Hidden dependency in QT3/Win Borland build environment?

Chris January chris at atomice.net
Sat May 28 17:12:13 CEST 2005


> Snap.  I have had the exact same issue.  So, heres my take on it:
> 
> Good News:  You CAN build QT3/free win using Borland for Windows ME.
> Bad News:  There isn't much point, as it seems (going on the provided
> example
> apps) that it doesn't work anyway (as indeed it says it doesn't support
> ME).
> 
> For those who might want to give it a go anyway, heres how to build on ME
> using
> Borland. (Note, as previous replys have stated, us the MS-DOS cmd prompt).
> 
> 1)  THe main problem is that ME seems unable to actually read the
> configuration
> bat scripts and so on.

This is probably because they use cmd.exe specific commands.

> Thats it.  All done.  But like I say, none of the demo apps then work
> anyway
> (they all crash horribly), so for me there wasn't much gain to be had.
> I've
> assumed if the exemplars don't work, it means theres some sort of
> fundamental
> incompatibility.

Any details about exactly what kind of crashes you are experiencing will
help us to get Qt/Win Free working on Windows Me.

Chris




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