Using Other Build Systems

Qt Creator project wizards create projects that are configured to use qmake. Most of the instructions in this manual apply to using qmake.

  • Setting Up a CMake Project

    CMake is an alternative to qmake for automating the generation of build configurations.

  • Setting Up a Qbs Project

    Qt Build Suite (Qbs) is a new build tool for Qt. It is an all-in-one tool that generates a build graph from a high-level project description (like qmake or CMake do) and executes the commands in the low-level build graph (like make does). Qbs is still experimental, but you can use it to build Qt Creator, for example.

  • Setting Up an Autotools Project

    Qt Creator can open projects that use the Autotools build system. You can build and run the projects directly from Qt Creator.

  • Setting Up a Generic Project

    Qt Creator supports generic projects, so you can import existing projects that do not use qmake or CMake. This enables you to use Qt Creator as a code editor and to fully control the steps and commands used to build the project.