Specify in a .pro file that the generated Makefile should run an command?

stefh

Hi,

the application I want to make depends on a header file (say version.h)
that is generated by a command line tool (say genversion.sh)

So I'd like the Makefile that is generated by 'qmake' to contain something like this:

@ ($TARGET): version.h ...
...

version.h:
     genversion.sh@

Question: how to specify this in my .pro file?
I could add an exec(getversion.sh) in the .pro file, but then getversion.sh is
only called the first time when calling 'qmake', instead of during each 'make'

Thx, br,
Stef

lgeyer

See QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS / QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS and PRE_TARGETDEPS.

luca

Check if this "thread":https://developer.qt.nokia.com/forums/viewthread/7537/ can help you...