How to create a .lib static library using QtCreator with the mingw compiler

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I am trying to create a static library .lib file. With this .pro file, I get only a .a file as the result.

QT -= gui

TARGET = mystaticLib
VERSION = 0.1
TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += staticlib
SOURCES +=
staticlibsource.cpp
HEADERS +=
staticlibsource.h

What am I doing wrong? Is it possible with this configuration?

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.a is a valid mingw library file ( use it as .lib).
If you want .lib, you'll need to use MS VS compiler.

Regards,
Jake

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Thanks. I guess I need to install Qt with a different compiler.

koahnig

[quote author="mcintks" date="1332160727"]Thanks. I guess I need to install Qt with a different compiler. [/quote]
That seems to be odd. Why do you rely so much on a name convention?

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pardon my ignorance. I have to convince the application developer that the .lib lib will work.

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The application developer states that my library needs to have been build with the msvc compiler, not the mingw compiler. That is what is meant by the need to generate a .lib static library. I guess I need to somehow add the msvc compler to the tool chain or rebuild qt with the msvc compiler.