Deploying Qt 4.7 app for Symbian to N8 - Bollucks

I'm a bit aggravated, I'll try to take this step by step
I wrote an app. A Qt Mobile 4.7.1 based app. I got it signed and certed for some N8 phone testing, but have yet to test it on a real phone. The problem begins here, so let's start at the beginning:
I was using the Qt Creator stock download, but at the suggestion of this article: http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2010/10/18/qt-4-7-for-symbian3-developer-version-available/, I am now using the open-source version of Qt Creator for the Windows platform. It's nicer, at least so far.
Things I'm angry about 1: I use a Mac; Macs are awesome (laptop). The Mac Qt Creator "Qt Simulator" crashes every time I run the app. From what I read, this has something to do with a fight over video card memory. I also use VMWare. VMWare only recognizes the N8 phone as a camera, but fails to go past that. Bollucks.
I proceed to write my app. I run the "Qt Simulator", and my app (eventually) works.
Things I'm angry about 2: I love Android. I love the blogs about it (not the documentation), I love it's native kinetic scrolling and pinch-zoom; but mostly, I love it's get-up-and-go attitude. Droid really does Do. When I Google questions regarding Qt, I get blog posts from 2005! If I hadn't discovered Qt Labs, I would be angrier.
My app now needs to be phone tested. I want to see it working on a phone, damn it. I give the Mac SDK another chance, - I'm tired of coding in VMWare.
Things I'm angry about 3: Unless I'm mistaken, you can't deploy an app to an N8 from the Mac Qt Creator SDK. Why can't I find any documentation on this? Why is there an SDK if if doesn't work and doesn't deploy? Beta or not, bollucks.
I am home for the holidays, and now using my parent's laptop (dear God, let Windows die). I install all the necessary components, and plug the N8 in. It installs everything itself (really! happy happy joy joy), and all the Ovi junk it needs to. I follow one of the many (kidding) tutorials about installing TRK, Qt, and Qt Mobility to the N8; these allow me to deploy code ot the phone (this should just be installed already, Nokia...hint hint) TRK installs fine. Qt Mobility installs fine. Qt does not. I get that PIPS error. I realize (or at least I think I realize) that the N8 comes with Qt 4.6.something. My realization doesn't help me get the app working.
I try to install a stock Qt Creator app (a very ugly, but use-case TreeView based app). It works. Great. Let's try mine. I get about 5 bazillion errors. I then followed the link (way up top) tutorial, but now I'm just getting missing file errors and out-of-memory errors (the former due to a probable directory placement issue).
Where I'm going with this: Why can't I install my app to the damned phone?! Why is documentation so scattered around? Oh, the humanity. (ok, that was mostly for dramatic effect).

It is not a matter of uninstalling. It is a matter of Nokia getting it right! See Posts #3 and #4. Qt 4.7.2 is the only Qt I know that will not crash my apps.
And Qt 4.6.3 certificates have already expired and some component dependecies that installed in Qt 4.7.2 cannot be overwritten by Qt 4.6.3.
So do I say, I get rid of these apps? I don't think any sane person would kill essentials apps and downgrade to a Qt version that is old and not usable for their purpose.
Hence, your solution to uninstall/overwrite is kind of insane. Do you want to uninstall/overwrite everytime you need to install something? Or do you want Nokia to push a Smart Installer that will work with their latest versions of Qt that they have been pushing?
If Nokia wants to live, they need to get Qt right.
So please... since they are pushing Qt out to these 3rd party developers, and more and more Qt apps are showing up at the Ovi Store, they have to make sure their support system, including Smart Installer that does all the installation is 100% fool proof, not 100% fools!
Thanks for your comments and suggestions. They don't work but kudos for trying. The solution is not to have a temporary "mickey mouse" solution but a correct one from Nokia!
chanchan05 wrote:
Sorry. Didn't see that part. Anyway, even if you can't uninstall it, I don't see why you cant try overwriting it. Install it again.

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