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QtCreator Setup

Sean Taylor edited this page Feb 24, 2017 · 24 revisions

Install the External Dependencies

Before you get started you will have to download the dependencies separately:

Install Qt 5.8 (includes QtCreator)

Download and install the latest Qt 5.8 64-bit for Linux, MacOS or Windows that comes with QtCreator:

Open and Configure (gameplay)

  • Open gameplay/gameplay.pro
  • Under "Configure Project" tab select "Desktop Qt 5.8.0 xxx 64bit" and expand "Details" section.
  • Change the enormous default user based build paths for Debug and Release to:
Debug = "Debug"
Release ="Release"

Open and Configure (sample-browser)

  • Open samples/browser/sample-browser.pro
  • Under "Configure Project" tab select "Desktop Qt 5.8.0 xxx 64bit" and expand "Details" section.
  • Change the enormous default user based build paths for Debug and Release to:
Debug = "Debug"
Release ="Release"

Build and Run

  • Build gameplay and sample-browser projects
  • To run the sample-browser, select the sample-browser project
  • Select the "Projects" section on the left to edit the project properties.
  • Chagne the run settings under the Desktop Qt 5.8.0 xxx 64bit kit by changing to the Run sub-section tab.
  • Change the working directory to:
%{buildDir}/..

Debugging