Build and Run two Qt project from a single . pro file

danielgeorgy

Hi,
I have developed two separate applications a client and a server, which are build separately as they were separate projects, Now i want to build and run them together, so i created a folder and copied the two projects in the folder and created a .pro file which contains the following lines

TEMPLATE = subdirs

SUBDIRS += server client

CONFIG += ordered

when i build and run, two projects are build successfully, but only one project is run,
I want both application to run together.

Please suggest a solution.

Thanks,
Georgy Daniel

sierdzio

What about adding this in client.pro:
@
QMAKE_POST_LINK=./../server/your/build/dir/server
@

danielgeorgy

It is not working as expected, this will invoke the application mentioned in the 'QMAKE_POST_LINK' only for a clean build and run, and the second application is run only when the first app is closed manually.

sierdzio

Then I think you need a separate script for that, or start the applications manually.

danielgeorgy

Thanks, but I saw a project (pretty huge project) which does invoke two applications,
and in the application output log window of QT creator, it seems like only one application is invoked, I thought the first application is invoking the other, but i could not find any reference to second app in the first app.

any ways thanks for you help.