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Supported Platforms

Qt is supported on a variety of 32-bit and 64-bit platforms, and can usually be built on each platform with GCC, a vendor-supplied compiler, or a third party compiler. Although Qt may be built on a range of platform-compiler combinations, only a subset of these are actively supported by Qt Software.

A more general overview of the platforms Qt runs on can be found on the Platform Notes page. Information about the compilers used on each platform can be found on the Compiler Notes page.

Most Common Actively Supported Platforms

PlatformCompilers
Apple Mac OS X (32-bit)gcc 4.0.1
Linux (32 and 64-bit)gcc 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Microsoft Windowsgcc 3.4.2 (MinGW) (32-bit), MSVC 2003, 2005 (32 and 64-bit), 2008, Intel icc (see note)

Any platform-compiler combinations not listed here should be considered unsupported.

Actively Supported Platforms

OSArchitectureMakespecCompiler version(s)
AIXPowerPCaix-xlcxlC 6
AIXPowerPCaix-xlc-64xlC 6
HPUXPA/RISChpux-acc*A.03.57 (aCC 3.57)
HPUXPA/RISChpux-g++GCC 3.4.4
HPUXPA/RISChpux-g++-64GCC 3.4.4
HPUXItaniumhpuxi-acc*A.06.10 (aCC 6.10)
Embedded LinuxARMqws/linux-arm-g++GCC 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
Embedded LinuxIntel 32-bitqws/linux-x86-g++GCC 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
LinuxIntel 32/64-bitlinux-g++GCC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
LinuxIntel 32/64-bitlinux-iccicc 10.1
LinuxIntel 32-bitlinux-icc-32icc 10.1
LinuxIntel 64-bitlinux-icc-64icc 10.1
Mac OS XIntel 32/64-bit, PowerPCmacx-g++GCC 4.0.1
Mac OS XIntel 32/64-bit, PowerPCmacx-g++42GCC 4.2
SolarisSPARC, Intel 32-bitsolaris-cc*Sun CC 5.5
SolarisSPARC, Intel 32-bitsolaris-g++*GCC 3.4.2
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-g++GCC 3.4.2 (MinGW 5.1.4)
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-iccicc 9.1
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-msvc2003Visual Studio 2003
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-msvc2005Visual Studio 2005
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-msvc2008Visual Studio 2008
Windows CEIntel 32-bit, ARMv4i, MIPSwince*-msvc2005Visual Studio 2005
Windows CEIntel 32-bit, ARMv4i, MIPSwince*-msvc2008Visual Studio 2008

Community Supported Platforms

OSArchitectureMakespecCompiler version(s)
Mac OS XIntel 32-bit, PowerPCdarwin-g++-
FreeBSD-freebsd-g++-
FreeBSD-freebsd-g++34-
FreeBSD-freebsd-g++40-
FreeBSD-freebsd-icc-
HPUXItaniumhpuxi-g++*GCC 4.1
Linux-linux-cxx-
Linux-linux-ecc-64-
LinuxItaniumlinux-g++GCC 3.4
LinuxIntel 32/64-bitlinux-g++GCC 3.3, 3.4
LinuxIntel 32/64-bitlinux-g++GCC 4.0
Linux-linux-kcc-
Linux-linux-llvm-
Linux-linux-lsb-g++-
LynxOS-lynxos-g++-
Mac OS X-macx-llvm-
NetBSD-netbsd-g++-
OpenBSD-openbsd-g++-
Embedded LinuxMIPS, PowerPCqws/linux-g++GCC 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Unsupported Platforms

The following platforms were supported in previous releases, either as actively supported or community supported platforms, but are now unsupported.

OSArchitectureMakespecCompiler version(s)
IRIXMIPSirix-cc*MIPS Pro
IRIXMIPSirix-g++*GCC 3.3
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-msvcVisual C++ 6.0
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-msvc2002Visual Studio 2002
Windows XP/VistaIntel 32/64-bitwin32-msvc.netVisual Studio 2002

Qt Software's online Platform Support Policy for Qt describes the level of support you should expect for these platforms.

Supported Features

Not all compilers used to build Qt are able to compile all modules. The following table shows the compiler support for five modules that are not uniformly available for all platforms and compilers.

CompilerFeatures
ConcurrentXmlPatternsWebKitCLucenePhonon
g++ 3.3XXX
g++ 3.4 and upXXXXX
SunCC 5.5XX
aCC series 3XX
aCC series 6XXXXX
xlC 6XX
Intel CC 10 (see note)XXXXX
MSVC 2003XXXX
MSVC 2005 and upXXXXX


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