How to configure Qt Creator to build and transfer your application to the embedded device running an embedded Linux distribution

A step by step guide assisting you how to configure Qt Creator IDE and build, deploy your binary to the target embedded device

Introduction

If you need more information about Yocto Project and Qt, feel free to visit my article that introduces these.

How I learned Yocto Project and Qt and why you would do the same

How to configure Qt Creator IDE to build for and transfer binaries to embedded devices

Note: The example provides screenshots and step-by-step instructions on how to set up Qt Creator IDE on a Linux machine with a toolchain for BeagleBone Black (ARM architecture processor). If you understand it, the flow is similar with other target devices (e.g Raspberry Pi).

Install Qt Creator IDE

I assume you already have Qt Creator IDE installed on your machine. If not, pick the version you need, either the open-source or the…