From a182cc5d5d7a70d0423a42123bb7c1cf21709e0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Boddie Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:21:11 +0200 Subject: Doc: Removed incorrect/outdated advice about Windows deployment. Reviewed-by: Trust Me Discussed-with: Support --- doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc | 26 +++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc b/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc index 16718f35e2..51974afeac 100644 --- a/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/deployment/deployment.qdoc @@ -775,24 +775,8 @@ assemblies at the \l {http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa376307.aspx}{MSDN website}. - There are two ways to include the run time libraries: by bundling them - directly with your application or by installing them on the end-user's - system. - - To bundle the run time libraries with your application, copy the directory - - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 22 - - into the folder where your executable is, so that you are including a - \c Microsoft.VC80.CRT directory alongside your application's executable. If - you are bundling the runtimes and need to deploy plugins as well, you have - to remove the manifest from the plugins (embedded as a resource) by adding - the following line to the \c{.pro} file of the plugins you are compiling: - - \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_deployment.qdoc 23 - - \warning If you skip the step above, the plugins will not load on some - systems. + The correct way to include the runtime libraries with your application + is to ensure that they are installed on the end-user's system. To install the runtime libraries on the end-user's system, you need to include the appropriate Visual C++ Redistributable Package (VCRedist) @@ -823,11 +807,11 @@ In brief the steps are \list 1 - + \o create a folder structure on the development computer that will match the target USB stick directory structure, for example '\\app' and for your dlls, '\\app\\lib'. - + \o on the development computer, from the appropriate 'redist' folder copy over Microsoft.VC80.CRT and Microsoft.VC80.MFC to the directories '\\app' and '\\app\\lib' on the development PC. - + \o xcopy the \\app folder to the target USB stick. \endlist -- cgit v1.2.3