SUBDIRS template with common libraries used in multiple projects

frankem

Dear all,

I have the following directory layout for my three independent Qt applications:

|---> app1

|---> app2

|---> app3

|---> myCommonLib

All three applications are using myCommonLib. I would like to use the SUBDIRS template for my individual project files. The project file for app1 looks as follows:

@
TEMPLATE = subdirs

SUBDIRS = app1 myCommonLib

app1.file = ./app1.pro
myCommonLib.file = ../myCommonLib/myCommonLib.pro

app1.depends = myCommonLib
@

This works fine and I can build the project. However, as I am using "Shadow Build", Qt Creator will create the build folder of myCommonLib outside of my "Shadow Build folder". I guess this is because of the relative path. I understand that the "SUBDIRS"-Template might only be suitable for projects which actually do consist of subdirectories. That's not the case in my directory-layout, as myCommonLib is not a subdirectory of app1.

However, is there a way how I can prevent Qt Creator from creating the build-files for myCommonLib outside the actual "Shadow-Build-directory"?

Thanks in advance and with best regards,

Markus Franke

SGaist

Hi,

What's the pro file of myCommonLib ?

frankem

Well, it's just a normal project file starting with

@TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += staticlib@

SGaist

I might have misunderstood your initial setup. So you have something like

/GenericCodeFolder/
----app1/subdirs project
----app2/
----app3/
----commonlib/lib-project

right ?

frankem

Hi, yes that's right.

SGaist

Then AFAIK, it's not a setup supported by the subdirs template. Two options I can see: make a real subdirs project with all your apps and commonLib in it or treat commonLib like other dev library and have it installed in a known place and link to it the usual way