Does qmake support make install option?

[hakermania]

the usual commands for compiling are
qmake -project
qmake name.pro
qmake
make

I need to enable after giving 'make' a 'make install' command so to do some actions.
Is it possible, and if yes, how do I enable it?

[Lykurg]

See the INSTALLS variable of a pro file.

[hakermania]

I opened a pro file and it contained only
TEMPLATE
TARGET
DEPENDPATH
INCLUDEPATH
HEADERS
FORMS
SOURCES
RESOURCES

[wysota]

I opened a pro file and it contained only
TEMPLATE
TARGET
DEPENDPATH
INCLUDEPATH
HEADERS
FORMS
SOURCES
RESOURCES

That's probably why your Makefile doesn't contain any install rules

[wiki]Undocumented qmake[/wiki]

[hakermania]

actually, I found this that helped me a bit:
http://doc.qt.nokia.com/4.3/qmake-en....html#installs
and i put this into the Makefile(which is real, generated from real program and containing a lot of raws)

:
documentation.path = to/
documentation.files = from/*
INSTALLS      += documentation
...
...
####### Install
 
install:   $(INSTALLS)
uninstall:   FORCE
FORCE:

:
documentation.path = to/
documentation.files = from/*
INSTALLS      += documentation
...
...
####### Install

install:   $(INSTALLS)
uninstall:   FORCE
FORCE:

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I've placed a file to from/ and I want it to be copied to to/
but when I give make install it says make: *** No rule to make target `documentation', needed by `install'. Stop.

What do I do wrong?

[wysota]

It doesn't work this way. documentation.files should point to a variable containing a list of files to copy (you can use wildcards). The files in question have to exist (at least by default) when qmake is called.

[hakermania]

Can you make me a simple example of moving all files from 'from' to 'to' so to understand better?

[wysota]

FILESTOCOPY = from/*
documentation.path = to
documentation.from = FILESTOCOPY
INSTALLS += documentation

FILESTOCOPY = from/*
documentation.path = to
documentation.from = FILESTOCOPY
INSTALLS += documentation

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Disclaimer: not tested...

[hakermania]

Thank you, but still same error :/

[wysota]

Here is a working example:

FILESTOCOPY = f1 f2 f3
INSTRULE.path = /tmp
INSTRULE.files = $$FILESTOCOPY
INSTALLS += INSTRULE

FILESTOCOPY = f1 f2 f3
INSTRULE.path = /tmp
INSTRULE.files = $$FILESTOCOPY
INSTALLS += INSTRULE

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[hakermania]

That's the created Makefile (using your last answer):

#############################################################################
# Makefile for building: some-1
# Generated by qmake (2.01a) (Qt 4.7.0) on: Sat Oct 30 23:31:32 2010
# Project:  some-1.0.pro
# Template: app
# Command: /usr/bin/qmake -o Makefile some-1.0.pro
#############################################################################
 
####### Compiler, tools and options
 
CC            = gcc
CXX           = g++
DEFINES       = -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED
CFLAGS        = -pipe -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT $(DEFINES)
CXXFLAGS      = -pipe -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT $(DEFINES)
INCPATH       = -I/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include/qt4/QtCore -I/usr/include/qt4/QtGui -I/usr/include/qt4 -I. -I. -I.
LINK          = g++
LFLAGS        = -Wl,-O1
LIBS          = $(SUBLIBS)  -L/usr/lib -lQtGui -lQtCore -lpthread 
AR            = ar cqs
RANLIB        = 
QMAKE         = /usr/bin/qmake
TAR           = tar -cf
COMPRESS      = gzip -9f
COPY          = cp -f
SED           = sed
COPY_FILE     = $(COPY)
COPY_DIR      = $(COPY) -r
STRIP         = strip
INSTALL_FILE  = install -m 644 -p
INSTALL_DIR   = $(COPY_DIR)
INSTALL_PROGRAM = install -m 755 -p
DEL_FILE      = rm -f
SYMLINK       = ln -f -s
DEL_DIR       = rmdir
MOVE          = mv -f
CHK_DIR_EXISTS= test -d
MKDIR         = mkdir -p
 
FILESTOCOPY = from/*
INSTRULE.path = to/
INSTRULE.files = $$FILESTOCOPY
INSTALLS += INSTRULE
...
...
...
install:   $(INSTALLS)
 
uninstall:   FORCE
 
FORCE:

#############################################################################
# Makefile for building: some-1
# Generated by qmake (2.01a) (Qt 4.7.0) on: Sat Oct 30 23:31:32 2010
# Project:  some-1.0.pro
# Template: app
# Command: /usr/bin/qmake -o Makefile some-1.0.pro
#############################################################################

####### Compiler, tools and options

CC            = gcc
CXX           = g++
DEFINES       = -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQT_SHARED
CFLAGS        = -pipe -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT $(DEFINES)
CXXFLAGS      = -pipe -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT $(DEFINES)
INCPATH       = -I/usr/share/qt4/mkspecs/linux-g++ -I. -I/usr/include/qt4/QtCore -I/usr/include/qt4/QtGui -I/usr/include/qt4 -I. -I. -I.
LINK          = g++
LFLAGS        = -Wl,-O1
LIBS          = $(SUBLIBS)  -L/usr/lib -lQtGui -lQtCore -lpthread 
AR            = ar cqs
RANLIB        = 
QMAKE         = /usr/bin/qmake
TAR           = tar -cf
COMPRESS      = gzip -9f
COPY          = cp -f
SED           = sed
COPY_FILE     = $(COPY)
COPY_DIR      = $(COPY) -r
STRIP         = strip
INSTALL_FILE  = install -m 644 -p
INSTALL_DIR   = $(COPY_DIR)
INSTALL_PROGRAM = install -m 755 -p
DEL_FILE      = rm -f
SYMLINK       = ln -f -s
DEL_DIR       = rmdir
MOVE          = mv -f
CHK_DIR_EXISTS= test -d
MKDIR         = mkdir -p

FILESTOCOPY = from/*
INSTRULE.path = to/
INSTRULE.files = $$FILESTOCOPY
INSTALLS += INSTRULE
...
...
...
install:   $(INSTALLS)

uninstall:   FORCE

FORCE:

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output of make install:

make: *** No rule to make target `INSTRULE', needed by `install'.  Stop.

make: *** No rule to make target `INSTRULE', needed by `install'.  Stop.

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[tbscope]

This works for me:

installfiles.files += a.a
installfiles.files += b.b
installfiles.files += c.c
installfiles.path = /path/to/install/folder
INSTALLS += installfiles

installfiles.files += a.a
installfiles.files += b.b
installfiles.files += c.c
installfiles.path = /path/to/install/folder
INSTALLS += installfiles

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Where a.a, b.b, c.c are your files, whatever they are called.

Clean the build dir
Rerun qmake
rerun make
then do: make install

[hakermania]

Thanks for your answer,
If I add what you told me without adding install: $(INSTALLS)
it outputs make: Nothing to be done for `install'.
If I add what you told me and I add install: $(INSTALLS)
it outputs make: *** No rule to make target `installfiles', needed by `install'. Stop.
Am I missing something?

[wysota]

You have to put those rules in the .pro file, not in the resulting Makefile.

[hakermania]

I though it had to do with the makefile. Cool. Now it works You are very helpful