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'''French translators see also:''' http://qt-devnet.developpez.com/tutoriels/add-in-visual-studio/compiler/
'''French translators see also:''' http://qt-devnet.developpez.com/tutoriels/add-in-visual-studio/compiler/


= Qt Visual Studio Add-in =
= Qt Visual Studio Tools =


== Getting the source ==
=== Get the sources ===


The source code of the add-in is hosted on qt.io at http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-labs/vstools.git/
Use Git to check out the Qt Visual Studio Tools sources that are hosted at: http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-labs/vstools.git


To create a repository clone, execute the following command:
To create a repository clone, execute the following command:
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<code lang="bash">git clone git://code.qt.io/qt-labs/vstools.git</code>
<code lang="bash">git clone git://code.qt.io/qt-labs/vstools.git</code>


== Instructions for Qt 5.x ==
=== Build a static Qt ===


As the addin is a Qt app itself, make sure that you have the following software installed:
Building the Qt Visual Studio Tools from sources requires a static build of Qt (version 5.6.0 or newer).Supported
compilers are MSVC 2013 or newer, GCC 4.7 or newer, and Clang 3.1 or newer. See the Qt documentation
for the prerequisites and steps to build Qt from sources. https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_5_from_Git#Windows<br /><br />
'''''Recommended configuration options:''''' configure -prefix %CD%\qtbase -release -static -static-runtime -opensource -nomake examples -nomake tests<br />
'''''Recommended (n)make options:''''' (n)make module-qtbase


* Visual Studio 2008+
=== Build the Qt Visual Studio Tools ===
* Perl
* Qt 5.0+


'''''These instructions refer to Visual Studio 2012. Replace any references to VS2012 with the appropriate file for your VS version (2008, 2010 and 2012 supported).'''''
Change the directory into 'src' and run 'qmake && make' (or 'mingw32-make', 'nmake' ...) to build
the Qt Visual Studio Tools command line applications. Once finished, open the solution QtVsTools.sln
in Visual Studio and build the solution.


=== Building the addin ===
=== Build the Qt Visual Studio Tools documentation ===


Open a command shell with a Qt build environment (Visual Studio built-in prompt configured with Qt in appropriate environment variables, 32 or 64-bit) and cd into your add-in source directory.
Run 'qmake && make docs' (or 'mingw32-make docs', 'nmake docs' ...) from the root directory to
build the Qt Visual Studio Tools documentation. You need to have 'qdoc' and friends built already.
See the Qt documentation for the prerequisites and steps to build Qt documentation from sources.
https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_Documentation


Execute the following commands:
=== How to debug the Qt Visual Studio Tools ===


<code lang="bash">cd Qt4VS2003
To debug the resulting VSIX, select the 'QtVsTools' node, right click and choose 'Properties|Debug'.
createUserFiles.bat</code>
Update 'Start Action|Start external program:' to point to your Visual Studio 'devenv.exe' application.
 
Update 'Start Options|Command line arguments:' with '/rootSuffix Exp'. Note: The implemented post
This sets up reference paths and debug settings.
build targets will only work reliable if you use the 'Exp' hive of Visual Studio.
 
<code lang="bash">
cd ..\tools
qmake
nmake
cd qt5appwrapper2012
devenv qt5appwrapper2012.sln /useenv /Build release
</code>
 
This builds the required tools, that are used by the Add-In (qtappwrapper, external QRC editor).
 
At this point, the addin can be built. Open Qt4VS2003\Qt5VSAddin2012.sln as an administrator (the build will fail if you don't), and build the entire solution.
<code lang="bash">cd ..\..\Qt4VS2003
devenv Qt4VS2012.sln /Build release
</code>
 
== Build Instructions for Qt 4.x ==
 
Make sure that you have the following software installed:
 
* Visual Studio 2005 or above
* Perl
* Qt 4.7.0 or newer
 
Open a command shell with a Qt build environment (Visual Studio build, 32 bit) and cd into your add-in source directory.
 
Execute the following commands:
 
<code lang="bash">cd Qt4VS2003
createUserFiles.cmd</code>
 
This sets up reference paths and debug settings.
 
<code lang="bash">cd ComWrappers\qmakewrapper
qmake
nmake
cd ..devenv qtappwrapper2008.sln /useenv /Build release</code>
 
Adjust the number in qtappwrapper2008.sln according to the VS version you're using.
Duplicates of the addin's project files exist for every supported Visual Studio version.
 
