Qt Creator Build Configuration for Windows x64

Complete build setup for Qt Creator IDE on Windows with MSVC 2022.

Prerequisites

Install the following before building:

1. Visual Studio 2022 with C++ desktop development workload
2. Windows 10/11 SDK (version 10.0.26100.0 or compatible)
3. Qt 6.8.3 for Windows MSVC 2022
4. CMake (latest version)
5. Ninja build system
6. Git for Windows

Optional Dependencies

• LLVM/Clang (for ClangCodeModel and ClangFormat plugins)
• Vulkan SDK (for graphics debugging features)

Quick Start

One-Command Build

.\build.ps1

This script will:

1. Set up the MSVC build environment
2. Configure CMake with all required paths
3. Build Qt Creator in Release mode

Manual Steps (if needed)

# Configure
.\configure.ps1

# Build
cd qtcreator_build
ninja

Configuration

Edit the paths in build.ps1 according to your installation:

$msvcRoot = "D:\code\apps\devtools\msvc"        # Your MSVC installation path
$msvcVer = "14.50.35717"                         # Your MSVC version
$winKitVer = "10.0.26100.0"                      # Your Windows SDK version
$qtPath = "D:/code/apps/devtools/qt/6.8.3"      # Your Qt installation path
$llvmPath = "D:/code/apps/devtools/llvm"        # Your LLVM installation path (optional)

Build Output

After successful build, the Qt Creator executable will be located at:

qtcreator_build\bin\qtcreator.exe

Running Qt Creator

.\qtcreator_build\bin\qtcreator.exe

Troubleshooting

Missing MSVC Environment

If you get errors about missing headers (type_traits, windows.h, etc.), run the build script which sets up the environment automatically.

CMake Configuration Errors

Make sure all paths in build.ps1 point to valid installations.

Build Fails

1. Clean the build directory: Remove-Item -Recurse -Force qtcreator_build
2. Re-run: .\build.ps1

Repository Structure

qt-creator-build/
├── build.ps1              # Main build script (configure + build)
├── configure.ps1          # CMake configuration script
├── configure.bat          # Batch file alternative for configure
├── README.md              # This file
└── qt-creator/            # Qt Creator source (git submodule or separate)

License

Qt Creator is licensed under GPL-3.0 with Qt Commercial License exception. See the official Qt Creator repository for full license details.

Official Repository

Source code from: https://code.qt.io/qt-creator/qt-creator.git