(C++) How to cross-compile a Qt Creator project from Ubuntu to a windows executable? Approach 20: Hello World, changing project file

 

Approach to cross-compile a Qt Creator project from Ubuntu to a windows executable?.

 

 

 

 

 

Environment information

 

Operating system(s) or programming environment(s):

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx

IDE(s):

• Qt Creator 2.0.0

Project type:

• Console application

Compiler(s):

• G++ 4.4.1

Libraries used:

• STL: from GCC, shipped with Qt Creator 2.0.0

 

 

 

 

 

Project file

 

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#------------------------------------------------- # # Project created by QtCreator 2010-09-29T14:58:49 # #------------------------------------------------- QT       += core QT       -= gui TARGET = CppHelloWorld CONFIG   += console windows CONFIG   -= app_bundle qt TEMPLATE = app SOURCES += main.cpp QMAKESPEC = win32-msvc LIBS+= -L/usr/lib/gcc/i586-mingw32msvc/4.2.1-sjlj -lstdc++ #LIBS+= -L/usr/lib/gcc/i586-mingw32msvc/4.2.1-sjlj -lgcc LIBS+= -L/usr/lib/gcc/i586-mingw32msvc/4.2.1-sjlj -lsupc++ #LIBS+= -L/usr/i586-mingw32msvc/lib -lmingw32 #LIBS+= -L/usr/i586-mingw32msvc/lib -lmsvcrt QMAKE_CC   = i586-mingw32msvc-g++ QMAKE_CXX  = i586-mingw32msvc-g++ QMAKE_LINK = i586-mingw32msvc-ld QMAKE_SPECS = msvc QMAKE_CFLAGS = -o QMAKE_CXXFLAGS = -o #QMAKE_LFLAGS = -c #QMAKE_LFLAGS = -o -arch=win32

 

 

 

 

 

Source code

 

Hello World source code.

 

 

 

 

 

Process

 

This process seems to fail, due to many 'undefined reference to [main/STL something]' errors. I wish I understood more what I was doing...