<code lang="bash">cd ..
qmake -r
nmake</code>
 
This builds the external QRC editor which is launched from within Visual Studio.
Now we're ready to open the main solution which contains the actual add-in.
 
<code lang="bash">start Qt4VS2003\Qt4VSAddin2008.sln</code>
 
Now you should be able to build the solution.
Before trying to run your freshly built add-in, read the next section.
 
== Running and Debugging ==
 
To run and debug the development version of the Qt Visual Studio Add-in we need to do a little
setup work once again. Note that you can have the Add-in's release version installed.
You can switch between these two installations as you will see soon.
 
=== Installation ===
 
Open the Qt4VS2003\Qt4VSAddin folder, and copy Qt5VSAddin.AddIn to your VS Addins folder- by default this is "%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Addins", but this can be changed under Tools->Options->Environment->Add-in Security.
 
Open Qt5VSAddin.AddIn in your favorite text editor, and find the Version tag. Change it to the version appropriate for your VS version - 2008 is 9.0, 2010 is 10.0, and 2012 is 11.0. Find the Assembly tag and change it to reflect the location of the Qt5VSAddin.dll file within the binary folder, i.e. <git checkout of the Add-In>\Qt4VS2003\Qt4VSAddin\Release\Qt5VSAddin.dll.
 
Start Visual Studio, and open Tools->Add-in Manager. Select the addin and restart VS. You should now have a QT5 menu, to the right of VIEW.
 
Your installed release version of the add-in is now turned off and cannot be loaded into
Visual Studio anymore. To restore the old state, rename the file extension of Qt4VSAddin.AddIn
to some bogus value like Qt4VSAddin.AddIn.foo. This ensures that it will be ignored by Visual
Studio and the original add-in will be loaded.
 
=== Configuration ===
 
You should probably configure the addin for your Qt installation. Open QT5->Qt options, and add any versions of Qt you have installed. The rest of the options should be fine for normal use.
 
=== Run the Add-in's Development Version ===
 
Now that the .Addin file is in place, we're ready to try out the development version of the
add-in. Open the solution file (e.g. Qt4VSAddin2008.sln) and press F5.
 
Another instance of Visual Studio is started. We will call this instance VS2 and the Visual
Studio Instance where the add-in's solution is loaded VS1.
 
The add-in is not yet loaded in VS2. To load it, select "Tools/Add-in Manager…" click the
first checkbox in the "Qt4 Add-in Development Version" line and press OK.
Now you should have a "Qt" menu entry in the menubar of Visual Studio which means that the
add-in has been successfully loaded.
 
In VS1 you can set breakpoints and do all the debugging you need. In VS2 you're controlling the add-in.

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French translators see also: http://qt-devnet.developpez.com/tutoriels/add-in-visual-studio/compiler/

Qt Visual Studio Tools

Get the sources

Use Git to check out the Qt Visual Studio Tools sources that are hosted at: http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-labs/vstools.git

To create a repository clone, execute the following command: 

git clone git://code.qt.io/qt-labs/vstools.git

Build a static Qt

Building the Qt Visual Studio Tools from sources requires a static build of Qt (version 5.6.0 or newer).Supported compilers are MSVC 2013 or newer, GCC 4.7 or newer, and Clang 3.1 or newer. See the Qt documentation for the prerequisites and steps to build Qt from sources. https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_5_from_Git#Windows

Recommended configuration options: configure -prefix %CD%\qtbase -release -static -static-runtime -opensource -nomake examples -nomake tests
Recommended (n)make options: (n)make module-qtbase

Build the Qt Visual Studio Tools

Change the directory into 'src' and run 'qmake && make' (or 'mingw32-make', 'nmake' ...) to build the Qt Visual Studio Tools command line applications. Once finished, open the solution QtVsTools.sln in Visual Studio and build the solution.

Build the Qt Visual Studio Tools documentation

Run 'qmake && make docs' (or 'mingw32-make docs', 'nmake docs' ...) from the root directory to build the Qt Visual Studio Tools documentation. You need to have 'qdoc' and friends built already. See the Qt documentation for the prerequisites and steps to build Qt documentation from sources. https://wiki.qt.io/Building_Qt_Documentation

How to debug the Qt Visual Studio Tools

To debug the resulting VSIX, select the 'QtVsTools' node, right click and choose 'Properties|Debug'. Update 'Start Action|Start external program:' to point to your Visual Studio 'devenv.exe' application. Update 'Start Options|Command line arguments:' with '/rootSuffix Exp'. Note: The implemented post build targets will only work reliable if you use the 'Exp' hive of Visual Studio.

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