Copying config.ini from %{sourceDir} to %{buildDir} with MinGW on Windows

[iodev]

Hi,

I would like to copy a file (config.ini) from %{sourceDir} to %{buildDir} with MinGW on Windows and I don't know how to do this on Windows with MinGW. On Linux I just needed to add a "Custom process step" using "cp" command like this:

Command : cp
Arguments: %{sourceDir}/config.ini %{buildDir}/config.ini
Working directory: %{buildDir}

On Windows with MinGW "cp" command is not valid. If anyone has an idea about how to do something like this on Windows I would be very pleased. Thank you very much for your attention.

[J.Hilk]

here's one way, not quite what you had in mind but should work
https://forum.qt.io/topic/130098/save-values-to-a-config-file/21

here is an other one, pretty much on point, on what you're asking:
https://forum.qt.io/topic/17415/qmake-copy-files-in-target-directory/2

if you're using cmake, I can't help you, but there should be a solution as well

[Bonnie]

You can use copy in cmd, something like

Command : cmd
Arguments: /c copy %{sourceDir}\config.ini %{buildDir}\config.ini

If you have cmake installed on all platforms, then you can write like this as a cross-platform solution

Command : cmake
Arguments: -E copy %{sourceDir}/config.ini %{buildDir}/config.ini

[iodev]

@Bonnie I used command "cmd" and it works perfectly. Thank you so much for your help!