Introduction

This document briefly explains how to compile your first Qt-Application, as the otherwise very helpful documentation from Trolltech does not elaborate on the exact syntax.

This is Version 0.1 of the ``Compiling Your First Qt Application - HOWTO'', dated 2001-07-06.

Requirements

Naturally, you will need the Qt API. You can download it from:

http://www.trolltech.com.

Follow the instructions that accompany the package and read the documentation, available at:

http://doc.trolltech.com/installation.html

Needless to say that you will also require a working C++ compiler - you can get gcc from:

http://gcc.gnu.org.

Again, follow the instructions to find out how to install the package properly on your system.

How to use this document

This document tries to guide even unexperienced users to the success of compiling their first Qt-Application. Some basic unix-commands are assumed to be understood. Furthermore, this document often refers to various websites for more detailed information; the reader should be able to easily follow the steps described in this document, while at the same time possibly keeping a browser-window open for other information.

Translations

If you wish to translate this document to any other language, please email the author. He'll be thrilled.

Comments and Suggestions

The latest version of this document should always be available at http://www.netmeister.org/. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions etc, please do not hesitate to email the author at jschauma@netmeister.org. While this is a very simple document, I would like to keep it as accurate and complete as possible; all input will therefore be highly appreciated.

Copyright and Disclaimer

The author does not take any responsibility for anything that might happen as a result of following the instructions in this document. Feel free to redistribute this document as you see fit, modifications, however, need to be discussed with the author (read: "Copyright 2001 by Jan Schaumann").