.pro.user and version control

[GrahamLa]

Hi
I am using git as my version control tool.
I have setup shadow builds for my project and set the folders for these builds as

D:\QtBuilds\%{CurrentProject:Name}\%{CurrentKit:FileSystemName}-%{CurrentBuild:Name}

Now I believe that this is stored in the .pro.user file and no where else.
So if I add .pro.user to git, every time that I quit Creator this file is updated and needs to be checked into git or reverted.
Is there a way of setting up shadow builds such that they dont get stored in the .pro.user?
Thanks

[aha_1980]

@GrahamLa said in .pro.user and version control:

Is there a way of setting up shadow builds such that they dont get stored in the .pro.user?

Currently no, sadly.

That said: Don't check in the *.pro.user into version control! It will break anytime you upgrade Qt, Creator or check out on a different machine.

To achive what you want, it would be the easiest to set up the default build directory in Tools > Options > Build & Run > General.

PS: The default also uses a function to remove special chars from the build directory name to avoid problems: %{JS: Util.asciify("build-%{CurrentProject:Name}-%{CurrentKit:FileSystemName}-%{CurrentBuild:Name}")}

[GrahamLa]

@aha_1980
Hi
I have set the default build directory but the output does not go to the specified folder - it now goes to debug/release in the the project folder

[GrahamLa]

@aha_1980
It seems that the default build path is only set on project creation

[aha_1980]

@GrahamLa

• Which build system are you using?
• What did you enter as default build directory?
• Did you remove the .pro.user and the build directory and open the project again?

[aha_1980]

@GrahamLa said in .pro.user and version control:

@aha_1980
It seems that the default build path is only set on project creation

Yes, that's how it works.

[GrahamLa]

@aha_1980
OK thanks - I'll sort something from here