Cross compiling QT3 on Linux, for win32

[wysota]

For Qt3 there is no solution. Qt3 Open Source can't be compiled on Windows! You need dedicated commercial version sources for that.

[mjrich]

Qt3 Open Source can't be compiled on Windows! You need dedicated commercial version sources for that.

Well, these Qt3 sources compiled cleanly under Win32, using mingw-g++. Of course, that doesn't solve the initial problem of having to boot into windows, but it does mean that the same QT3/c++ code can (nearly) be compiled to run on both platforms without too many difficulties.

Regards,

mjrich.

[ChristianEhrlicher]

Well, these Qt3 sources compiled cleanly under Win32, using mingw-g++. Of course, that doesn't solve the initial problem of having to boot into windows, but it does mean that the same QT3/c++ code can (nearly) be compiled to run on both platforms without too many difficulties.

Regards,

mjrich.

But keep in mind that this code isn't from Trolltech. Also there are some bugs which won't be fixed anymore now that Qt4/gpl is out.
But it is (or better: was) possible to cross-compile those sources on linux for win32. It was broken some time ago and nobody fixed it because of a lack of interest.

[mjrich]

But keep in mind that this code isn't from Trolltech.

The beauty of open source

But it is (or better: was) possible to cross-compile those sources on linux for win32. It was broken some time ago and nobody fixed it because of a lack of interest.

Now this is certainly interesting, and something I hadn't realised. Thank you Christian -- I will look at the code again if I have time, and see whether it can be resurrected.

Regards,

mjrich.

[wysota]

Well, these Qt3 sources compiled cleanly under Win32, using mingw-g++. Of course, that doesn't solve the initial problem of having to boot into windows, but it does mean that the same QT3/c++ code can (nearly) be compiled to run on both platforms without too many difficulties.

Wrong. This code is a port from Qt3 Unix/Free to Windows. It required heavy work to become compilable and usable and doesn't work exactly as the "original" Windows version. It's not just taken from Trolltech and compiled.