What I'm doing wrong with "BASE" in qt6_add_resources

[Krulle]

Hello,

I have a problem with the parameter "BASE" in qt6_add_resources.
Whenever I specify this parameter, it gives an error message "ABSOLUTEPATH OF BASE is a directory but a file was expected."

set (RESOURCES_IMAGES
    images/flame.png
    images/kettle.png
    images/kettleStir1.png
    images/kettleStir2.png
    images/kettleStir3.png
)

qt6_add_resources(
    TestApp "images"
    BASE "misc"
    FILES ${RESOURCES_IMAGES}
)

The files are located under: "WORKING_DIR/misc/images/xxx.png".

If I remove the parameter "BASE", the error message disappears.
Why is this and what am I doing wrong?

Thanks a lot.

[Christian Ehrlicher]

@Krulle said in What I'm doing wrong with "BASE" in qt6_add_resources:

The files are located under: "WORKING_DIR/misc/images/xxx.png".

"BASE is a path prefix that denotes the root point of the file's alias. For example, if BASE is "assets" and FILES is "assets/images/logo.png", then the alias of that file is "images/logo.png"."

Nothing on your disk, it affects the location in the resource file.

[Krulle]

@Christian-Ehrlicher said in What I'm doing wrong with "BASE" in qt6_add_resources:

Nothing on your disk, it affects the location in the resource file.

Oh crap.
All right, that's an important hint that I now understand.
Thank you very much!