IDA 8.4: Qt 5.15.2 sources & build scripts

A handful of our users have already requested information regarding the Qt 5.15.2 build, that is shipped with IDA 8.4.

The Qt sources used by IDA are:

Rebuilding Qt from source

In order to obtain compatible libs, the simplest way forward is to

  • download the full archive – it contains the original 5.15.2 source + KDE patches + Hex-Rays patches
  • go to the build/ directory
  • type python3 build.py -h

Note: on Windows, that command should be issued from a Visual Studio 2019 command prompt.