To compile a simple test-tool that reads current configuration from a device, and nothing more, run build-read-tool.sh. This is a shell-script, not a Makefile, simply because QT qmake will overwrite any Makefile in the directory. To build the QT GUI tool, use your installed QT to do: qmake Configurator.pro && make This code is, as far as QT licensing permits, public domain code.