On the way of making an app installable

[tomy]

@SGaist said in On the way of making an app installable:

Hi,

If you opened a Qt development console then you don't have to toy with path.

Hi,

What is a Qt development console please? Is it a command prompt?

Then, yes, windeployqt is the simplest to make your application "independent".

No you don't have to build Qt yourself.

Once you have that, you can use a package creator like the Qt Installer Framework, NSIS, Inno Setup, etc. to make an installer and thus make your application easy to install.

OK, that's a good news, but, should I run that windeployqt file from a command prompt or just double click on it?

[SGaist]

Command prompt pre-configured for you. IIRC you may have it in the start menu.

Command prompt also.

[tomy]

@SGaist said in On the way of making an app installable:

Command prompt pre-configured for you. IIRC you may have it in the start menu.

Command prompt also.

I didn't find IIRC ( and haven't heard this) but have a normal command prompt and also MinGW 5.3.0 32 bit.

So I go to my Release folder's path by ones of these command prompts and write windeployqt and hit enter. Right?

MinGW 5.3.0 32 bit's path: C:\Qt\Qt5.7.0\5.7\mingw53_32

command prompt's path: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

[Carmoneer]

@tomy Just a heads up - "IIRC" is an acronym for "If I remember correctly". :)

[tomy]

@Carmoneer
Ow thanks. :D :D
I'm not a native speaker of English, so informal speaking may make misunderstanding cases. :)

[tomy]

I did these:
1- Using a Command Prompt went to the windeployqt's path and pasted the path of Release folder into <>:

C:\Qt\Qt5.7.0\5.7\mingw53_32\bin>windeployqt <C:\Users\CS\Documents\Qt\build-Cal-Desktop_Qt_5_7_0_MinGW_32bit-Release\release>
Result: The syntax of the command is incorrect.

Once again this time I pasted the path of the Cal folder:
C:\Qt\Qt5.7.0\5.7\mingw53_32\bin>windeployqt <C:\Users\CS\Desktop\Cal>
Result, again: The syntax of the command is incorrect.

If this is the simplest way to make an app installable, so how to run that .exe file please??

[SGaist]

Remove all these < and > from your command

[tomy]

@SGaist
GOOD, something happened.
My Release folder changed. It's now as follows:
http://uploads.im/ViqNX.jpg

Now what to do with them please?
I mean what is the rest of the process? when I will reach the end please? It's a week I'm just looking for a way to make my app installable on other machines (and mine as well)

[SGaist]

I already suggested in a previous post to look for an installer creation framework.

[tomy]

Yes, you are right, sorry.

I have all of these:
qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x86.run
qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x64.run
qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-src

And also two folders (Cal and Release) that I have used them for windeployqt by a Command Prompt.

Now how to use these?

[tomy]

I have questions:
Should I follow the process using here?
If yes, which one of the above qt-installer-framework-opensources is pre-built, or which one should I use?

Then should I follow from Setting up Qt Installer Framework there?

[SGaist]

Those ending with .run are pre-built, which one you use depends on your OS.

[tomy]

@SGaist said in On the way of making an app installable:

Those ending with .run are pre-built, which one you use depends on your OS.

OK. since my OS in a x64 Windows 7, I choose qt-installer-framework-opensource-2.0.1-x64.

So I don't need the Building from Sources section and go directly to: Setting up Qt Installer Framework, yeah?

I just don't understand these two:
1- Clone the Qt Installer Framework source code from http://code.qt.io/cgit/installer-framework/installer-framework.git/ to get the sources for the tools.
2- Build the tools by running the "qmake" from the static Qt, followed by "make" or "nmake".

for (1-) since I want to use a .run one so I don't need the source one, yes?
But I don't know how to do (2-) at all. :(

I would be appreciative if your guide me on the way.

[SGaist]

Since you are installing the pre-built package, you don't need to do these.

[tomy]

Good, thanks.
It seems that I should go here now. but isn't it for OS X?

I want my app for Windows.

[SGaist]

No it's not. It just describes the various possibilities you can use.

[tomy]

OK. So I follow it.

It says: Starting Installer

When end users start the installer, the introduction page opens:
Where is that installer please?

[SGaist]

These are just screenshots to illustrate the documentation. They don't necessarily indicate anything special except when there's an OS specific feature like Selecting Windows Program Group.

[tomy]

OK, whatever they are, fine. I want to continue the way to the end.
Now what should I do then? Any other tuts, links?

[SGaist]

In the doc here.