Hello everyone,
i was trying to get Qwt running properly on my Windows7 64bit PC. After hours of trying to find the right way to do this i wrote a step by step install and test manual.
I would appreciate a comment of Uwe if this is the right way to do it, especially on the systems path and user variables.
@Uwe: I also hope this guide saves you some time explaining people how to install qwt.
Lets start:
1. Download and install QT 5.0.1 (MinGw) to: "C:\Qt\Qt5.0.1"
2. Download and extract Qwt 6.1 RC3 to: "C:\qwt-6.1-rc3"
3. Add "C:\Qt\Qt5.0.1\5.0.1\mingw47_32\bin" to your systems path variable (qmake.exe is located here)
4. Add "C:\Qt\Qt5.0.1\Tools\MinGW\bin" to your systems path variable (mingw32-make.exe is located here)
5. Open a command line (cmd) and navigate to: "C:\qwt-6.1-rc3"
6. Type: "qmake" (This command won't prompt any msg so don't worry)
7. Type: "mingw32-make" (Compiles the whole project with examples; this will take a while so be patient)
8. Type: "mingw32-make install" (This installs qwt to the directory set in "C:\qwt-6.1-rc3\qwtconfig.pri"; the default location is "C:/Qwt-$$QWT_VERSION-rc3" -> "C:\Qwt-6.1.0-rc3\")
9. Add "C:\Qwt-6.1.0-rc3\lib" to your systems path variable
10. Add a User variable named "QT_PLUGIN_PATH" with the following path "C:\Qwt-6.1.0-rc3\plugins"
11. Add a User variable named "QMAKEFEATURES" with the following path "C:\Qwt-6.1.0-rc3\features"
12. Start Qt Creator
13. Create a new project: File -> New File or Project ... -> Applications -> Qt Gui Application -> Choose
14. Name it "Test"
15. Create the project in the following directory: "C:\workspace"
16. Open file "Test.pro"
17. Add "Config += qwt" at the bottom
18. Open the main.c of the project and delete all its content.
19. Paste the following in the main.c (This is the qwt example "simpleplot"):
Code:
#include <qapplication.h>
#include <qwt_plot.h>
#include <qwt_plot_curve.h>
#include <qwt_plot_grid.h>
#include <qwt_symbol.h>
#include <qwt_legend.h>
int main( int argc, char **argv )
{
plot.setTitle( "Plot Demo" );
plot.setCanvasBackground( Qt::white );
plot.
setAxisScale( QwtPlot::yLeft,
0.0,
10.0 );
grid->attach( &plot );
curve->setTitle( "Some Points" );
curve->setPen( Qt::blue, 4 ),
curve
->setRenderHint
( QwtPlotItem::RenderAntialiased,
true );
curve->setSymbol( symbol );
curve->setSamples( points );
curve->attach( &plot );
plot.resize( 600, 400 );
plot.show();
return a.exec();
}
20. Rightclick the project and select "run qmake..."
21. Now run the project. It should compile without errors and run.
Remember this:
For your own projects you now only have to add "Config += qwt" to your *.pro file to get Qwt running.
I hope this tutorial helps to do your first steps with QT + Qwt.
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If this tutorial works and some admin is fine with it, i would suggest to mark it as a sticky thread.
