What is "target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/widgets/mainwindows/mdi" in .pro

[harveyab]

Why are these last three lines in my project .pro file:

# install
target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES]/widgets/mainwindows/mdi
INSTALLS += target

The project started from the mdi example, and I copied it to my own directory.
Can I (Should I) simply delete these three lines (or comment then out)?
Do they do anything?
Should target.path or INSTALLS be set to something else?
Thanks

[SGaist]

Hi,

These lines is for telling the build system where to install these when calling make install after a build.

[harveyab]

@SGaist So after I copy an example to my own location, I should edit these? or delete them?
I don't want any connection to the original location of the example. Right?

[SGaist]

If you don't plan to call make install then you can just ignore them

[eyllanesc]

@harveyab What that command simply does is copy the executable to a specific folder, so if your goal is not to copy it to that folder then delete that pair of commands.