how to define a dependency on an archive

[Mike Rumore]

I have a Qt project where the final executable is dependent on archive files not built using make. How do I add dependencies on these 3rd-party archive files to the profile?

[boudie]

You don't.
You have to take care of it in your program. On start you check if the archives are available, or not.

[franz]

Specify the relevant files in the DISTFILES (http://doc.trolltech.com/latest/qmake-variable-reference.html#distfiles) variable.