Mingw generates .qrl and .a files but not .dll

El91

@jsulm But here they say that it is VS 2010

jsulm

You're right it's probably VS 2010

El91

Can someone please tell me how to add a plugin using MSVC ? , because I need commands specific to MSVC to do it.

mawh1960

You'll need Qt with MSVC. Have you looked at Qt 4.8.6 downloads ?

El91

Oh really ? I am using Qt with MinGW "qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw482-4.8.6-1.exe" . And I want to use the plugin with this version of Qt. So if I install Qt with MSVC and add the plugin using MSVC, would it work with the other version of Qt (with MinGW )?
And can someone tell me the equivalent of "make" and "make install" in MSVC ?

Ratzz

@El91
As suggested you cannot add plugin with the version you have . you need Qt with MSVC.

El91

@Ratzz Okay, but does it work if I use another version of Qt Creator ? a version which is build with MinGW ?

Ratzz

@El91
Qt creator or Qt SDK?
If you have built with "qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw482-4.8.6-1.exe" then that will not work with MSVC . (in the sense you will have to build separately with MSVC).

jsulm

It is simple: a plug-in must be built using the same compiler which was used to built QtCreator.

Ratzz

@jsulm
But he wants "qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw482-4.8.6-1.exe" to add pulgin!

jsulm

@Ratzz Well, that will not work. To build a plug-in for QtCreator on Windows he needs the same VS compiler as used to build QtCreator and Qt version for the same VS compiler.

jsulm

Let's say QtCreator was built using VS2010. To build plug-ins for it you need:

VS2010
Qt for VS2010

If QtCreator was built using MinGW then you need:

MinGW
Qt for MinGW

El91

@jsulm Thank you ! , it is very clear now. So I have already MinGW and Qt for MinGW. What I need is another version of QtCreator, a version working on windows and which is built using MinGW. Can you tell me please where I can find it ?

jsulm

I don't think there is an official QtCreator build using MinGW. But you can download the source code and build it.
http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qtcreator/3.5/3.5.1/qt-creator-opensource-src-3.5.1.zip
from here: https://www.qt.io/download-open-source/#section-2

El91

@jsulm To build it I have to go to the directory and use the same commands as if I'm building a plug-in ?

jsulm

See README.md file in the ZIP archive, it describes what you need and how to build.

El91

@jsulm Alright, but this version needs Qt 5.4.0 or later, I'll use another version because I have to work with Qt 4.8.6.

jsulm

See here for older QtCreator versions: http://download.qt.io/archive/qtcreator/

El91

I'm sorry to tell you this guys but I give up (for now). I found so many errors when I tried to build QtCreator with MinGW, and it affected the QtCreator version already installed. So I don't need anymore that plugin. It took so much of my time for nothing.
Thank you very much for your help !