Qt 4.8.7 differs greatly from Qt 4.8.5 in that they’ve wanted to provide more access to Windows 7 and later API. This makes the versions’ dependencies incompatible when you distribute your apps. So pay attention.
Downloads (For Distribution/Standalone Runtime):
Required
libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll | |
libstdc++-6.dll | |
libwinpthread-1.dll | |
QtCore4.dll | |
QtGui4.dll |
And for image format support:
/imageformats/ |
And for Phonon to work:
phonon4.dll | |
QtXml4.dll | |
QtDBus4.dll | |
/phonon_backend/ | |
/codecs/ |
Downloads (For Developing):
Qt 4.8.7 SDK | qt-opensource-windows-x86-mingw482-4.8.7.exe (337MB) |
minGW 64 + GCC 4.8.2 compiler | i686-4.8.2-release-posix-dwarf-rt_v3-rev3.7z (46MB) |
QtCreator 2.8.0 | qt-creator-windows-opensource-2.8.0.exe (52MB) Note: there is newer version 2.8.1 but I don’t need it, so I cannot guarantee ver 2.8.1 will work or is compatible myself |
IMPORTANT: If you can’t get Qt 4.8.7 to work for Windows, follow these instructions if you are upgrading from previous version, ie 4.8.5.