[SOLVED] qmake doesn't create executable files

drizzt

Hello!
I have QtSDK (1.1.2).
After using commands at "Qt 4.7.3 for Desktop (MSVC 2008)" or the same with MinGW :
qmake -project
qmake project.pro
there are folders debug and release but both are empty.
What should i do?

koahnig

Welcome to the forum.

If you run qmake, you are only preparing the make files. These makefiles have to be used together with nmake for msvc or, I guees it is just make, with mingw.

I would suggest to go to the different tutorials "(.e.g.)":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/doc/qt-4.7/qt-basic-concepts.html on this platform. Those or others will provide a good start for you in using Qt.

ZapB

[Shameless self-plug]: Try "this tutorial":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/wiki/Basic_Qt_Programming_Tutorial to get you up and running.

drizzt

Thank you a lot guys. I found :)

solution - cite("here":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/wiki/Build_Standalone_Qt_Application_for_Windows):
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Using MinGW

To build the application run consecutively qmake and mingw32-make.

qmake Hello.pro
mingw32-make

Using Microsoft Tools

To build the Qt project as a standalone executable file run qmake and nmake. After that you should execute mt.exe to embed a manifest inside the application to avoid error such as missing MSVCP90.dll when the application is started on other computers.

qmake Hello.pro
nmake release
cd release
mt.exe -manifest Hello.exe.manifest -outputresource: Hello.exe;1

Please note that the names of the manifest and the executable file depend on the name of your project.

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ZapB

Or just use QtCreator and have it do that for you behind the scenes ;-) I agree it is good to know how to do it by hand too though.