Deploying on other platforms as well

[tomy]

Thanks. My Qt Creator is 5.7. Is it good or I need to install 5.8?

[p3c0]

@tomy Yes Qt version 5.7 will work. Installing newer versions are always better unless there are any regressions.

[J.Hilk]

@tomy
5.7 is fine,
But I personaly try to be always on the leatest release version. Usually lots of bug fixes and new features and very few incompatibilities.

[tomy]

@p3c0

Here you go:
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/androidgs.html

Using this link I went for installing Android Studio 2.3.2. Then went to Download the NDK and Tools.
for that, first I created a new project (just by following the wizard) -> Tools > Android > SDK Manager > SDK Tools tab.
My page looks this way and there is no LLDB, CMake, and NDK, to check their boxes!

[p3c0]

@tomy You dont need to do anything in android studio.
After you install Qt, follow rest of the tutorial:
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/androidgs.html#installing-qt-for-android

[jsulm]

@tomy In the bottom right corner there is a check button "Show Package Details", click on it...

[tomy]

@jsulm
I'd previously checked that box but there wasn't/isn't those items.

@p3c03):

@tomy You dont need to do anything in android studio.
After you install Qt, follow rest of the tutorial:
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/androidgs.html#installing-qt-for-android

Let's us clarify the items:

I'd previously installed Qt 5.7. OK?
Then I installed Android Studio.
Then I downloaded jdk-8u121-windows-x64-demos and downloaded and installed jdk-8u121-windows-x64.
Then I went for that link on this path.

One question: what files should be located for each "Browse" part of JDK Location, Android SDK Location and Android NDK Location there?

And as well as, when I want to download NDK by the download button there, it again directs me to the previous link I mentioned above.

[p3c0]

@tomy

what files should be located for each "Browse" part of JDK Location, Android SDK Location and Android NDK Location there?

the root folders which you get when you extract them

And as well as, when I want to download NDK by the download button there, it again directs me to the previous link I mentioned above.

Download this (if linux host):
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r13b-linux-x86_64.zip

from here
https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/index.html

[tomy]

Thank you.
I did those and also download apache-ant-1.10.1-bin. Then set the folders as this. Please take a look at the warning message right on the bottom of Android SDK Location!

then I continued by Creating The Project:
In number 7 (Select kits), I should select a kit for my new project. When click on Manage to select the Android, it again shows the page with the warning message!

I tried well to select a folder as root but wasn't that successful!
Two questions:
1- How to solve this massage please?
2- Which kits should I select? Only Android, or I can select all kits?

http://imgur.com/a/fNJUI

[SGaist]

Android studio is not the same thing as the SDK however I don't know where the SDK is located with the Android Studio installer. I usually get the command line tools from the bottom of the download page.

[tomy]

@SGaist

Android studio is not the same thing as the SDK however I don't know where the SDK is located with the Android Studio installer.

You mean I downloaded and installed Android Studio uselessly?

I usually get the command line tools from the bottom of the download page.

I think, anyway, we should have a SDK for put its path to the kit page, not?

[SGaist]

No, I just don't know where the SDK is located when you install Android Studio.

However, Android Studio itself is, indeed, not needed to build Qt applications.

[tomy]

@SGaist
If it's probably in the path where Android Studio is installed, OK, I will search for it. But what to search? A file, folder what?!!!

[SGaist]

Folder, a SDK is always at least a folder since it should provide all tools / libraries / whatnot to do development. You can search for a file named adb.exe.

[tomy]

Very nifty point. :-)

I found it here C:\Users\CS\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools so I add C:\Users\CS\AppData\Local\Android\sdk as the location path. Agree?

I did it. But how to select Android kit!? Apparently I should add it!

[SGaist]

Looks good yes.

Did you install the Qt for Android version ?

[tomy]

@SGaist
I have Qt 5.7 Creator + all the files and folders mentioned above installed/downloaded on my Windows 7 x64 machine.
I don't know what that is.

I think I should add an Android kit for the project. But how!?
http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-developing-android.html

[SGaist]

When using the online installer for example you have the option to install Qt for various Visual Studio, MinGW and Android. if you don't already have a kit then it's likely that you didn't install Qt for Android development.

[tomy]

@SGaist
No, I've installed MinGW, because I was coding for windows. should I also install another Qt Creator!!!?

[SGaist]

No, just Qt for Android. Qt Creator is capable of handling several version of Qt in parallel without any problem.