> On 29. Mar 2019, at 12:32, Toralf Lund <toralf.l...@pgs.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
> I'm trying to use Qt Creator with a CMake project managed by someone else,
> which relies on environment variables to specify a source location, install
> target on the source tree etc. I'm wondering how I might set up the relevant
> data in the Qt Creator build environment. I know how to add extra variables,
> but what do I specify as values? I can just type in the locations, obviously,
> but it would be nicer if I could reference the current project location or
> source directory or whatever as stored in Qt Creator. I've tried using Qt
> Creator variables as documented in
> https://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-build-settings.html#using-qt-creator-variables,
> but it looks like these aren't actually expanded in this context - if I set
> a variable to, say, %{sourceDir} I get that exact value in the environment,
> as opposed to the current source directory. Is that the expected behaviour?
> Any other ideas?
>
> Actually, for the build steps, perhaps it would be possible to set up the
> environment on the command like rather than as part of the Qt Creator
> settings, but the variables are also needed by the initial cmake step, where
> you can't really specify "complex" commands.
>
> Another slight issue is that I need to set up the same variables for multiple
> build configurations related to the project, and the only way I can find to
> do that i Qt Creator, is to duplicate the set-up on the "Build Setup" page
> for each and every configuration. Is there a way a shared environment can be
> set up instead? When I say "shared" I mean shared within the project or
> possibly the kit, not system-wide.
Kits have an “Environment” settings, and that should support Qt Creator
variables (like %{CurrentProject:NativePath}), maybe that solves your issue?
(They also have a similar “CMake Configuration” setting for sharing that
between projects with the same Kit.)
Br, Eike
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