Getting the directory path of project

[Arqam]

Many a times we need to have the directory path where the project is stored as different people might be storing differently.

When I use QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath() it gives me the following :

abc/Users/arqam/GITRepo/code-base/foundation/build-XMLGenerator-Desktop_Qt_5_9_1_clang_64bit2-Debug/XMLGenerator.app/Contents/MacOSdef

But I don't need those extra things and just need my directory path i.e. abc/Users/arqam/GITRepo/code-base/foundation/, so how to get that.

[jsulm]

@Arqam Where do you need it? In your pro file? In your application (if so why?)?

[MartinChan 0]

Hi @Arqam ,@jsulm is right,what do you really want?The directory of .pro file or the .exe file after compiled?And you want to get it in .pro file or .cpp file.They are a little different to solve each of them.

[Arqam]

@MartinChan-0 I am looking for in my code, in my application.

In pro file I guess $$PWD does give.

[jsulm]

@Arqam But why do you need it in your code? Who cares were the project was located?
Maybe you mean the location of your app after installation?

[MartinChan 0]

@Arqam Like what jsulm said it usually doesn't matter ,but if u really want u can set the proper path of code in .pro file and make the .exe file a solid path relationship to your .pro file to get the directory u want.(It seems a little foolish...)

[mrjj]

Hi
I use it for data/gfx file loading. if run from creator it loads the data from the project folder.
That way i do not have to copy data to build folder and they are never out of sync as it uses the real deal.

in .pro i do
DEFINES+=PROJECT_LOCATION="$$shell_path($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_)"

to use i do
#define _STR(x) #x
#define STR(x)  _STR(x)

const char* Location = STR(PROJECT_LOCATION);

Disclaimer: Not sure its best way or correct way but it worked fine so far.

[Q139]

In QT 4.11

DEFINES += PROJECT_PATH="\"$$PWD\""  // ok
DEFINES+=PROJECT_LOCATION="$$shell_path($$PRO_FILE_PWD)" // fails

[mrjj]

@Q139

Hi
In very old Qt 4.11 ?

in what way fails ?
It dont know the shell_path command ?

[Q139]

@mrjj said in Getting the directory path of project:

In very old Qt 4.11 ?
4.11.1

in what way fails ?
return empty

It dont know the shell_path command ?
Removing it helps

[mrjj]

Hi
You can use
message($$name)

to check what is going on.

also do note _ in start and the end

$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_

not
PRO_FILE_PWD

https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmake-variable-reference.html#pro-file-pwd