Compiling from Source under VS2017

[gtarplyer]

I would like to compile the Qt sources using Visual Studio 2017, using a Solution file. I know .PRO files can now generate the solution file, so that is great! (No, I don't want to use nmake, I want to see all the Qt projects in the VS Solution Browser)

• I download the Qt installer.
• I start the "X64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017" command window, so the VS environment variables are correctly set.
• I go in C:/Qt/5.11.2/Src and type "configure -opensource"
• Everything goes well.
• I open Visual Studio 2017, and under the "Qt VS Tools" menu, I load the "qt.pro" file found in C:/Qt/5.11.2/src.
• I get this error: Project ERROR: Library 'pcre2' is not defined.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thank you for any tips....

[jsulm]

@gtarplyer Did you try to call "nmake" and "nmake install" from the command line?