How to add path (to dll) to Qt Creator project?

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I have a Qt Creator project, its a Windows application. It depends on some libraries I installed using vcpkg and others.

I managed to set INCLUDEPATH to add .h search path on the project file. And similarly I set LIB so it finds the .lib files. Since this is on the .pro file and I have it on git configuration is done once.

Then to run, I go to Run Settings and edit Path including path to the .dll files, so far so good. This configuration is kind of an issue because it is not on the .pro file and I have to set this path every time I get things from git.

Is there any way to set this (the path to search for dll files) on the .pro file?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 09 '21 at 17:52

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You may add the below clause to your pro file

win32:LIBS += "C:/mydlls/mydll.dll"

or

LIBS += "C:/mydlls/mydll.dll"

according to this doc

answered Feb 09 '21 at 17:52

Pat. ANDRIA

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Isn't that for `.lib` files?Should it work for `.dll` also? – KcFnMi Feb 09 '21 at 18:11
This also works for a DLL. I tested on Windows 7 using VMWare (as I only have Linux on my PC). Did you test? – Pat. ANDRIA Feb 09 '21 at 18:47
I can only find documentation saying it works with lib, do you know of any documentation saying it should work with dll? – KcFnMi Feb 10 '21 at 04:45
You may have some information here : https://wiki.qt.io/How_to_create_a_library_with_Qt_and_use_it_in_an_application – Pat. ANDRIA Feb 10 '21 at 06:44

How to add path (to dll) to Qt Creator project?

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