Error while building project when executing build step 'Make' - c++

Question

I've just installed Qt SDK 1.2.1 on my PC. I created a new project as a test:
File > New File or Project... > Other Project > Plain C++ Project
I chose these build settings:
Qt Creator generated this .pro file:
TEMPLATE = app
CONFIG += console
CONFIG -= qt
SOURCES += main.cpp
and this main.cpp file:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
return 0;
}
The build fails:
13:39:35: Running build steps for project test...
13:39:35: Starting: "C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe" clean
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\debug\main.obj
del debug\main.obj
del debug\test.intermediate.manifest debug\test.exp debug\test.ilk vc*.pdb vc*.idb
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\debug\test.intermediate.manifest
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\vc*.pdb
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\test.intermediate.manifest
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\test.exp
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\test.ilk
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\vc*.pdb
c:\dev\qt\qtsdk\desktop\qt\4.8.1\msvc2008\bin\qmake.exe -spec ..\..\..\Qt\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.8.1\msvc2008\mkspecs\win32-msvc2008 CONFIG+=declarative_debug -o Makefile test.pro
C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe -f Makefile.Debug clean
C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe -f Makefile.Release clean
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\release\main.obj
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\release\test.intermediate.manifest
del release\main.obj
del release\test.intermediate.manifest release\test.exp
del ".\test.intermediate.manifest"
del test.exp
del test.ilk
del vc*.pdb
del vc*.idb
Could Not Find C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\vc*.idb
jom 1.0.8 - empower your cores
13:39:36: The process "C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe" exited normally.
13:39:36: Configuration unchanged, skipping qmake step.
13:39:36: Starting: "C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe"
cl -c -nologo -Zm200 -Zc:wchar_t- -Zi -MDd -GR -EHsc -W3 -w34100 -w34189 -DUNICODE -DWIN32 -DQT_LARGEFILE_SUPPORT -I"..\..\..\Qt\QtSDK\Desktop\Qt\4.8.1\msvc2008\mkspecs\win32-msvc2008" -Fodebug\ #C:\DOCUME~1\Mitch!\LOCALS~1\Temp\main.obj.5936.16.jom
C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe -f Makefile.Debug
'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
jom: C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\Makefile.Debug [debug\main.obj] Error 1
jom 1.0.8 - empower your cores
jom: C:\Dev\Projects\Qt\test\Makefile [debug] Error 2
13:39:36: The process "C:\Dev\Qt\QtSDK\QtCreator\bin\jom.exe" exited with code 2.
Error while building project test (target: Desktop)
When executing build step 'Make'
I've tried running the Qt 4.8.1 for Desktop (MSVC 2008) batch script before starting Qt Creator and checking the Projects > Build Settings > Build Environment > Using System Environment > Clear System Environment without success.
My PATH variable after installing Qt SDK 1.2.1:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\jEdit;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;C:\Program Files\doxygen\bin;C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Cg\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
My computer is running Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2). The version of Qt Creator that ships with Qt SDK 1.2.1 is 2.4.1.

Answer 1

Looks like cl is either not installed on your system, or needs to be added to the PATH environment variable. Try to find the cl.exe binary somewhere in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio [version]\ and add the directory that contains that binary to your PATH.