What is the purpose of the *.pro file? [duplicate]
Question
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I just started using Qt and noticed that in each example code folder there is a .pro
file (and there is also a makefile created too... why?). What is the purpose of the .pro
file?
Solution
It's a multiplatform project file which qmake
turns into platform-specific makefiles. The main reason for its existence is easier configuration and compilation of multiplatform projects. Compare e.g. to autotools-generated configure
scripts and makefiles commonly seen in unixland.
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