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Using CMake to build a Qt application

Posted on 7.9.2009 by Anteru

CMake is a really great build tool, and it makes it very easy to use a lot of libraries with it. For example, CMake has a built-in module that helps you to set up a Qt project. Unfortunately, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Boost 1.40 released

Posted on 28.8.2009 by Anteru

Just saw it, Boost 1.40 has been released. Contains a few fixes for GCC 4.4 and VC 10 (great!), performance improvements and loads of other bugfixes. Asio has also got a lot of updates. The build system has been slightly … Continue reading →

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Updated Qt build instructions

Posted on 27.8.2009 by Anteru (Updated on 4.3.2011)

I’ve updated my post on building Qt, adding how to skip examples and demo generation. I’ve tested it recently, and adding -nomake examples -nomake demos to configure really works. Thanks to Michael for this nice tip!

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Optimising performance: Strings, maps, sets

Posted on 24.8.2009 by Anteru

I had to optimise the performance of my research stuff lately to get into near-interactive rates — with a few new insights how to quickly improve code which uses lots of strings and complex data structures. Note that this is … Continue reading →

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