How to programmatically determine the project folder name?

[vrcmr 0]

Use a project wizard.

1. New Project
2. EnterName > SimpleApp > Create in > /home/user/qtprojects

Now try to print project folder name.

main.cpp

...
qDebug << someStandartFunctionToGetProjectFolderName() << ;
...

Output should be: SimpleApp

[SGaist]

Hi and welcome to devnet,

Why do you need that information ?

[mranger90]

This may not be the short answer but:
1 add this to your profile:

`DEFINES += MYPROJDIR=$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_
``
2. code should be something like:

#define xstr(s) str(s)
#define str(s) #s

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
QString projdir = QString(xstr(MYPROJDIR));
qDebug() << "Source Directory = " << projdir;
return a.exec();
}

[vrcmr 0]

@SGaist just a quiz :)

[vrcmr 0]

@mranger90 that is an interesting solution. Thank you. However it depends on qmake which is "deprecated" according to this blog post.

"Longer term, we plan to switch to CMake for building Qt itself"

[mranger90]

I wouldnt worry to much about QMake being deprecated. Its going to be around for a while.
The point of it is to pass the current directory as a define -D to the compiler. Its just as easily done in CMake or the command line,
The hard part is getting the quote pasting correct.

[kenchan]

@vrcmr-0 said in How to programmatically determine the project folder name?:

this

Where in that link does it say qmake will be deprecated? It is talking about deprecating Qbs!!

[vrcmr 0]

@kenchan Thats why I use quotation marks for. "deprecated" I mean not realy. maybe :)