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diff --git a/release-tools/dist/binary-packages/README.txt b/release-tools/dist/README.txt index a94601a..9878453 100644 --- a/release-tools/dist/binary-packages/README.txt +++ b/release-tools/dist/README.txt @@ -19,18 +19,26 @@ http://qt-project.org/wiki/Category:Release Understanding the Qt packages: Have you installed the right one? ---------------------------------------------------------------- -This package contains a binary distribution of Qt. It contains the the -Qt libraries and basic development tools, prebuilt for a certain -platform (operating system and compiler). +The Qt source package ("qt-everywhere-opensource-src-<version>.xxx") +contains Qt in source code form. It is the right choice if you want to +build the framework and tools yourself. -Note that this package does NOT contain Qt Creator, i.e. Qt's IDE +The binary Qt packages ("qt-<operatingsystem>-opensource-<version>.xxx") +contain a binary distribution of Qt. It contains the the Qt libraries +and basic development tools, prebuilt for a certain platform +(operating system and compiler). The binary package also contains a +copy of the source package, as an optional install. + +Note that the Qt packages do NOT contain Qt Creator, i.e. Qt's IDE (Integrated Development Environment) application. If you are a developer and you find yourself asking "How do I start Qt?", then you -should install Qt Creator, which comes in a separate package. The Qt -SDK (Software Development Kit) packages combine Qt Creator and a -binary Qt distribution in a single handy install. +should install Qt Creator, which comes in a separate package. + +Finally, there are also the Qt SDK (Software Development Kit) +packages, which combine Qt Creator and a binary Qt distribution in a +single handy install. -This binary package is the right choice if you either +The binary package is the right choice if you either - Just need the Qt runtimes in order to run another application that needs them, or - Want to try out some example programs built with Qt, or @@ -46,13 +54,15 @@ Directory structure The default top-level installation directory is the directory "Qt-[version]" in your home directory. -The base directory of this particular binary distribution is something +The base directory of a particular binary distribution is something similar to [installdir]/Desktop/Qt/[version]/[compiler]. This basedir contains a number of subdirectories; "bin", "doc", "examples", etc. +The source code, if installed, can be found under [installdir]/Src. + -Starting the development tools ------------------------------- +Starting the development tools (binary package) +----------------------------------------------- The directory [basedir]/bin contains all the Qt development tools. Most are intended to be used from command line or an IDE, but @@ -63,8 +73,8 @@ QMLViewer: Viewer for Qt Quick1 declarative QML applications Designer: GUI designer for Qt widgets-based applications. -Running the example programs ----------------------------- +Running the example programs (binary package) +--------------------------------------------- Ready to run example programs can be found in [basedir]/examples. The C++ based examples can be launched directly either from command line or @@ -77,6 +87,14 @@ The QML based Quick 1 examples are in [basedir]/examples/qtquick1. They can be run with the QMLViewer application (ref. above). +Building Qt from source +----------------------- + +See [installdir]/Src/Qt/[version]/README and +http://qt-project.org/wiki/Building_Qt_5_from_Git +for instructions on building Qt from source. + + Using it for developing software -------------------------------- |