How to add a Qt SDK in Qt Creator (Mac OS X)

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I need to compile my Qt project using a static version of the Qt SDK.

So I have compiled from source a new SDK using these steps:

configure (+some options)
make
sudo make -j1 install

I think all these steps were successful and I can see the SDK in /usr/local/Trolltech. Then, as indicated on the reference, I have added these lines two my .profile file:

PATH=/usr/local/Trolltech/Qt-4.7.1/bin:$PATH
export PATH

However, when I start Qt Creator, it is not using this new SDK but still using the one that was installed initially. How can I change that and make it use my new SDK?

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2 Answers

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In QtCreator's preferences, there's "Qt4" item (on the left) where you can specify path to your Qt manually.

Regarding PATH variable changes, they'll only be taken into account if you start QtCreator from Terminal.

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To allow Creator to find the Qt installation in PATH, you need to set the PATH variable for GUI apps. Here's some discussion on how to set it in OS X:

https://serverfault.com/questions/16355/how-to-set-global-path-on-os-x

Look for modification to "environment.plist".