Qt - 4.7.3 - How to make static build

Question

I used 4.7.2 for the past months. Now I downloaded 4.7.3. Now I am searching to type \"configure -static\". But I don\'t know where the hell \"the qt path\". Can anybody she

Answer 1

Some tips that result from my experience, and add a bit more to the answer of rubenv:

• Pass the install directory as a flag of the configure; be sure to choose a different directory from the one where you have stored a non-static version of Qt!
• Some modules will likely cause you troubles when compiling statically because you need to resolve the dependencies statically; one example is webkit, so if you don't need it be sure to disable it
• It is generally not a good idea to build the debug symbols into a static library, so I normally debug with the dynamic version, and use the static Qt to generate releases only.

Therefore, my configure looks something like this:

configure -static -prefix C:\Qt\4.8.6_static -no-webkit -release