Setting up the MinGW (gcc) compiler in Qt 5.1.1

StuartKerr

I've been relentlessly trying to configure version after version of MinGW within Qt and cannot find even the basics elsewhere.

I'm using Qt Creator 5.1.1 on Windows 7 64-bit.
Versions of MinGW I've already tried:
mingw-w64-v3.0.0
MinGW-gcc-4.4.0-2
The auto-installed where I can choose version and 64-bit etc

After I install the compiler (in the recommended "C:\MinGW" directory), it fails to be recognised when I go to Tools > Options > Build & Run > Compilers > Auto-detect in Qt Creator. The general advice has been to add it yourself, however after clicking "Add" to add a manual compiler, I expect that "Compiler path:" means "path" and not a specific executable, but it is forcing me to choose a file (.exe maybe?) as opposed to just the directory everything is located in. There are around 40-50 .exe's within the \bin folder. Which to choose (if at all)?

This is where I am completely stuck.

I would be grateful if anyone could offer some advice about what the next step should be. It is ridiculously simple, I imagine, I have just hit a brick wall.

Thank you!

SGaist

Hi and welcome to devnet,

AFAIK having several mingw installed in parallel can lead to problems. Why not just use the pre-built MinGW Qt package ? It setups all what you need

StuartKerr

Thanks for your reply!

I Installed Qt with all the extras, etc. But when I tried to build an example project, it displayed the error:
"error: Qt Creator needs a compiler set up to build. Configure a compiler in the kit options."

How can I:

Be sure the MinGW Qt package has actually been installed (wouldn't it have defaulted to using this if it had?)?
2.　If it is installed, how can I set it as the defaukt compiler in Qt?

Thanks you again!

StuartKerr

Sorted!

I forgot to mention that I only ever had 1 compiler installed at a time; I uninstalled one before trying another.

I resorted to Eclipse for the meantime and couldn't get a compiler recognised there either, and found this video on YouTube that not only got it recognized in Eclipse, but also made it autodetect in Qt too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2cfc9ERkpk&list=WL8F25FB39555D8DF3

I can't believe after 2 days it's finally working!

Thank you again though!

SGaist

You're welcome !

Out of curiosity, how did you install Qt ?