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Asked: 2026-06-04T23:16:51+00:00

I want to make my app without any dependancies for the users. It works

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I want to make my app without any dependancies for the users. It works well when I put the dll files into the same folder as my exe.
I’m trying to set all those libraries to static use the following code in my pro file (Qt 4.8.1):

QMAKE_LFLAGS += -static-libgcc
CONFIG += static

The previous code doesn’t change anything.

Here are the dll file I have included into my project folder:

  • libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
  • mingwm10.dll
  • QtCore4.dll
  • QtGui4.dll

The fact is I don’t want my app be more than a file and I don’t want the users to download libs files, which are heavy (9mB for the last one).

Is there a way to compile a Qt project and use static libs?

I’ve tried to read some tutorials I’ve found on the Internet but they are all outdated. For what I read too, the solution would be to rebuild the Qt source code staticaly.

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  1. Editorial Team

    To be able to fully statically compile against Qt you need to rebuild the framework as static, using the pre-compiled framework isn’t enough – unless you have a commercial license and can get the static binaries.

    See: http://www.formortals.com/how-to-statically-link-qt-4/, http://www.formortals.com/build-qt-static-small-microsoft-intel-gcc-compiler/ and http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.7-snapshot/deployment.html#static-vs-shared-libraries for more information.

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