Qt Creator Compiler Config Issue

Question

I have just started to learn C++ and have come across Qt Creator. I have installed it alongside the built in MinGW Compiler. However I cannot get my projects to 'Build and Run'. I have attached some screenshots below, thank you for any help!

The last image shows the two auto-detected kits which I can choose from. I tried creating my own kit and linked it with the compiler since the auto-detected kits don't have the compiler linked to it.

Also, the following error shows when I try to 'Build and Run' my project :

18:02:25: Configuration is faulty. Check the Issues view for details. Error while building/deploying project Test (kit: Desktop Qt 5.6.0 MSVC2015 64bit) When executing step "Make"

Solution

Dry facts:

• You've installed Qt distributions (libraries, include files, etc.) of versions 5.6 and 5.7 built to use with Visual Studio C++ 2015 compiler.
• You don't have Visual Studio 2015 C++ compiler (or it is not properly set up)
• You've installed MinGW 4.9.2, which is a windows port of GCC compiler.
• You haven't installed Qt for MinGW

Problem:

• Due to a lack of binary compatibility between C++ compilers, Qt distributions (same as any other libraries) built with one compiler cannot be linked with code compiled with another compiler. QtCreator knows this and warns you.

Possible solutions:

• Install Qt for MinGW (with maintenancetool.exe in Qt folder)

• Install Visual Studio 2015 (make sure you check "C++ tools" during installation)

• Install both

• Install other matching pairs of { compiler, Qt_distribution }

  (in last two cases you can easily swap between toolchains)

Make sure you roll back any damage you've made to compiler settings in QtCreator.

See also: Installing Qt 5.6: Which components should I choose?

Comments

[Chirag Galaiya]

Thank you so much! Didn't see the MinGW module within Qt 5.6 when installing...that did the trick! :)