How to get current dir using qmake?

[lni]

Hi,

I have a pro file in my local work area, which includes an pri file somewhere else, as in

include( /apps/system/common.pri )

I run the qmake on my local pro file to create a makefile, how can I determine the full path name of the pro file from within the common.pri file?

The $$PWD will return "/apps/system", which is the location of the common.pri file, but I need to know where the pro file is.

Thanks

[wysota]

You might try reading the path from a variable, like so:

PATHNAME=$$PRO_PATH

PATHNAME=$$PRO_PATH

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and making sure the variable PRO_PATH is defined in the .pro file before you include the .pri file:

PRO_PATH=$$PWD
include(/apps/system/common.pri)

PRO_PATH=$$PWD
include(/apps/system/common.pri)

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[lni]

Thanks, that is what I did, but I don't like it.

It requires every pro file to have "PRO_PATH=$$PWD". Is there any other way to determine the caller's location?

I try system( pwd ) inside /apps/system/common.pri, it returns "/apps/system/", which is the same as "PWD" and is not what I am looking for...

[wysota]

Because it is interpreted in the .pri file. You won't be able to do that without doing the check in the .pro file. I assure you it has benefits

[camel]

Think about not putting it into a pri file but creating a feature.

I have a rather nice setup involving a ".qmake.cache" and features...
Check it out:template.tar.bz2

Not yet well documented...but contains some stuff which might be interesting for the wiki...perhaps when I have some time ;-)

[camel]

And, just in case you were interested in a straight answer instead of the "do you really need that what you ask for" answer I gave you above:
Check out

$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_

or

$$OUT_PWD

Not nice, nor documented and I have only checked to see it is in 4.2.2 but this (or rather one of these, depending of use-case) seems to be what you asked for ;-)