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Welcome to Qt 5
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===============
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Qt is a cross-platform application and user interface framework. It
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consists of a number of software libraries and development tools.
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Qt is developed as an open source project. It is available under both
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open source and commercial licenses.
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All information on Qt is available on the Qt Developer Network:
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http://qt-project.org
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Be sure to check out the release notes, which will list any known
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problems or limitations of this version:
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https://wiki.qt.io/Category:Release
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Overview
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--------
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You can use the Qt 5 installation program to install the following components:
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- Qt libraries, prebuilt for a particular development platform (operating system
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and compiler)
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- Qt Creator integrated development environment (IDE)
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- Basic development tools, prebuilt for a particular development platform
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- Documentation
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- Qt in source code form (needed only if you want to build the framework and
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tools yourself)
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Install Qt libraries to develop or run applications that need the Qt runtimes or
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to try out example applications built with Qt.
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Qt Creator is designed to make Qt development easier, but you can also use a 3rd
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party IDE (such as MS Visual Studio), or just an editor and command line, in
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addition to basic Qt development tools (Qt Designer, Qt Assistant, qmlscene, and
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so on).
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Installing Qt 5
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---------------
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You can download Qt 5 from http://qt-project.org/downloads. The site provides
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download links for all supported development platforms.
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Start the installation program like any executable on the development platform.
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On Linux, you might first have to make the installation program executable.
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Select the components that you want to install and follow the instructions of
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the installation program to complete the installation.
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Use the Maintenance Tool under <install_dir> to remove all installed
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components.
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Directory Structure
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-------------------
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The default top-level installation directory is the directory "Qt<version>" in
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your home directory, but you can specify another directory (<install_dir>). On
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Windows, however, the default top-level installation directory is "C:\Qt\Qt<version>".
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Each Qt version is installed in the <install_dir>/<version> directory. This directory
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contains subdirectories for the Qt libraries (<compiler>) and sources (Src).
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The <compiler> directory contains subdirectories for development tools (bin) and
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examples.
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Starting Development Tools
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--------------------------
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You can start Qt Creator directly after the installation by selecting the option
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on the last page of the installation program. You can start most of
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the development tools, such as GUI designers, compilers, and debuggers
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directly from Qt Creator. You can also access the installed documentation and
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example applications from Qt Creator.
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The development tools are located in the directory
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<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/bin. You can run them from Qt Creator or from
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the command line. You can also launch some of them as standalone applications.
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For example:
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- Qt Assistant, the Qt documentation reader
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- Qt QML Scene, the viewer for Qt Quick 2 files
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and - Qt Designer, the GUI designer for Qt widgets-based applications
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You can use Qt Creator to develop with other Qt versions as well:
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http://qt-project.org/doc/qtcreator-2.6/creator-project-qmake.html
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Running Example Applications
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----------------------------
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You can open most example applications in the Qt Creator Welcome mode to build
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and run them. Additional examples can be opened by browsing
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<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/examples.
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Building Qt 5 from Source
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-------------------------
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See <install_dir>/<version>/src/README and
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http://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_5_from_Git
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for instructions on building Qt from source.
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Developing Qt Applications
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--------------------------
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To develop a Qt application, you need to set up a project. Qt Creator contains
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wizards that guide you step-by-step through the project creation process. The
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wizards prompt you to enter the settings needed for a particular type of project
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and create the necessary files for you. To start, select File > New File or
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Project.
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The wizards create projects that use the Qt build tool, qmake. It is a
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cross-platform system for build automation that helps simplify the build process
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for development projects across different platforms. You can modify the build
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and run settings for qmake projects in the Qt Creator Projects mode.
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Qt Creator provides support for building, running, and deploying Qt applications
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for different target platforms, or using different compilers, debuggers, or
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Qt versions. Kits define the tools, device type and other settings to use when
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building and running your project.
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The Qt 5 installation program adds the installed Qt version
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(<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/bin/qmake) to Qt Creator and creates a kit
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that specifies the installed Qt version and compiler. To use the kit, add it for
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your project in the Qt Creator Projects mode. Then select the kit in the Kit
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selector before you build or run the project.
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To compile C++ Qt applications by some other means, add
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<install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/include to your build tool's search path
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for include files, and <install_dir>/<version>/<compiler>/lib to the search
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path for libraries.
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Want to Know More?
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-------------------
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Much more information is available at:
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- http://qt-project.org/resources/getting_started
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- http://qt-project.org/doc/
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- http://qt-project.org
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We hope you will enjoy using Qt!
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- The Qt developers @ qt-project.org
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