static-compile.md

Compile a static desktop remote-ui app

macOS

Install Qt 5.15.2 & Qt Creator

1. Download Qt for Open Source development: https://www.qt.io/download
2. Register, if you don't have an account yet.
3. Install:
   • Use default installation folder: ~/Qt
   • Select:
     • Qt 5.15.2
     • Sources
     • Qt Virtual Keyboard
     • Qt Network Authorization

Compile static Qt framework

1. Make sure that XCode and command line tools are installed
2. Patch Qt source file ~/Qt/5.15.2/Src/qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qiosurfacegraphicsbuffer.h
   Add the following include just before QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE:

#include <CoreGraphics/CGColorSpace.h>

3. Create a shallow build directory (don't compile inside source directory):

mkdir -p ~/projects/qt-static-5.15.2
cd ~/projects/qt-static-5.15.2

4. Configure

~/Qt/5.15.2/Src/configure --prefix=~/Qt/5.15.2/clang_64-static -static -debug-and-release \
    -nomake examples -nomake tests \
    -qt-libpng -qt-zlib -qt-libjpeg \
    -opensource -confirm-license \
    -opengl -qt-freetype -qt-pcre -qt-harfbuzz -platform macx-clang

5. Make
   Adjust 4 to the available number of cores in your machine:

make -j 4

6. Install

make -j 4 install

7. Configure a new Qt Kit in Qt Creator
   • Preferences, Kits, Qt Versions: Add...
     • Select ~/Qt/5.15.2/clang_64-static/bin/qmake
   • Preferences, Kits: Add
     • Name: Desktop Qt 5.15.2 static
     • Qt version: previously defined Qt version Qt 5.15.2 (clang_64-static)
8. Change Kit in project, compile, finished!

Linux

Contributions welcomed 😊

Windows

Contributions welcomed 😊