[SOLVED] shell script from .pro file

clogwog

I'm trying to set my library version to the debian release version of my debian package (in the debian/control file)

so in my .pro file i added:

@VERSION="grep urgency ../debian/changelog | cut -f2 -d\\\\\\\\" \" | cut -f1 -d\\- | cut -c2- | head -1"
DEFINES += LIB_VERSION=\"$$VERSION\"@

the grep on it's own returns
@2.1.0@

but when i look in the generated Makefile the actual grep is in there like:

@
####### Compiler, tools and options

CC = gcc
CXX = g++
DEFINES = -DLIB_VERSION="grep urgency ../debian/changelog | cut -f2 -d" " | cut -f1 -d\- | cut -c2- | head -1" -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED

....
@

instead of
DEFINES = -DLIB_VERSION=2.1.0 -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED

is it possible to run a shell script inside the .pro file ?
or if it isn't can i pass in the VERSION variable during the call to qmake ?

clogwog

ah..
found an interesting page here: http://doc.qt.digia.com/3.3/qmake-manual-6.html

@VERSION = $$system(grep urgency ../debian/changelog | cut -f2 -d" " | cut -f1 -d\- | cut -c2- | head -1)@

does it..