Qt Creator


  • It is not uncommon for software developers to be involved in more than one project at a time, or need to set up an old project to check a change. Some projects might require a specific OS, or availability of one or more SDKs or libraries. A virtual machine might come handy in these cases. But…

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  • Starting with version 8.0.0 the Qt Creator IDE has a useful new plugin that allows you to browse and clone projects from a GitLab server. While easy to use, it is not well documented, so I thought I would write a blog post that describes how to configure and use it. Requirements You will need Qt…

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  • As 2017 draws to a close, I'd like to take a look back at some of the significant events of the past year that are relevant to the Qt framework and the ecosystem around it. Qt Releases The Qt Project continued to follow the process of generating two minor releases per year. Qt 5.9.0 was…

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  • In previous blog posts I've covered how to configure Qt Creator for development on Linux (1), Windows (2) and MacOS (3) desktop systems and for embedded development on the Raspberry Pi (4). We're often asked in our training classes and consulting projects how to set up the Qt Creator IDE for…

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  • My recent blog post covered how to set up Qt and Qt Creator on a Windows 10 system. In this post I'll look at how to configure a Linux system for Qt desktop development. Since the set up process on Linux is almost identical to that on Windows, rather than repeat the information I refer you to that…

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  • Feedback from our recent Qt for Beginners webinar series indicated a need for some basic tutorials for beginners. If you struggle with initially getting Qt set up for development with the Qt Creator IDE and a C++ compiler, this post is for you.  I'll walk you step by step through the…

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  • While it is not the only option, Qt Creator is the integrated development environment (IDE) of choice for Qt. It provides good support for developing for embedded systems, including cross-compiling, deploying to a target system, debugging and profiling. It's free, well …

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