Build with QtCreator

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Marcus Hudritsch edited this page Oct 3, 2022 · 32 revisions

All C++ projects can also be built with the platform-independent IDE QtCreator from Qt. For Windows without Visual Studio download the MinGW version with the GNU toolchain. For Windows, we recommend to build and work with Visual Studio.
Clone the SLProject GIT repository into a directory of your choice.
Install the latest CMake. You need at least CMake Version 3.3.
Open the QtCreator IDE.
Choose Open File or Project... and select the top-level CMakeLists.txt file in the SLProject root folder.
Set build configurations: Uncheck all except the Debug and the Release configuration. Change the build directories into the SLProject folder. Press Configure Project:
Parallel build: Open the Project Settings on the left toolbar. Expand the Build Steps. In the field Tool Arguments enter -j8. This guides the make process to build the project in parallel with 8 threads. Choose the app-Demo-SLProject as Target to build.
Start Application: Click on the green run button to start the selected application. You can select there the application and configuration to start as well:
- After closing the welcome dialogue you can open with the menu File > Load Demo Scenes many different scenes that demonstrate the features of SLProject.