Defining preprocessor macros in pro file

[syrianzoro]

hi everyone,

I defined many macros in pro file each of them in project file , (I am trying to implement Qt Assistant topic creating shared libs)

@ #include <QtCore/QtGlobal>

#if defined(MYSHAREDLIB_LIBRARY)

define MYSHAREDLIB_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT

#else

define MYSHAREDLIB_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT

#endif@

one of them always defines Q_DECL_IMPORT instead Q_DECL_EXPORT , I spent alot of time tracking the code, syntax, but in vain.

[luisvaldes88]

Hi.

I don't if this help, but anyway.

In your .pro file you will have

MySharedLib.pro

@DEFINES += MYSHAREDLIB_LIBRARY@

this means that when you are compiling your program, whenever the compiler reads
@MYSHAREDLIB_EXPORT@
it will replace with
@Q_DECL_EXPORT@

and when you run your applicacion,
@MYSHAREDLIB_LIBRARY@
is not defined, so it will replace
@MYSHAREDLIB_EXPORT@
with
@Q_DECL_IMPORT@

sorry if it was not your doubt. i did not understand you question anyway.
:D

[syrianzoro]

thank you luisvaldes88 for reply

but the proposed way that macros are intended to work is:

in the same project
@MYSHAREDLIB_EXPORT@
should be @Q_DECL_EXPORT@

out side the project
should be @Q_DECL_IMPORT@

I think it is qmake issue because of the dependencies between the libs , I noticed that the calling libs (which use the base) built first although the base lib qmaked first