Copy files with qmake to ouput directory from an external directory?

[Zingam]

I use this in my .pro files to copy files to the build output directory:

@DESTDIR = ../bin__output__
assets.path = $$DESTDIR/assets
assets.files += $$files(assets/.)

INSTALLS += assets@

Now I want to copy files that are located in "/usr/lib..." into the build ouput directory. Of course I want to copy them only if they do not already exist or if they have been modified in the build output directory.
And I want to do this on Linux (and then on Windows).

I checked a few suggestions but none of them worked like these "here":http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3984104/qmake-how-to-copy-a-file-to-the-output.

[SGaist]

Hi,

This "post":http://qt-project.org/forums/viewthread/48490/#198704 might be of help

[Zingam]

Thanx. The solution in your link doesn't look any different than the one in the link I've posted. Does it really work for files/directories that are outside of the project tree?
It's too late for me to try today.

[SGaist]

Yes, it calls the platform copy functions so you can give it any path you want