I recently ran into a problem where I needed to build a Qt application that depended on a library that made use of MFC. I started by building the Qt side (GUI, etc) with QtCreator and then proceeded to import the .pro file into VS2008 using the standard VS Qt plugin before adding the mentioned native … Continue reading Qt Application, VS2008 and “requires MFC shared dll version”
Qt Creator Zen Burn Theme
This here is a simple sample of what my Qt Creator Zen Burn theme looks like and is not so much a write-up as it is a redirect since all the reading you might need to do is already available from the download link: Enjoy!
Deploying Qt 5 Applications on Ubuntu 12.04
The fun is over, you've written your Qt 5.x application, compiled it for Ubuntu and it is time to deploy your software to a vanilla box (a PC without any Qt libraries on it), how do you go about it? I spent quite some time struggling with this problem so now that I have finally … Continue reading Deploying Qt 5 Applications on Ubuntu 12.04
Very Slow Clang Build Times
Some time ago I decided to take a few of the C++11 features for a spin on Ubuntu 12.04, but the default Clang version for this distro (3.06) wasn't good enough so I decided to build from source. I ended up following these instructions to the letter and it was a walk in the park...until I … Continue reading Very Slow Clang Build Times
Screencasts on Ubuntu
I've been playing around with capturing screencasts on Ubuntu 12.04 and since I found the process slightly more complicated than expected, I thought I would document it here for future reference. The procedure I followed was to start by downloading and installing the following software: recordmydesktop Arista Transcoder OpenShot Video Editor There are numerous forums … Continue reading Screencasts on Ubuntu
