Building SFML from repository using QT creator IDE

[toulis9999]

I've changed the order of linking (even tough I think the order would not matter in a sense..)

The main Issue I try to figure out is why the compiler/debugger/IDE does not complain about missing dll's (provided they are not in the \system32 folder to begin with) a la Visual Studio and happily executes without showing anything on screen.

I am by no means an expert but it seems to me that I am missing something.

[Laurent]

even tough I think the order would not matter in a sense..

It does, with gcc.

The main Issue I try to figure out is why the compiler/debugger/IDE does not complain about missing dll's (provided they are not in the \system32 folder to begin with) a la Visual Studio and happily executes without showing anything on screen.

What does "happily executes without showing anything on screen" mean? The application runs but shows no window? Or a window but nothing drawn inside? Or runs and ends immediately?

What happens if you run the executable from the Windows explorer directly?

[toulis9999]

The application runs but no window is shown.

When I run the executable from the explorer, then it complains about dlls.

[Laurent]

Check the application console (in QtCreator), the error messages may appear here instead of in a popup window.

[toulis9999]

A fresh project I created now executes properly from the IDE itself even without having the dlls in the .exe folder.

Sidenote: I am not overly familiar with Qt IDE. Since the process in the tutorial works I will leave it as it is for now.

If I come across any shortcomings during the development of my application, I will make sure to post again and modify the tutorial to reflect any changes.