Qt Creator explanations unclear-3 issues
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- Qt Creator comes with MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?
Use the version that was built against the Qt version.
What do you mean "against"? Please explain.
- Glossary : Kits : Qt Creator Groups build and run specific settings as kits.....
but what is a kit?
E.G.
I run my app with a snorgle-whoop. You must use a snorgle-whoop to run the product. But what is a snorgle-whoop? Qt Creator groups build and run specific settings as snorgle-whoops. Now you know what a snorgle-whoop is? I wash my underwear as a snorgle-whoop. I prepare my dinner
with a snorgle-whoop. Now you must know what a snorgle-whoop is. Right?- I am trying to start Qt Creator. How long does it take to get a simple explanation of how to use it. Must I wade through a website doing "courses" where there is nowhere the ability to start the course and receive the information?
All I want to do is find out how to enter the Kit.
- Qt Creator comes with MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?
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- Qt Creator comes with MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?
Use the version that was built against the Qt version.
What do you mean "against"? Please explain.
- Glossary : Kits : Qt Creator Groups build and run specific settings as kits.....
but what is a kit?
E.G.
I run my app with a snorgle-whoop. You must use a snorgle-whoop to run the product. But what is a snorgle-whoop? Qt Creator groups build and run specific settings as snorgle-whoops. Now you know what a snorgle-whoop is? I wash my underwear as a snorgle-whoop. I prepare my dinner
with a snorgle-whoop. Now you must know what a snorgle-whoop is. Right?- I am trying to start Qt Creator. How long does it take to get a simple explanation of how to use it. Must I wade through a website doing "courses" where there is nowhere the ability to start the course and receive the information?
All I want to do is find out how to enter the Kit.
@Rapidrain said in Qt Creator explanations unclear-3 issues:
What do you mean "against"?
Please explain first what you want to do?
Most of the time it does not matter how QtCreator was built. It is only important if you want to modify QtCreator or build plug-ins for QtCreator."but what is a kit?" - go to "Tools/Options.../Kits" to see what a Kit is. Kit is a collection of settings (compiler, Qt version, debugger) to use to build an application. For example if you install two different versions of Qt you will have two different Kits to be able to easily switch between these versions.
"All I want to do is find out how to enter the Kit" - you should have a Kit if you also installed Qt. But since you did not provide much information I can't tell more.
- Qt Creator comes with MinGW, should I use this version with Qt?
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@Rapidrain said in Qt Creator explanations unclear-3 issues:
What do you mean "against"?
Please explain first what you want to do?
Most of the time it does not matter how QtCreator was built. It is only important if you want to modify QtCreator or build plug-ins for QtCreator."but what is a kit?" - go to "Tools/Options.../Kits" to see what a Kit is. Kit is a collection of settings (compiler, Qt version, debugger) to use to build an application. For example if you install two different versions of Qt you will have two different Kits to be able to easily switch between these versions.
"All I want to do is find out how to enter the Kit" - you should have a Kit if you also installed Qt. But since you did not provide much information I can't tell more.
@jsulm Qt Creator requires me to enter a 'kit' and all I want to do is run one of the examples. Learning by example. As a start a simple featureless QtWidget would do very well. But it requires I enter a 'kit'. Is it a txt file? Is it an xml? No explanation is given. Not very user-friendly. I use C++ in Eclipse and compile with minGW g++.
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@jsulm Qt Creator requires me to enter a 'kit' and all I want to do is run one of the examples. Learning by example. As a start a simple featureless QtWidget would do very well. But it requires I enter a 'kit'. Is it a txt file? Is it an xml? No explanation is given. Not very user-friendly. I use C++ in Eclipse and compile with minGW g++.
@Rapidrain Again: did you also install Qt? Did you install a compiler? Did you go to "Tools/Options.../Kits" to see whether you have a Kit or not?
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@Rapidrain Again: did you also install Qt? Did you install a compiler? Did you go to "Tools/Options.../Kits" to see whether you have a Kit or not?
@jsulm for the past 30 minutes the installation has been running. I a have a folder with Qt copied over from another pc. I have Qt-Creator installed and have been installing 'installer' for a half hour now under c:\qtx. So I have C:\Qt with the 5.12.0 folder, C:\Qt5 which is Qt-Creator and the install is under C:\Qtx.
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@jsulm for the past 30 minutes the installation has been running. I a have a folder with Qt copied over from another pc. I have Qt-Creator installed and have been installing 'installer' for a half hour now under c:\qtx. So I have C:\Qt with the 5.12.0 folder, C:\Qt5 which is Qt-Creator and the install is under C:\Qtx.
@Rapidrain Please do not copy anything, just use Qt Online Installer and install Qt. You also need to decide whether you want to use Qt for MinGW or Qt for MSVC. If you want MinGW version then please also select MinGW in the installer. If you want MSVC version then first install either Visual Studio or Microsoft Build Tools (don't forget to also select C++ there).
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@Rapidrain Please do not copy anything, just use Qt Online Installer and install Qt. You also need to decide whether you want to use Qt for MinGW or Qt for MSVC. If you want MinGW version then please also select MinGW in the installer. If you want MSVC version then first install either Visual Studio or Microsoft Build Tools (don't forget to also select C++ there).
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@jsulm Sounds good. I'm going to scrape all three and start over with the installer. I'll be back in about an hour.
@Rapidrain This will take more than an hour. Lots to read.
