25 Jan The student will create a build environment from an existing source code base using qmake to create a project file and a build file. The student may choose either the Windows or the Unix platform, or both
Cross platform GUIs have been an elusive feature of the C++ programming language.
There have been vendor implemented solutions to this, but effective libraries have not
been uniformly accepted and used.
Assignment Description
The Qt Graphical User Interface (GUI) library has become a part of many fielded
commercial products. It is full featured and is cross platform. The native platform to
which it is targeted results in superior performance than interpreted solutions. The C++
design is intuitive and effective. This assignment is to take an existing Qt source
application, create the Qt build environment and produce the running application. The
source code will be provided with instructions on creating the build files. The result will
be a working knowledge of the Qt library architecture and its use.
Program Requirements
1. The student will create a build environment from an existing source code base using
qmake to create a project file and a build file. The student may choose either the
Windows or the Unix platform, or both.
2. The resulting build file will be capable of building the application. Furthermore, the
features of the application will be fully functional.
Submission Guidelines
1. The assignment will be uploaded to the instructor using the CANVAS website.
2. The assignment must be submitted as C++ source files and project files created by
the Qt qmake utility
