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== Summary ==

The following steps are required to install Qt 5.1 for use in building MythTV source with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

:* Version of Qt must match version of Visual Studio used
:* Qt must include OpenGL support
:* Qt's bin directory must be added to the system path
:* Must my MySQL support (may need to be manually built from Qt source)

== Installing Qt ==

This guide used the <b>Qt 5.1 Online Installer for Windows</b> downloaded from:

:http://qt-project.org/downloads

It's important to select <b>Source Components</b> in order to build MySQL driver. 

[[File:Qt-install-component-selection.png]]

Once installed, verify that the bin directory was added to the system path.

== MySQL Support ==

MythTV requires Qt's MySQL driver, but is not provided pre-built.  You will need to compile it from the source.  

A nice tutorial is available at: 
:http://seppemagiels.com/blog/create-mysql-driver-qt5-windows