Chapter 10: Deploying Qt Applications
In earlier chapters, you learned how to develop and test an application using Qt 6. Your application is ready and running on your desktop, but it is not standalone. You must follow certain steps to ship your application so that it can be used by end customers. This process is known as deployment. Generally, your end users want a single file that they can double-click to launch your software. Software deployment comprises different steps and activities that are required to make software available to its intended users who may not have any technical knowledge.
In this chapter, you will learn to deploy a Qt project on different platforms. Throughout, you will learn about the available deployment tools and important points to consider when creating a deployment package.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Deployment strategies
- Static versus dynamic builds
- Deploying on desktop platforms
- Qt Installer framework...