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Information about the combinations of platforms and compilers + supported by Qt can be found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. + + If you have anything to add to this list or any of the platform or + compiler-specific pages, please submit it via the \l{Bug Report Form}. +*/ + +/*! + \page platform-notes-x11.html + \title Platform Notes - X11 + \contentspage Platform Notes + + This page contains information about the X11 platforms Qt is currently + known to run on, with links to platform-specific notes. More information + about the combinations of platforms and compilers supported by Qt can be + found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. + + \tableofcontents + + \target AIX + \section1 AIX - 5.2 + + Qt has been tested on AIX 5.2, using the + \l{Compiler Notes#IBM xlC (AIX)}{xlC} compiler. + + \table + \header \o Compiler \o Notes + \row \o xlC + \o If Qt is built correctly but all symbols are reported to be missing + when you link an application, your makeC++SharedLib script might be out + of date. Make sure you have the latest version from the + \l{http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/vacpp/support/}{IBM website}. + \row \o GCC + \o We have tested earlier versions of Qt 4 successfully with GCC version + 3.3 and above. Some versions of GCC may fail to link Qt with a "TOC overflow" + message. + Fix this by upgrading to the latest maintenance release of the dynamic + linker. On AIX this is bos.rte.bind_cmds.4.1.5.3 or later. + Some versions of GCC may fail to build Qt with STL and large-file support + enabled, due to + \l{http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9551}{a bug in GCC}. + Fix this by upgrading to the latest maintenance release of the compiler. + It is also possible to work around this problem by running configure with + either \c{-no-stl} or \c{-no-largefile}. + \endtable + + \target FreeBSD + \section1 FreeBSD - 6.0-RELEASE + + \note FreeBSD is a community supported platform. See the + \l{Supported Platforms} page for more information. + + The system compiler on FreeBSD 4.x is gcc 2.95.4, which is not + officially supported by Qt 4. We develop using and recommend + ports/lang/gcc34. You will need to run configure with the + \c{-platform freebsd-g++34} arguments. Optionally, you may use + ports/lang/icc. + + The system compiler on FreeBSD 5.x and 6.x is GCC 3.4.4, which should be + sufficient to build Qt. You do not need to add any special arguments when + running configure. Optionally, you may use ports/lang/icc. + + Note that we do not actively test FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x. Our developers + migrated to 6.x after the Qt 4 launch. FreeBSD-CURRENT is not supported. + + \target HP-UX + \section1 HP-UX + + Qt supports HP-UX on both PA-RISC and the Itanium (IA64) architectures. + + \section2 PA-RISC - B.11.11 or later + + You can configure Qt for aCC in 32 and 64 bit mode (hpux-acc-64 or + hpux-acc-32), or gcc in 32 bit mode (hpux-g++). The default platform is + hpux-acc-32. The minimum required version for aCC (HP ANSI C++) on PA-RISC + is A.03.57. The supported gcc compiler is gcc 3.4.3. + + \section2 Itanium - B.11.23 or later + + You can configure Qt for aCC in 32 and 64 bit mode (hpuxi-acc-64 or + hpuxi-acc-32). gcc is currently unsupported. The default platform is + hpuxi-acc-64. The minimum required version for aCC (HP ANSI C++) on + Itanium is A.06.12. + + \section2 OpenGL Support + + Qt's \l{QtOpenGL}{OpenGL} module requires GLX 1.3 or later to be installed. + This is available for HP-UX 11i - see the + \l{http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-2331/ch04s02.html}{Graphics and Technical Computing Software} + section of the release notes for more information. + + \target IRIX + \section1 IRIX - 6.5.x + + \bold{IRIX is an unsupported platform - please see Qt Software's online + \l{Platform Support Policy} for details.