A question about compilers in Windows environment

[graciano]

Hi
I never really used Qt in Windows and now i want to give it a try.
If i download the Qt libraries 5.0.0 for Windows (VS 2010 406 MB) version from http://qt-project.org/downloads, what does VS 2010 mean?
Do i need Visual Studio to be installed and use the compiler within it?

[wysota]

Yes, it means you need Visual Studio 2010 installed. If you don't have Visual Studio, the best option is probably to download Qt 4.8 for MinGW and download MinGW. You can do it in one go by using this link: http://www.qtcentre.org/QtSdk-online-win-x86-v1_2_1.exe

[graciano]

I can get VS2010.
After installing the libraries and Qt Creator, e will have to use the VS2010 c++ compiler right?
I suppose that at this point i will be building my first apps.

And if i want to buil MySql plugin, am i in the right path?

[wysota]

I can get VS2010.
After installing the libraries and Qt Creator, e will have to use the VS2010 c++ compiler right?
I suppose that at this point i will be building my first apps.

Yes.

And if i want to buil MySql plugin, am i in the right path?

For that you'll need the SDK from MySQL as well.