From d08e820abf5da2be09b8a84b5bd3450d1a55a039 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Clauson Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:46:36 +0000 Subject: Add a note to msvc readme re building Qt for Bitcoin Core. --- build_msvc/README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'build_msvc') diff --git a/build_msvc/README.md b/build_msvc/README.md index cc2cd91e13..f97c7ca59c 100644 --- a/build_msvc/README.md +++ b/build_msvc/README.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ To build Bitcoin Core with the GUI, a static build of Qt is required. 1. Download a single ZIP archive of Qt source code from https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/ (e.g., [`qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.11.zip`](https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/5.15.11/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.11.zip)), and expand it into a dedicated folder. The following instructions assume that this folder is `C:\dev\qt-source`. +> 💡 **Tip:** If you use the default path with "Extract All" for the Qt source code zip file, and end up with something like `C:\dev\qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.11\qt-everywhere-src-5.15.11`, you are likely to encounter a "path too long" error when building. To fix the problem move the source files to a shorter path such as the recommended `C:\dev\qt-source`. + 2. Open "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2022", and input the following commands: ```cmd cd C:\dev\qt-source -- cgit v1.2.3