} + + Unpackaging and IRIX tar: + Because of long filenames some files will be cut off incorrectly with IRIX + tar. Please use GNU tar to unpack Qt packages. + + \section1 Linux + + There are no known problems with using Qt on production versions of + Linux/x86, Linux/ppc, Linux/amd64 and Linux/ia64 (including Altix(R)). + + For the gcc/g++ compiler, please also see the relevant + \l{Compiler Notes#GCC}{compiler page}. + + \section2 Installation problems + + See also the \l{Installation FAQ}. + + If you experience problems when installing new open source versions of Qt + versions, try to use the open source Qt archives (e.g., RPM) + provided by your Linux distribution. If you need to install the source (.tgz) + archive, be aware that you will probably end up with two different + versions of the Qt library installed on your system, which will probably + lead to link errors, like this: + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_platform-notes.qdoc 0 + Fix this by removing the old version of the library. + + If you have problems installing open source versions of Qt + provided by your Linux distribution (e.g., RPM), please consult the + maintainers of the distribution, not us. + + Some RPM versions have problems installing some of the Qt RPM archives + where installation stops with an error message warning about a + "Failed Dependency". Use the \c{--nodeps} option to \c rpm to workaround + this problem. + + \target Solaris + \section1 Solaris - 9 or later + + \section2 Unpackaging and Solaris tar + + On some Solaris systems, both Solaris tar and GNU tar have been reported + to truncate long filenames. We recommend using star instead + (http://star.berlios.de). + + \section2 CC on Solaris + + Be sure to check our \l{Compiler Notes#Sun Studio}{Forte Developer / Sun Studio} + notes. + + \section2 GCC on Solaris + + Be sure to check the installation notes for \l{GCC on Solaris}. + Do not use GCC with Sun's assembler/linker, this will result in link-time + errors in shared libraries. Use GNU binutils instead. + + GCC 3.2.* is known to miscompile Qt due to an optimizer bug that will + cause the resulting binaries to hang. Please use GCC 3.4.2 or later. +*/ + +/*! + \page platform-notes-windows.html + \title Platform Notes - Windows + \contentspage Platform Notes + + This page contains information about the Windows platforms Qt is currently + known to run on, with links to platform-specific notes. More information + about the combinations of platforms and compilers supported by Qt can be + found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. + + \tableofcontents + + \section1 Windows Vista + + Known issues for Qt on Vista will be listed here. + + As of Qt 4.2.0 no Vista-specific issues are known. + + \target Windows NT + \section1 Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT + + \section2 Installation location + + Installing Qt into a directory with spaces, e.g. C:\\Program Files, may + cause linker errors like the following: + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_platform-notes.qdoc 2 + + Install Qt into a subdirectory without spaces to avoid this problem. + + \section2 AccelGALAXY graphic card + + When you use a NT 4.0 machine with the driver number + 4,00,1381,1000,021,4.0.0 there is a problem with drag an drop and icons. + The computer freezes, and you have to reset. The problem disappears with + the newest version of the driver, available at + \l{http://www.es.com/}{www.es.com}. + + \section2 Possible GL conflict + + There is a known issue with running Microsoft NetMeeting, Lotus SameTime + and other applications that require screen grabbing while direct + rendering is enabled. Other GL-applications may not work as expected, + unless direct rendering is disabled. +*/ + +/*! + \page platform-notes-mac.html + \title Platform Notes - Mac OS X + \contentspage Platform Notes + + This page contains information about the Mac OS X versions Qt is currently + known to run on, with links to platform-specific notes. More information + about the combinations of platforms and compilers supported by Qt can be + found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. + + \tableofcontents + + \section1 General Information + + Qt 4.4 and Qt 4.5 development is only supported on Mac OS X 10.4 and up. + Applications built against these version of Qt can be deployed on Mac OS X + 10.3, but cannot be developed on that version of the operating system due + to compiler issues. + + Qt 4.3 has been tested to run on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and up. See notes on + the binary package for more information. + + Qt 4.1 has been tested to run on Mac OS X 10.2.8 and up. Qt 4.1.4 is the + last release to work with Mac OS X 10.2. + + \section2 Required GCC version + + Apple's gcc 4 that is shipped with the Xcode Tools for both Mac OS X 10.4 + and 10.5 will compile Qt. There is preliminary support for gcc 4.2 which + is included with Xcode Tools 3.1+ (configurable with + \c{-platform macx-g++42}). + + \section2 Binary Package + + The binary package requires that you have your .qt-license file in your + home directory. Installer.app cannot complete without a valid .qt-license + file. Evaluation users of Qt will have information about how to create + this file in the email they receive. + + The binary package was built on Mac OS X 10.4 with Xcode Tools 2.1 + (gcc 4.0.0) for Qt 4.1.0, Xcode Tools 2.2 (gcc 4.0.1) for Qt 4.1.1-4.1.4 + and Xcode Tools 2.3 for 4.2.0. It will only link executables built + against 10.4 (or a 10.4 SDK). You should be able to run applications + linked against these frameworks on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Mac OS X 10.4+. + If you require a different configuration, you will have to use the + source package and build with GCC 3.3. + + \section2 Mac OS X on Intel hardware + + Qt 4 fully supports both the Intel and PowerPC architectures on the Mac. + As of Qt 4.1 it is possible to support the Intel architecture by + creating Universal Binaries with qmake. As of Qt 4.1 it is possible to + build Qt as a set of universal binaries and frameworks from configure by + adding these extra flags: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_platform-notes.qdoc 3 + + If you are building on Intel hardware you can omit the sdk parameter, but + PowerPC hardware requires it. + + You can also generate universal binaries using qmake. Simply add these + lines to your .pro file: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_platform-notes.qdoc 4 + + \section2 Build Issues + + If Qt does not build upon executing make, and fails with an error message + such as + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_platform-notes.qdoc 5 + + this could be an indication you have upgraded your version of Mac OS X + (e.g. 10.3 to 10.4), without upgrading your Developer Tools (Xcode Tools). + These must match in order to successfully compile files. + + Please be sure to upgrade both simultaneously. If problems still occur, + contact support. + + \section2 Fink + + If you have installed the Qt for X11 package from \l{Fink}, + it will set the QMAKESPEC environment variable to darwin-g++. This will + cause problems when you build the Qt for Mac OS X package. To fix this, simply + unset your QMAKESPEC or set it to macx-g++ before you run configure. + You need to have a fresh Qt distribution (make confclean). + + \section2 MySQL and Mac OS X + + There seems to be a issue when both -prebind and -multi_module are + defined when linking static C libraries into dynamic library. If you + get the following error message when linking Qt: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_platform-notes.qdoc 6 + + re-link Qt using -single_module. This is only a problem when building the + MySQL driver into Qt. It does not affect plugins or static builds. + + \section2 Qt and Precompiled Headers (PCH) + + Starting with Qt 3.3.0 it is possible to use precompiled headers. They + are not enabled by default as it appears that some versions of Apple's + GCC and make have problems with this feature. If you want to use + precompiled headers when building the Qt source package, specify the + -pch option to configure. If, while using precompiled headers, you + encounter an internal compile error, try removing the -include header + statement from the compile line and trying again. If this solves the + problem, it probably is a good idea to turn off precompiled headers. + Also, consider filing a bug report with Apple so that they can + improve support for this feature. +*/ + +/*! + \page supported-platforms.html + \title Supported Platforms + \brief The platforms supported by Nokia for Qt. + \ingroup platform-notes + + Qt is supported on a variety of 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, and can + usually be built on each platform with GCC, a vendor-supplied compiler, or + a third party compiler. Although Qt may be built on a range of platform-compiler + combinations, only a subset of these are actively supported by Qt Software. + + A more general overview of the platforms Qt runs on can be found on the + \l{Platform Notes} page. Information about the compilers used on each platform + can be found on the \l{Compiler Notes} page. + + \tableofcontents + + \section1 Most Common Actively Supported Platforms + + \table + \header \o Platform \o Compilers + \row \o Apple Mac OS X (32-bit) \o gcc 4.0.1 + \row \o Linux (32 and 64-bit) \o gcc 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 + \row \o Microsoft Windows \o gcc 3.4.2 (MinGW) (32-bit), MSVC 2003, 2005 (32 and 64-bit), 2008, + \l{Known Issues in %VERSION%}{Intel icc (see note)} + \endtable + + Any platform-compiler combinations not listed here should be considered unsupported. + + \section1 Actively Supported Platforms + + \table + \header \o OS \o Architecture \o Makespec \o Compiler version(s) + \row \o AIX \o PowerPC \o aix-xlc \o xlC 6 + \row \o AIX \o PowerPC \o aix-xlc-64 \o xlC 6 + \row \o HPUX \o PA/RISC \o hpux-acc* \o A.03.57 (aCC 3.57) + \row \o HPUX \o PA/RISC \o hpux-g++ \o GCC 3.4.4 + \row \o HPUX \o PA/RISC \o hpux-g++-64 \o GCC 3.4.4 + \row \o HPUX \o Itanium \o hpuxi-acc* \o A.06.10 (aCC 6.10) + \row \o Embedded Linux \o ARM \o qws/linux-arm-g++ \o GCC 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 + \row \o Embedded Linux \o Intel 32-bit \o qws/linux-x86-g++ \o GCC 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 + \row \o Linux \o Intel 32/64-bit \o linux-g++ \o GCC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 + \row \o Linux \o Intel 32/64-bit \o linux-icc \o icc 10.1 + \row \o Linux \o Intel 32-bit \o linux-icc-32 \o icc 10.1 + \row \o Linux \o Intel 64-bit \o linux-icc-64 \o icc 10.1 + \row \o Mac OS X \o Intel 32/64-bit, PowerPC \o macx-g++ \o GCC 4.0.1 + \row \o Mac OS X \o Intel 32/64-bit, PowerPC \o macx-g++42 \o GCC 4.2 + \row \o Solaris \o SPARC, Intel 32-bit \o solaris-cc* \o Sun CC 5.5 + \row \o Solaris \o SPARC, Intel 32-bit \o solaris-g++* \o GCC 3.4.2 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-g++ \o GCC 3.4.2 (MinGW 5.1.4) + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-icc \o icc 9.1 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-msvc2003 \o Visual Studio 2003 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-msvc2005 \o Visual Studio 2005 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-msvc2008 \o Visual Studio 2008 + \row \o Windows CE \o Intel 32-bit, ARMv4i, MIPS + \o wince*-msvc2005 \o Visual Studio 2005 + \row \o Windows CE \o Intel 32-bit, ARMv4i, MIPS + \o wince*-msvc2008 \o Visual Studio 2008 + \endtable + + \section1 Community Supported Platforms + + \table + \header \o OS \o Architecture \o Makespec \o Compiler version(s) + \row \o Mac OS X \o Intel 32-bit, PowerPC \o darwin-g++ \o - + \row \o FreeBSD \o - \o freebsd-g++ \o - + \row \o FreeBSD \o - \o freebsd-g++34 \o - + \row \o FreeBSD \o - \o freebsd-g++40 \o - + \row \o FreeBSD \o - \o freebsd-icc \o - + \row \o HPUX \o Itanium \o hpuxi-g++* \o GCC 4.1 + \row \o Linux \o - \o linux-cxx \o - + \row \o Linux \o - \o linux-ecc-64 \o - + \row \o Linux \o Itanium \o linux-g++ \o GCC 3.4 + \row \o Linux \o Intel 32/64-bit \o linux-g++ \o GCC 3.3, 3.4 + \row \o Linux \o Intel 32/64-bit \o linux-g++ \o GCC 4.0 + \row \o Linux \o - \o linux-kcc \o - + \row \o Linux \o - \o linux-llvm \o - + \row \o Linux \o - \o linux-lsb-g++ \o - + \row \o LynxOS \o - \o lynxos-g++ \o - + \row \o Mac OS X \o - \o macx-llvm \o - + \row \o NetBSD \o - \o netbsd-g++ \o - + \row \o OpenBSD \o - \o openbsd-g++ \o - + \row \o Embedded Linux \o MIPS, PowerPC \o qws/linux-g++ \o GCC 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 + \endtable + + \section1 Unsupported Platforms + + The following platforms were supported in previous releases, either as actively supported + or community supported platforms, but are now unsupported. + + \table + \header \o OS \o Architecture \o Makespec \o Compiler version(s) + \row \o IRIX \o MIPS \o irix-cc* \o MIPS Pro + \row \o IRIX \o MIPS \o irix-g++* \o GCC 3.3 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-msvc \o Visual C++ 6.0 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-msvc2002 \o Visual Studio 2002 + \row \o Windows XP/Vista \o Intel 32/64-bit \o win32-msvc.net \o Visual Studio 2002 + \endtable + + Qt Software's online \l{Platform Support Policy} for Qt describes the level of + support you should expect for these platforms. + + \section1 Supported Features + + Not all compilers used to build Qt are able to compile all modules. The following table + shows the compiler support for five modules that are not uniformly available for all + platforms and compilers. + + \table + \header \o Compiler \o{5,1} Features + \header \o \o Concurrent \o XmlPatterns \o WebKit \o CLucene \o Phonon + \row \o g++ 3.3 \o \o \bold{X} \o \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row \o g++ 3.4 and up \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row + \row \o SunCC 5.5 \o \o \o \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row + \row \o aCC series 3 \o \o \o \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row \o aCC series 6 \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row \o MIPSpro 7.4.2m \o{5,1} \e{Unsupported - see the Unsupported Platforms table} + \row \o xlC 6 \o \o \o \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row \o \l{Known Issues in %VERSION%}{Intel CC 10 (see note)} + \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row + \row \o MSVC 2003 \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \row \o MSVC 2005 and up \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} \o \bold{X} + \endtable +*/ + +/*! + \page platform-notes-windows-ce.html + \title Platform Notes - Windows CE + \contentspage Platform Notes + + This page contains information about the Windows CE and Windows Mobile + platforms Qt is currently known to run on, with links to platform-specific + notes. More information about the combinations of platforms and compilers + supported by Qt can be found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. +*/ + +/*! + \page platform-notes-embedded-linux.html + \title Platform Notes - Embedded Linux + \contentspage Platform Notes + + This page contains information about the Embedded Linux platforms Qt is + currently known to run on, with links to platform-specific notes. More + information about the combinations of platforms and compilers supported + by Qt can be found on the \l{Supported Platforms} page. +*/ + +/*! + \page compiler-notes.html + \ingroup platform-notes + \title Compiler Notes + \brief Information about the C++ compilers and tools used to build Qt. + + This page contains information about the C++ compilers and tools used + to build Qt on various platforms. + + \tableofcontents + + Please refer to the \l{Platform Notes} for information on the platforms + Qt is currently known to run on, and see the \l{Supported Platforms} + page for information about the status of each platform. + + If you have anything to add to this list or any of the platform or + compiler-specific pages, please submit it via the + \l{Bug Report Form}. + + \target GCC + \section1 GCC + + \section2 GCC on Windows (MinGW) + + We have tested Qt with this compiler on Windows XP. + The minimal version of MinGW supported is: + + \list + \o GCC 3.4.2 + \o MinGW runtime 3.7 + \o win32api 3.2 + \o binutils 2.15.91 + \o mingw32-make 3.80.0-3 + \endlist + + \section2 GCC 4.0.0 + + The released package of the compiler has some bugs that lead to miscompilations. + We recommend using GCC 4.0.1 or later, or to use a recent CVS snapshot of the + GCC 4.0 branch. The version of GCC 4.0.0 that is shipped with Mac OS X 10.4 + "Tiger" is known to work with Qt for Mac OS X. + + \section2 HP-UX + + The hpux-g++ platform is tested with GCC 3.4.4. + + \section2 Solaris + + Please use GCC 3.4.2 or later. + + \section2 Mac OS X + + Please use the latest GCC 3.3 from Apple or a later version of GCC 3. + The gcc 3.3 that is provided with Xcode 1.5 is known to generate bad code. + Use the November 2004 GCC 3.3 updater \l{http://connect.apple.com}{available from Apple}. + + \section2 GCC 3.4.6 (Debian 3.4.6-5) on AMD64 (x86_64) + + This compiler is known to miscompile some parts of Qt when doing a + release build. There are several workarounds: + + \list 1 + \o Use a debug build instead. + \o For each miscompilation encountered, recompile the file, removing the -O2 option. + \o Add -fno-gcse to the QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE. + \endlist + + \section1 HP ANSI C++ (aCC) + + The hpux-acc-32 and hpux-acc-64 platforms are tested with aCC A.03.57. The + hpuxi-acc-32 and hpuxi-acc-64 platforms are tested with aCC A.06.10. + + \section1 Intel C++ Compiler + + \warning Please see the \l{Known Issues in %VERSION%} page for information + about an issue with this compiler. + + \section2 Intel C++ Compiler for Linux + + Qt Software currently tests the following compilers: + + \list + + \o Intel(R) C++ Compiler for applications running on IA-32, + Version 10.1 Build 20080602 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.017 + + \o Intel(R) C++ Compiler for applications running on Intel(R) 64, + Version 10.1 Build 20080602 Package ID: l_cc_p_10.1.017 + + \endlist + + We do not currently test the IA-64 (Itanium) compiler. + + \section2 Known Issues with Intel C++ Compiler for Linux + + \list + + \o Precompiled header support does not work in version 10.0.025 + and older. For these compilers, you should configure Qt with + -no-pch. Precompiled header support works properly in version + 10.0.026 and later. + \o Version 10.0.026 for Intel 64 is known to miscompile qmake when + building in release mode. For