How to set source directory in qmake?

[kitfox]

I'm tryi8ng to clean up my project a bit and would like to move all the source files to be under a directory called src/ so they don't get mixed with any files the build process geenrates. Is there a way to tell qmake to look for my files there?

[SGaist]

Hi,

Yes, put src/ in front of all concerned file paths in your .pro file.

Note that if you use an out of source build, you don't have to worry about that.

[kitfox]

@SGaist What's an out of source build?

[SGaist]

As the name suggests: a build that happens out of your application source tree.

[aha_1980]

@kitfox said in How to set source directory in qmake?:

@SGaist What's an out of source build?

Sometimes it's called "shadow build": Creator uses them by default.

• https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-build-settings.html
• https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-glossary.html#glossary-shadow-build

[Cobra91151]

@kitfox

Hi! You can add these commands to your .pro file:

MOC_DIR = ./src/moc
OBJECTS_DIR = ./src/objects
RCC_DIR = ./src/resource

It will clean up your application build directory and store all the moc, objects, resources files in the src directory.