CQtDeployer/md/en/Build-and-Install.md

Install CQtDeployer

You can download the latest version of the application here.

Installer

• Download CQtDeployer*.run or CQtDeployer*.exe

Install without gui

Linux

chmod +x CQtDeployer_1.5.3.0_Installer_Linux64.run
./CQtDeployer_1.5.3.0_Installer_Linux64.run install

Windows

CQtDeployer_1.5.3.0_Installer_Win64.exe install

Deb

sudo dpkg -i CQtDeployer_1.5.3.0_Linux64.deb

Note the package name and links can be changed, please check Download page before installation.

Snap

sudo snap install cqtdeployer

Features of the snap version

If you are using the snap version of the application. Enable all permissions for cqtdeployer. this can be done in the snap-store Or starting with ubuntu 20.04 in the ubuntu application settings manager.

If you do not have the GUI then you can enable all permissions using next commands:

sudo snap connect cqtdeployer:process-control
sudo snap connect cqtdeployer:removable-media
sudo snap connect cqtdeployer:system-backup

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Build from sources

Build for Linux

• install qt and qt QtInstallFrameWork from qt installer

• clone project

  git clone https://github.com/QuasarApp/CQtDeployer.git
  git submodule update --init --recursive
  cd CQtDeployer
  

• create temp build directory

  mkdir build 
  cd build
  

• run cmake

  cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/path/to/qt/root/dir
  

• build cqtdeployer

  make -j8
  

• create installers and packages (requered installed cqtdeployer)

  make deploy 
  

Build for Windows (CMD)

• install qt and qt QtInstallFrameWork from qt installer

• clone project

  git clone https://github.com/QuasarApp/CQtDeployer.git
  git submodule update --init --recursive
  cd CQtDeployer
  

• create temp build directory

  mkdir build 
  cd build
  

• SET PATH=C:/Qt/Tools/mingw810_64/bin;%PATH%

  • It is important to set up the qt environment.

• run cmake

  cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:/path/to/qt/root/dir
  

• build cqtdeployer

  migw32-make -j8
  

• create installers and packages (requered installed cqtdeployer)

  migw32-make deploy 
  

Note

If you do not have installed cqtdeployer on your build machine, you can compile cqtdeployer tool as a static. For this, disable the BUILD_SHARED_LIBS option.

cmake .. -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=0
make install

If you want to change Qt, Just run cmake with override qt location.

cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/path/to/qt/root/dir
# or
cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=~/Qt/6.4.3/gcc_64