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kaushal
kaushal

Reputation: 815

QT CreatorL Adding source files from another (parent) directory

My Qt project structure is similar to this:

Directory Structure:

  |
  |--- dir
  |      |
  |      | - a.c
  |      | - a.h
  |      | - test.pro
  |--- dir1
  |      | - b.c
  |      | - b.h

test.pro

SOURCES +=  a.c \
            ../dir1/*.c
HEADERS +=  a.h \
            ../dir1/*.h

When I try to build the project I get the error:

:-1: error: No rule to make target `../dir1/*.c'

Is there anyway to include source files which are outside the .pro file?

And also have them show in the Projects pane on the left in Qt Creator?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 671

Answers (1)

Orest Hera
Orest Hera

Reputation: 6776

Wildcards in qmake (.pro file) work only for files in current project directory. For subfolders it does not work. So the proper solution is to add each file separately.

The issue was raised on the Qt bug tracker QTCREATORBUG-8925. The ticked is closed as a new feature request or due to multiple problems:

Using wildcards in .pro files creates multiple problems, e.g. adding a additional file won't automatically compile it. Nor would deleting a file automatically remove it from the Makefile

However, there is undocumented function listed on the wiki Undocumented_QMake

files(glob) — Returns a list of files which match the specified glob pattern.

So, if the above problems of using globbing patterns are acceptable it can be used as

SOURCES += $$files(../dir1/*.c)

Upvotes: 2

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