Xerces Library and Qt

I'm trying to setup xerces so that I can use it in Qt Creator for Windows.

Does Qt support windows/linux binaries or do I have to compile it开发者_如何学C using mingw as a target? How one goes about compiling those libraries in Windows?

No, you can't use libraries compiled for Linux under Windows. You'll have to either build it yourself or use existing Windows binary distribution. How that works in detail depends on the third-party library you want to use. The basic options are, in case you have to build it yourself: build it with MSVC under Windows, with mingw under Windows, or cross-compile it with mingw from e.g. Linux. MSVC tends to be less hassle under Windows, but mingw might just work as well.

Important: mingw and MSVC are ABI-incompatible when it comes to C++ libraries. You can't use e.g. a MSVC-built xerces in your mingw-Qt project, or a mingw-Xerces in an MSVC project. That only affects C++ libraries, not pure C ones.