mingwqtqt-creator
I am new to Qt and its IDE Qt Creator so pardon my ignorance.
When I try to compile my code I get the exception
"Qt Creator needs a compiler set up to build. Configure a compiler in the kit options".
I have installed MingGW for compiling C++ code.
However, I am having a problem configuring it for Qt Creator.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
i was also having the same problem so what i did is
For linux
sudo apt-get install g++
sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev
and then closed the qt creator and restarted it and it worked
i do not know which of the above two made it work but it worked !!
For Windows
Below given solution have worked for few people. so it is worth a try.
Delete this file
C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\QtProject\qtcreator\toolchains.xml
to solve the problem.
In general, you seem to lack the compiler and proper "kit" installation. Try to install msvc or mingw with the corresponding Qt installer, and then double check the kit settings.
If the auto-detection does not work out afterwards, you can always add a kit explicitly:
Select Tools > Options > Build & Run > Kits > Add.
You can find a screenshot below from my machine where you should look for that. Note that the screenshot was taken on my Linux box, but the place for the configuration should be unified on the UI.
See the documentation for further details:
Best Answer
I suspect you are using the new 5.0 Qt. It required a bit of prodding for me too.
If you look into
Settings > Build & Run > Kitsyou should see an auto-detected entry which will probably have an exclamation mark in front and is not editable. Ignore this.There may be a better way, but I do not know it. And you should probably use 4.x until 5 is out of beta.