your home machine in the exact same path that you used on  
>> your
>> office machine (or try to patch the binaries like the installer  
>> does -
>> not recommended).
>>
>> Some platforms have additional limitations, e.g. compiling Qt on one
>> Linux distribution may result in binaries not compatible with other
>> Linux distributions, depending on exactly how you build.