How can Qt Creator be used as general C++ IDE (no

Question

I've been looking around for a nice C++ IDE, and I really like the features and performance of Qt Creator, and I plan to use it to make Qt based applications down the road. However, for right now, I just want to use Qt creator as general purpose C++ IDE without the use of the Qt library. How can I go about using Qt creator just for regular C++ development? What configurations do I need to make? I would appreciate some detailed guidance with this.

Thank you for your time and cooperation. I appreciate it, and I hope to hear from you all soon.

Answer 1

I'm using Qt Creator with CMake on Ubuntu. I still usually compile in a terminal window so it really doesn't matter which build system you use. CMake's and qmake's project files just makes it easy to import code files into the IDE. I'm also using GCC 4.6 from Ubuntu's repositories so it's newer and has better support for C++11 than the one that currently comes with Qt SDK. I have Qt Creator also installed from Ubuntu's repositories. Everything works so beautifully that I could cry.

Answer 2

I started using Qt Creator recently because I spend more and more time on my 13" laptop and just love the way it utilizes space. Other than that, it is feature-rich, fast, reliable and Qt isn't bad at all. As for C++ only IDE, it is more than welcome in my life.

The only other IDE that I love as much as Qt Creator is Code::Blocks. (I often switch between the two, depending on which machine I use)

Answer 3

I do it constantly.

You have two options:

1. use qmake project files: to get rid of all the remaining Qt stuff, add these to your project file(s):

   CONFIG -= qt
   DEFINES -= UNICODE QT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT
   

   Remember that qmake itself is still required to build. So you'll most likely need a Qt installation.

2. use Cmake project files.

Both cases can count on Qt Creator's full support (for files and projects in the left pane). git and svn support in Qt Creator is awesome

Answer 4

I did use Qt Creator for a non-Qt project once, but only for its code-editing features and code completion. I built the project and worked with the rcs from a separate terminal window. All I can say is that I was satisfied with Qt creator as a C++ code editor.