I have used Qt for some time now, but not since DIgia has taken it over.
Kudos on picking up and supporting Qt, by the way.
I have built several portable programs that run in Windows [x86,x64) and Linux {Ubuntu,Mint etc.).
So I am not a complete neophyte. Also I’m a retired Geek with 35 years of programming experience.
However, the documentation at this page: Qt Installation Program
http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.1/qtdoc/qtinstaller.html
is not clear enough about how to select the kit that I want to download.
MSVC 2012? Does that mean that it includes the RunTime for MSVC 2012 and that it will work by itself?
Apparently not.
Apparently it means that I require some MSVC kit already installed?
Which kit[s] and where do I get them. Yes, You may actually have to provide a link to a Microsoft Website, as distasteful as that is, I know. But after all, it is you who decided not to use the GNU tools for the x64 build suite.
How about Express? Is there a free alternative for the tools required? I don’t have $1000+ per year and with the TechNet subscriptions being cancelled, It’s unlikely that this alternative will be available in the future. Oh, you do know that TechNet will no longer exist, Right? Apparently folks were abusing it to get Free Windows licenses. Who knew?
Is there a free version of the MS development environment that I can use with Qt?
At this point, I am a hobbiest and independent developer with zero budget for development tools.
I know that you eschew talking about other companies in your rush to be completely Open Source.
However, those of us who aren’t in the complete KNOW haven’t got a clue about which kit they might want to use.
So….
What is the story? Maybe there is someone in the forum that can fill me in.
Provide a link to another forum post that no doubt exists?
Provide a link to a wiki page that may exist but whose link was left out of the Getting Started page?
Can I use the Windows x64 MSVC 2012 kits with some “Free” alternative for the compiler etc from Microsoft?
I saw Express mentioned, but with no details.
Please update the program to provide a clearer error message that is more helpful when there is no compiler available. The current one is obscure and does not tell you where to go or how to set the pointer to the compiler. It just mentions something obscure and leaves you hanging.
Will the Win 7 ×86 [32bit] MinGW installer give me an environment that will build x86 apps out of the box?
Or does that too require some other thing to be installed first?
Please update the documentation to answer ALL THE QUESTIONS that someone will have when choosing which kit to install for the first time, OR
continue to rely on your community to answer this question for many new, or not so new, folks that would like to use your “product”.
My alternative is to roll back to “Qt_SDK_Win_offline_v1_2_en.exe” from before you guys took over, and which worked perfectly well.
Thanks so much,
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