On 06/29/2010 12:07 AM, ext Leo Spalteholz wrote: > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Danny Price > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Agreed but this is hardly a new problem. Some of us have been complaining >> about pro.user files since before v1.0 :) > > Right, but it seems the .user files are taking on more and more > functionality and making this worse. > Now we have this build directory field in the projects tab, which > clutters my file system with top level directories even though I > already set up my pro file just the way I like it (with OBJECTS_DIR, > UI_DIR, RCC_DIR, MOC_DIR = ./build and so forth).
Qt Creator simply mimics the way you use qmake in this regard. You've always had the option of doing a shadow build in a different directory by simply doing something like: $ mkdir build $ cd build $ qmake /path/to/myprofile.pro I frequently use this method to test builds with different Qt versions. That Qt Creator allows you to set the directory in which to do the build should not be a surprise, nor should it be surprising that this is stored in a .user file, since its up to each developer. Note that this is quite different from setting OBJECTS_DIR, UI_DIR, etc. so there is no duplication here. The main purpose of the shadow builds is to build against different Qt configurations. That it also keeps your source directory clean is only a pleasant side-effect. Regards, Bjørn -- Thorbjørn Lindeijer Software Engineer Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks _______________________________________________ Qt-creator mailing list [email protected] http://lists.trolltech.com/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator
