using environment vars in run params?

davecotter

If i edit the kit to include some environment vars, like this:

see those two vars? OS_NAME_LONG and OS_NAME_SHORT.

now, can i use them in my RUN params, like this?

i would expect so, run env is based on build env. build env is based on kit env, so it should work? but it doesn't. and yes i tried using BuildConfig:Env: and RunConfig:Env: prefixes too, to no avail.

davecotter

yes, a workaround is to reference the var this way:

%{ActiveProject:BuildConfig:Env:OS_NAME_SHORT}

however THE SOLUTION wold be if Qt Creator were fixed so that this worked:

%{Env:OS_NAME_SHORT}

davecotter

really nobody has any idea about this?

davecotter

would you EXPECT this to work?

is this a bug?

mchinand

Do all the other variables get expanded correctly?

davecotter

Yes, All of the other variables expand correctly

davecotter

bump
this is still failing in Qt Creator 6.0.0

mchinand

Does the fix for this issue work here? https://forum.qt.io/topic/122881/using-environment-vars-in-build-params

davecotter

yes, a workaround is to reference the var this way:

%{ActiveProject:BuildConfig:Env:OS_NAME_SHORT}

however THE SOLUTION wold be if Qt Creator were fixed so that this worked:

%{Env:OS_NAME_SHORT}