Variable that refers to the project directory in Qt Creator?

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I'm working on a cross-platform Qt application and the paths are different on Mac OS X and Windows. Since the project is on an external hard-drive, the drive letter also occasionally changes on Windows.

For that reason, I would like to refer to the project directory using a variable, preferably a built-in one. In particular, is there such a variable usable in:

The .pro file?
The build settings (in the Projects tab)?

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 27 '12 at 05:59

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To complete, @Bill's answer, the way to refer to the source path in the Build Settings is to use %{sourceDir}.

%{buildDir} is also available.

answered Aug 27 '12 at 05:59

laurent

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Allakazam · Answer 2 · 2014-07-18T06:50:12.050

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Since I struggled a bit to find it, I'm adding it here.

In addition to %{sourceDir} and %{buildDir}, you could use %{CurrentDocument:Path}, %{CurrentDocument:FilePath} and %{CurrentProject:Path} to refer to specific files and folders in the project directory.

edited Jul 18 '14 at 06:50

answered Jul 18 '14 at 06:11

Allakazam

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Can anyone tell me where the documentation for these variables are? Is it just in the drop down or anywhere in the manual? – steventaitinger Sep 28 '15 at 21:59

Bill · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-15T15:48:42.290

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The built-in _PRO_FILE_PWD_ variable contains the path to the directory containing the project file in use. That variable may be useful for you.

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answered Aug 24 '12 at 14:04

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 07 '14 at 12:22

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There are problems with $$_PRO_FILE_PWD_ on windows, because it contains forward slash allways. You need to fix slash using shell_path.

 $$shell_path($$_PRO_FILE_PWD_)

answered May 07 '14 at 12:22

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Variable that refers to the project directory in Qt Creator?

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