Using MSVC2015 and Cmake in QtCreator

patman · 6 Nov 2018, 19:26

I want to use Cmake for a better compatibility, so I generated a new project and tried to compile and run it. Everything is fine, but when I try to run it I just get the following error: MSBUILD:-1: error: MSB1009: The project file does not exist.

I use the following software:

Qt Creator 4.6.2
Qt 5.10.1
MSVC 2015, 64 bit
Cmake 3.11.1

Any help is welcome!
Thank you!

mrjj · wrote on 11 Jun 2018, 21:00

Hi
Did you follow
http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-project-cmake.html

note; the integration is not great. Like adding files etc is clumsy.

patman · wrote on 12 Jun 2018, 05:12

Yes, I did follow these instructions :/
I'll check the settings again...
EDIT: if I use the MinGW 32Bit Compiler, everything is fine.

VRonin · wrote on 12 Jun 2018, 14:19

What do you have under "CMake Generator" in the kits tab?

patman · 15 Jun 2018, 13:55

I set 'Visual Studio 15 2017' as the Cmake generator. No platform and toolset.

VRonin · P patman 15 Jun 2018, 13:52

@patman said in Using MSVC2015 and Cmake in QtCreator:

I set 'Visual Studio 2017'

@patman said in Using MSVC2015 and Cmake in QtCreator:

I use the following software: MSVC 2015

See where the problem is?

Change it to NMake Makefiles

patman · wrote on 24 Jun 2018, 14:30

Sorry for the late response!

If I use NMake Makefiles, I get the following Error:

-1: error: Failed to activate protocol version: "CMAKE_GENERATOR" is set but incompatible with configured generator value.

I changed to the MSVC 2017 toolchain and configured it the following way:

and I'm getting the same error as above.

escyll · wrote on 12 Nov 2018, 13:36

I know this is an old topic. But I stumbled upon this topic multiple times, but now I got CMake in QtCreator with Visual Studio 15 2017 working. But had to change a few things.

In the Qt kit, I choose:
CMake Generator
Generator: Visual Studio 15 2017 Win 64.
Extra generator: None
Platform: empty
Toolset: empty

CMake Configuration: only CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=%{QT:QT_INSTALL_PREFIX}, removed the others

When generating a cmake project, I have to change the resulting Build Settings (for each build configuration).

CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Debug
CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES: Debug

Build steps: choose "ALL_BUILD" instead of "all"

For us this resulted in a working build using msbuild, which allows us to build Wix installers etc. as well, something that cannot be done with NMake Makefiles.

Crawl.W · wrote on 27 Aug 2020, 06:03

在Qt Creator中，项目->Build，Build的步骤修改Target为Current executable。