Installing Squish for Qt
Using a Binary Package
You can install Squish for Qt on Windows, and on Unix-like systems such as Linux, macOS, and Embedded Linux.
For testing Java or Web applications, native macOS or Windows applications, or Qt 4 applications using a standard (multi-threaded and shared) library, install Squish from a binary package.
Once the binary package is unpacked, you can start Squish IDE:
- On Windows:
SQUISHDIR\squishide.exe - On Unix:
SQUISHDIR/squishide - On macOS:
SQUISHDIR/squishide.app
For testing Qt applications on mobile devices, see:
Note: iPhone and iPad applications can only be tested on Apple hardware, either on the devices themselves or on simulators that run under macOS.
Building from Source
You cannot use a standard build to test applications built with a non-standard Qt library, such as a debug library, or running on a platform that is not supported. Instead, you must create and use a custom build of Squish from source packages:
- Installing Squish for Qt from Desktop Source Packages
- Installing Squish for Qt from Embedded Source Packages
- Installation for Testing with a Renamed Qt Library
- Solving Build Errors
Note: The prebuilt binary packages are built against release versions of the Qt libraries, not against the debug versions. To use Squish with Qt debug libraries, ask technical support for a debug version that suits your configuration. If one is not available, you need to build Squish from source, as instructed in Installation for Testing Pure Qt 4 Applications.
Before building from sources, read Configure Switches, to learn about the options that are available to you when you run configure.
For more information about using a Squish installation on more than one machine, see Distributing and Sharing an Installation.