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

[mcintks]

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?

[Jake007]

.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

[mcintks]

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?

[mcintks]

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

[mcintks]

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.