Qmake don't use my ui_dir and rcc_dir with vs2010

[dianyu]

Hello,

I'm using qt 4.8.0 with visual studio 2010 with the visual-addin. I generate my project in visual studio opening the .pro file with the visual studio throw the visual-addin. The problem is that the qmake uses the MOC_DIR, OBJECTS_DIR and DESTDIR that i have especified. But, with UI_DIR and RCC_DIR it doesn't happens. In the visual studio solution the folders that i have specified are inside a folder called Generated Files. The moc and obj files are placed in their corresponent folder, but ui and rcc intermediate files are NOT. They are duplicated, once in the folder that i have specified and once in the Generated Files folder. If i try to open the files that there are in the folder that i have specified VS can't find them. The others yes. If i go to the file system, the folders that i have specified are not created, and the intermediate ui and rcc files are inside a folder called GeneratedFiles.

The problem is that VS does uic and rcc twice (once for the real intermediate files and another for the files that don't exists) and rcc fails... I have to delete the files placed in the folder that i have specified of the VS solution to make the solution work....

I'm doing something wrong in the project files?? is this a bug???

General.pri
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#################################### CONFIG ############################################
#Añadimos las configuraciones que utilizaran la mayor parte de librerias
#Ver : (http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/qmake-project-files.html)

#Mostrar todos los warnings
CONFIG += warn_on

#Permite compilar el proyecto en modo debug y release
CONFIG += debug_and_release

#La aplicacion necesita una consola
CONFIG += console

#La aplicacion usara Qt
CONFIG += qt

#Muestra en VS los archivos con su estructura jerarquica de carpetas
CONFIG -= flat

#Hay que definir que extensiones de qt no por defecto vendran
QT += opengl

################################## DIRECTORIOS #########################################

#Directorio donde se guardan los ficheros ui_*.h
UI_DIR = ui_headers

#En funcion de la configuracion se decide donde se almacenaram
CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
MOC_DIR = moc_debug
OBJECTS_DIR = obj_debug
RCC_DIR = resources_debug
DESTDIR = ../bin/debug
}CONFIG(release, debug|release){
MOC_DIR = moc_release
OBJECTS_DIR = obj_release
RCC_DIR = resources_release
DESTDIR = ../bin/release
}

#Añadimos las rutas donde buscara el compilador para buscar cabezeras
INCLUDEPATH+= include ui ui_headers ../
INCLUDEPATH+= src/ply
unix{
INCLUDEPATH+= /usr/include
}

win32{
INCLUDEPATH+= ../glew/include
}

#Indica a qmake donde tiene que buscar dependencias, de esta manera si modificamos un .h
#los .cpp que dependan de el seran recompilados
DEPENDPATH += include ui src ../

########################################################################################

Estructura de fichero de proyecto

project.pro

TEMPLATE = subdirs

CONFIG +=ordered debug_and_release

SUBDIRS += Libreria1 \

...

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Project File
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include (../general.pri)

TEMPLATE = app
LANGUAGE = C++
TARGET = NightLighting

SOURCES += src/main.cpp
src/NightLighting.cpp
src/ViewBCN.cpp
src/SceneBCN.cpp
src/TextureManagerBCN.cpp
src/ModelLoaderBCN.cpp
src/ObjectBCN.cpp
src/ConfigurationTab.cpp

HEADERS += include/NightLighting.h
include/ViewBCN.h
include/SceneBCN.h
include/TextureManagerBCN.h
include/ModelLoaderBCN.h
include/ObjectBCN.h
include/ConfigurationTab.h

FORMS = ui/NightLighting.ui
ui/Configuration.ui

RESOURCES += resources/main.qrc

CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
LIBS += -L../bin/debug -lMath -lCore -lLoaders -lUtils
}CONFIG(release, debug|release){
LIBS += -L../bin/release -lMath -lCore -lLoaders -lUtils
}

unix{
LIBS += -lGLEW
}

win32{
LIBS += -L../glew/lib -lglew32
}
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[gemmell]

Same in 2012. Just generates to GeneratedFiles when I use:
Debug:RCC_DIR = ../../Interface/Generated/Debug/rcc
Debug:UI_DIR = ../../Interface/Generated/Debug/ui

Which means that I have to have an additional INCLUDEPATH entry because it the visualstudio plugin/qmake ignores those values...

[dianyu]

bq.
Which means that I have to have an additional INCLUDEPATH entry because it the visualstudio plugin/qmake ignores those values…

What does it means? Do you have any solution?

[gemmell]

Not a solution, a workaround.

My pri now reads:
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RELATIVEPATH = $$PWD/../..
CONFIGURATION = Debug
CONFIG(release,debug|release) {
CONFIGURATION = Release
}

INCLUDEPATH *= $${RELATIVEPATH}/Implementation
$${RELATIVEPATH}/Interface/Generated/$${CONFIGURATION}/ui
$${RELATIVEPATH}/Interface/Generated/$${CONFIGURATION}/moc
$${RELATIVEPATH}/Interface/Generated/$${CONFIGURATION}/rcc
$${PWD}/GeneratedFiles #We need this because VS seems to ignore the Interface stuff and just whack it in GeneratedFiles
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