How to build Qwt on Windows

Question

Here's what I've done:

1. Downloaded qwt-4.2.0-setup-qt230nc.exe from sourceforge
2. Unpack to C:\Program Files\Qwt
3. Go to Qt Command Prompt
4. Run msvc-qmake.bat.
5. Get the output.

Now the lib directory is created, but it's empty. Also tried opening VS project file, but it doesn't converse to VS2008, because there are no vcproj files. I also tried to do it qmake way: qmake qwt.pro and then make, but it says make is not recognized. I figured that I could use mingw32-make, but I gave me a lot of compiler errors.

I was hoping I would use Qwt within QtCreator, but sadly failed. Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

I think I've come up with easy solution:

1. Open QtCreator.
2. Open project... -> C:\Program Files\Qwt\qwt.pro
3. Build.
4. ...
5. PROFIT!!!

Do I guess correctly it's valid way to do this?

Now I need to figure out how to marry it with QtDesigner since there is no Designer Plugin in here...

Answer 2

If you have Visual Studio you must to do next steps (according to file "INSTALL"):

1. run console
   
2. change directory to directory where you installed QWT
   
3. type "qmake qwt.pro"
   
4. type "nmake"
   

You must be ensured that nmake.exe and qmake.exe in your PATH environment variable.

P.S. Easy way to add nmake.exe (its Visual Studio's make realization) is to run "tools/visual studio 2008 command prompt" from main menu of visual studio.