How to Build Qt for Visual Studio 2010 from Source?

Building Qt for Visual Studio 2010

Contrary to popular belief, using prebuilt Qt binaries designed for Visual Studio 2008 is not possible with Visual Studio 2010 due to dependency issues with Visual C 2008 Debug Runtime, which requires the full installation of Visual Studio 2008.

Step 1: Download Qt Source Files

Visit https://www.qt.io/download/ and select the "zip" link under "Qt libraries 4.8.6 for Windows (Visual Studio 2008, 218 MB)". Unzip the file into a desired location, such as "E:Qt".

Step 2: Open Visual Studio Command Prompt

Launch the "Microsoft Visual Studio 2010Visual Studio ToolsVisual Studio Command Prompt (2010)" shortcut. Navigate to the Qt source folder using DOS commands (e.g., "E:", "cd Qt").

Step 3: Configure and Build Qt

To configure Qt with minimal options, run the following command:

configure.exe -release -no-webkit -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-script -no-scripttools -no-qt3support -no-multimedia -no-ltcg

After configuration, run "nmake" to build Qt (estimated time: 20-30 minutes).

Step 4: Set Environment Variables

Set the following environment variables using either setx or Control PanelSystemEnvironment Variables:

• QTDIR="e:Qt"
• Add "Qtbin" to the PATH variable

Step 5: Install Qt Visual Studio Add-in

Download and install the Qt Visual Studio Add-in (qt-vs-addin-1.1.9.exe) from the Qt download page.

Note: After a restart or logoff-logon, Qt demo applications should now run correctly.

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