Guide

The qmake tool helps simplify the build process for development projects across different platforms.

Function as follows:

• generates a Makefile based on the information in a project file
• contains additional features to support development with Qt, automatically including build rules for moc and uic
• generate projects for Microsoft Visual Studio without changing the project file

1. Overview

1.1. Describing a Project

Projects are described by the contents of project files (.pro)

Project files contain:

• comments
• variable declareations
• built-in functions
• control structures
• source files
• header files
• configuration options

2. Tutorial

This tutorials teaches you the basics of qmake

2.1. Starting Off Simple

1. Create a directory tree like this

2.1
├── 2.1.pro
└── src
    ├── hello.cpp
    ├── hello.h
    └── main.cpp

1. use SOURCES variable to add the sources files to the project file (2.1.pro)

SOURCES +=

3. References

1. qmake.7z
2. qmake-manual.html
3. qmake-overview.html
4. qmake-tutorial.html