Runtime problem in Release mode

**benelgiac** · 16th December 2009, 14:54

Hi, I had not realized there are two bin folders, \qt\bin and \bin. What's the difference between the two?

Unfortunately, by copying one or the other dll in my release folder, I still get an "entry point not found" error. It happens on two different entry points, but still an error.

**ChrisW67** · 17th December 2009, 22:39

Originally Posted by benelgiac

Hi, I had not realized there are two bin folders, \qt\bin and \bin. What's the difference between the two?

The files in the /bin directory are the runtime libraries against which the bundled Qt Creator has been built. They have probably been built using the Microsoft VC++ compiler. The files in /qt/bin are the runtime libraries (debug and release) as built using the bundled MingW compiler. These are the files Qt Creator will use when it builds and runs your program, and the files you should deploy.

The separation is there to allow the Qt Creator to run independently of any version of Qt, or set of configuration settings, you may be developing your application against.