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# Installing Qt/Windows CE

Note: Qt for Windows CE has some requirements that are given in more detail in the Qt/Windows CE Requirements document.

1. Uncompress the files into the directory you want to install Qt into; e.g., `C:\Qt\4.4.0-beta1`.

   Note: The install path must not contain any spaces.

2. Environment variables

   In order to build and use Qt, the `PATH` environment variable needs to be extended:

                PATH               - to locate qmake, moc and other Qt tools

   This is done by adding `c:\Qt\4.4.0-beta1\bin` to the `PATH` variable.

   For newer versions of Windows, `PATH` can be extended through "Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment variables" and for older versions by editing `c:\autoexec.bat`.

   Make sure the enviroment variables for your compiler are set. Visual Studio includes `vcvars32.bat` for that purpose - or simply use the "Visual Studio Command Prompt" from the Start menu.

3. Configure and build Qt

   To configure Qt for Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC, type the following:

                C:
                cd \Qt\4.4.0-beta1
                configure -platform win32-msvc2005 -xplatform wincewm50pocket-msvc2005

   If you want to configure Qt for another platform or with other options, type `configure -help` to get a list of all available options. See the `README` file for the list of supported platforms.

   Now, to build Qt you first have to update your `PATH`, `INCLUDE` and `LIB` paths to point to the correct resources for your target platforms. For a default installation of the Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK, this is done with the following commands:

                set INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\ce\include;C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Include\Armv4i
                set LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\ce\lib\armv4i;C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Lib\ARMV4I
                set PATH=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\ce\bin\x86_arm;%PATH%

   We provide a convenience script for this purpose, called `setcepaths`. Simply type:

                setcepaths wincewm50pocket-msvc2005

   Then to build Qt type:

                nmake

4. That's all. Qt is now installed.

   To get started with Qt, you can check out the examples found in the `examples` directory of your Qt installation. The documentation can be found in `doc\html`.

   Remember: If you reconfigure Qt for a different platform, make sure you start with a new clean console to get rid of the platform dependent include directories.

   The links below provide further information for using Qt:

   - How to Learn Qt
   - Qt Tutorial
   - Developer Zone
   - Deploying Qt Applications

   You might also want to try the following Windows CE specific links:

   - Windows CE - Introduction to using Qt
   - Windows CE - Working with Custom SDKs
   - Windows CE - Using shadow builds

We hope you will enjoy using Qt. Good luck!