What do INCLUDEPATH and LIBS do?
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Hi,
I would like to know, how can I use this words in my .pro file.
When I would like to add to my project other headers I can use INCLUDEPATH. For example I would like to add myheader.h, which is located in:
C:\Users\John\abc\def\myheader.hWhich variant I have to select?
INCLUDEPATH += "C:\Users\John\abc\def"
or
INCLUDEPATH += "C:\Users\John\abc"And next: for example I have file myLibFile.lib, which has functions from myheader.h and this file is located here:
C:\Users\John\xyz\hij\myLibFile.libI think I can add this library to my project using:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz\hij -lmyLibFileBut can I do something like that:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz -lmyLibFile?What when I do:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz\hij -LC:\path\to\other\folder -lmyLibFile?Is the correct way in LIBS like this:
LIBS += -LpathToFolderWithLibs -lnameOflib1 -lnameOfLib2 -LpathToFolder2WithLibs -lname2Oflib1 -lname2OfLib2 -lname2OfLib3?So first I add nameOflib1.lib and nameOfLib2.lib, which are located in pathToFolderWithLibs, and next I add name2Oflib1.lib, name2OfLib2.lib, name2OfLib3.lib, which are located in pathToFolder2WithLibs.
I have to always add LpathToFolderWithLibs in LIBS before add libraries ( like -lnameOflib1 )?
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Hi,
I would like to know, how can I use this words in my .pro file.
When I would like to add to my project other headers I can use INCLUDEPATH. For example I would like to add myheader.h, which is located in:
C:\Users\John\abc\def\myheader.hWhich variant I have to select?
INCLUDEPATH += "C:\Users\John\abc\def"
or
INCLUDEPATH += "C:\Users\John\abc"And next: for example I have file myLibFile.lib, which has functions from myheader.h and this file is located here:
C:\Users\John\xyz\hij\myLibFile.libI think I can add this library to my project using:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz\hij -lmyLibFileBut can I do something like that:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz -lmyLibFile?What when I do:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz\hij -LC:\path\to\other\folder -lmyLibFile?Is the correct way in LIBS like this:
LIBS += -LpathToFolderWithLibs -lnameOflib1 -lnameOfLib2 -LpathToFolder2WithLibs -lname2Oflib1 -lname2OfLib2 -lname2OfLib3?So first I add nameOflib1.lib and nameOfLib2.lib, which are located in pathToFolderWithLibs, and next I add name2Oflib1.lib, name2OfLib2.lib, name2OfLib3.lib, which are located in pathToFolder2WithLibs.
I have to always add LpathToFolderWithLibs in LIBS before add libraries ( like -lnameOflib1 )?
@qwe3 Is explained in documentation:
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmake-variable-reference.html#includepath
https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmake-variable-reference.html#libs"Which variant I have to select?" - depends on how you include the header file. If you do it like "#include "myheader.h"" then INCLUDEPATH += "C:\Users\John\abc\def" is correct.
"But can I do something like that:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz -lmyLibFile ?" - weel, how should that work if the lib is inside hij subfolder?"What when I do:
LIBS += -LC:\Users\John\xyz\hij -LC:\path\to\other\folder -lmyLibFile ?" - why would you do that?"I have to always add LpathToFolderWithLibs in LIBS before add libraries" - only if the libraries are located in folders which are not searched by default. For example on Linux you do not need -Lpath for libraries located in /usr/lib*.
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@jsulm thank you
What win32 means? For example:
win32:LIBS += -liphlpapi. Can I no add win32 word like this:LIBS += -liphlpapi?@qwe3 said in What do INCLUDEPATH and LIBS do?:
win32
This is scope for Windows, see https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmake-language.html#scopes
"Can I no add win32 word like this: LIBS += -liphlpapi?" - the point is that you often need to include different libs for different platforms, that is what scopes are used for. -
@jsulm So that word ( win32 ) is only to add some thing ( like library ) only when I compile application on windows?
