Compiler prerequisites: ----------------------- on 64bit systems: sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libc6-i386 libc6-dev-i386 lib32gcc1 lib32z1-dev g++-multilib for win-crosscompile: sudo apt-get install mingw32 Libraries needed: ------------------------------ Get static qt-builds for windows from unetbootin and extract to winbuild/qt4.5 http://launchpad.net/unetbootin/trunk/trunk/+download/qt4.5-win.7z Download Qt-Sources, untar and build static(for 32bit) http://get.qt.nokia.com/qt/source/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.5.2.tar.gz ./configure -no-xrandr -no-xinerama -no-glib -no-sm -no-webkit -qt-zlib -qt-libpng -no-qt3support -no-phonon -no-phonon-backend -no-gtkstyle -static -nomake examples -nomake demos -nomake docs -opensource -prefix ~/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.5.2 -platform linux-g++-32 -no-exceptions -qt-libjpeg make && make install mv ~/qt-x11-opensource-src-4.5.2 linbuild/qt4.5 Putting a symlink to libstdc++.a in linbuild/lib includes in build: ln -s /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4/32/libstdc++.a linbuild/lib/ Build: ------ comment out libs-line in gpg4usb.pro ./qmake-windows.sh ./qmake-linux.sh Useful Links: --------------------- http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/unetbootin/wiki/compile http://www.trilithium.com/johan/2005/06/static-libstdc/ Coding Style: ------------- http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Kdelibs_Coding_Style