qtcmake

cmake not finding Qt4


Since 4.8.0 is out, I've reinstalled Qt, and now I want to use cmake too. To make cmake work, I remember having to add the mingw bin folder (QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3) to PATH back in Qt4.7.3, so I guessed that there would be a similar folder in QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.8.0 now but this is not the case. My question is, does anybody else have experience with setting up Qt and cmake? I could use some help right now, as I've googled for a bit and was unable to find any ways to make cmake work.

When trying to build, I get this well known message:

CMake Error at C:/Program Files (x86)/CMake 2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:91 (MESSAGE):
  Could NOT find Qt4 (missing: QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE QT_INCLUDE_DIR)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  C:/Program Files (x86)/CMake 2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:252 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  C:/Program Files (x86)/CMake 2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/FindQt4.cmake:1171 (FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS)
  CMakeLists.txt:3 (find_package)

Solution

  • So, I found out what was the problem, and I think I should have known before. I simply added C:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.8.0\msvc2010\bin to my PATH variable. It may be useful to note that, in a default 4.8.0 install, qmake is located in C:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.8.0\msvc2010\bin as opposed to C:\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.7.3\mingw\bin in 4.7.3. Notice the difference; msvc2010 vs mingw. It's actually glaringly obvious, as msvc2010 was the only folder in that directory.

    I didn't try skyhisi's answer as it was no longer needed, but I'm guessing that it's another correct (if not better) way to make cmake work.