qmake behaviour through project's .pro

[vladeck]

Hi all,

I have something like this in my .pro file:


TEMPLATE = app
CONFIG += qt warn_on console
QT +=
SOURCES = ../../Main.cpp
HEADERS =
TARGET = v2
INCLUDEPATH =
CONFIG(debug) {
OBJECTS_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug/v2
DESTDIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug
} else {
OBJECTS_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Release/v2
DESTDIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Release
}
LIBS =

The problem is that I want everything to be built in Target dir... and that works, but I still get two empty dirs (debug and release) in the same dir as .pro file. What to setup, so that these two dirs are not created?

[vladeck]

I've found that this is being used:


!contains(TEMPLATE, subdirs):!macx-xcode {
addExclusiveBuilds(debug, Debug, release, Release)
}

The code is from debug_and_release.prf script that creates dirs (debug and release), no mather what :)

[jpn]

It should be like this:


CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
...
} else {
...
}

[vladeck]

I tried what you wrote, the dirs are still being created... it is annoying, since i have something like this:

proj/
-----Build/MSVC8/ <-- .pro file, makefiles, ... but i don't want debug and release dirs to be created
-----Ui/ <-- .ui files
-----Resources/ <-- .qrc files, images, ...
...

and Target dir, where I have final build. Any more suggestions?

[fullmetalcoder]

You can't prevent the creation of directory. Unless maybe if you force one build mode in you pro file (e.g. "CONFIG += release"). Indeed when both mode are enabled, even if "build_all" is not set, makefiles are generated for both and they NEED the dirs to be created or they just fail to proceed...

[vladeck]

Solution to disable creation of Debug/Release dirs in the same dir as Visual Studio .sln when using hierarchy like this:


Project root/
Build/
MSVC7.1/ <-- Visual Studio 2003
MSVC8/ <-- Visual Studio 2005
Project.pro
GCC/ <-- for GCC
Resources/ <-- .qrc and .png/.jpg/.gif files
Ui/ <-- .ui forms
... <-- code is in root

Project.pro:

TEMPLATE = app
CONFIG += qt warn_on uitools
QT += sql

SOURCES = ../../Main.cpp \
../../TreeItem.cpp \
../../SqlTreeModel.cpp

HEADERS = ../../Main.hpp \
../../TreeItem.hpp \
../../SqlTreeModel.hpp

TARGET = Test
INCLUDEPATH =

QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += /Fd"../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug/Test/vc80.pdb"

CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
OBJECTS_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug/Test
MOC_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug/Test
RCC_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug/Test
DESTDIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Debug
} else {
OBJECTS_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Release/Test
MOC_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Release/Test
RCC_DIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Release/Test
DESTDIR = ../../../Target/MSVC8/Release
}

LIBS =
RESOURCES = ../../Resources/Test.qrc

This way, you will have your Target dir as the dir where all is built, only Makefiles will be generated in Build/MSVC8...