now, configure Qt with + -debug. Version 10.1.008 and later can compile qmake in release + mode. + \o Versions 10.1.008 to 10.1.015 for both IA-32 and Intel 64 are + known crash with "(0): internal error: 0_47021" when compiling + QtXmlPatterns, QtWebKit, and Designer in release mode. Version + 10.1.017 compiles these modules correctly in release mode. + \endlist + + \section2 Intel C++ Compiler (Windows, Altix) + + Qt 4 has been tested successfully with: + + \list + \o Windows - Intel(R) C++ Compiler for 32-bit applications, + Version 8.1 Build 20050309Z Package ID: W_CC_PC_8.1.026 + \o Altix - Intel(R) C++ Itanium(R) Compiler for Itanium(R)-based + applications Version 8.1 Build 20050406 Package ID: l_cc_pc_8.1.030 + \endlist + + We currently only test the Intel compiler on 32-bit Windows versions. + + \section1 MIPSpro (IRIX) + + \bold{IRIX is an unsupported platform. See the \l{Supported Platforms} page + and Qt's Software's online \l{Platform Support Policy} page for details.} + + Qt 4.4.x requires MIPSpro version 7.4.2m. + + Note that MIPSpro version 7.4.4m is currently not supported, since it has + introduced a number of problems that have not yet been resolved. + We recommend using 7.4.2m for Qt development. However, please note the + unsupported status of this platform. + + \target Sun Studio + \section1 Forte Developer / Sun Studio (Solaris) + + \section2 Sun Studio + + Qt is tested using Sun Studio 8 (Sun CC 5.5). Go to + \l{Sun Studio Patches} page on Sun's Web site to download + the latest patches for your Sun compiler. + + \section2 Sun WorkShop 5.0 + + Sun WorkShop 5.0 is not supported with Qt 4. + + \section1 Visual Studio (Windows) + + We do most of our Windows development on Windows XP, using Microsoft + Visual Studio .NET 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 (both the 32- and 64-bit + versions). + + Qt works with the Standard Edition, the Professional Edition and Team + System Edition of Visual Studio 2005. + + We also test Qt 4 on Windows XP with Visual Studio .NET and Visual Studio 2003. + + In order to use Qt with the Visual Studio 2005/2008 Express Edition you need + to download and install the platform SDK. Due to limitations in the + Express Edition it is not possible for us to install the Qt Visual + Studio Integration. You will need to use our command line tools to + build Qt applications with this edition. + + The Visual C++ Linker doesn't understand filenames with spaces (as in + \c{C:\Program files\Qt\}) so you will have to move it to another place, + or explicitly set the path yourself; for example: + + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_compiler-notes.qdoc 0 + + If you are experiencing strange problems with using special flags that + modify the alignment of structure and union members (such as \c{/Zp2}) + then you will need to recompile Qt with the flags set for the + application as well. + + If you're using Visual Studio .NET (2002) Standard Edition, you should be + using the Qt binary package provided, and not the source package. + As the Standard Edition does not optimize compiled code, your compiled + version of Qt would perform suboptimally with respect to speed. + + With Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 a bug was introduced which + causes Qt not to compile, this has been fixed with a hotfix available + from Microsoft. See this + \l{http://www.qtsoftware.com/developer/faqs/faq.2006-12-18.3281869860}{Knowledge Base entry} + for more information. + + \section1 IBM xlC (AIX) + + The makeC++SharedLib utility must be in your PATH and be up to date to + build shared libraries. From IBM's + \l{http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245674.html}{C and C++ Application Development on AIX} + Redbook: + + \list + \o "The second step is to use the makeC++SharedLib command to create the + shared object. The command has many optional arguments, but in its + simplest form, can be used as follows:" + \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_compiler-notes.qdoc 1 + \o "The full path name to the command is not required; however, to avoid + this, you will have to add the directory in which it is located to + your PATH environment variable. The command is located in the + /usr/vacpp/bin directory with the VisualAge C++ Professional for AIX, + Version 5 compiler." + \endlist + + \section2 VisualAge C++ for AIX, Version 6.0 + + Make sure you have the + \l{http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=32&tc=SSEP5D&dc=D400}{latest upgrades} + installed. +*/ |