Move header and source files to different location

szumial

Hi! I'm having an issue with restructuring my project. I would like to move the header files to a new folder named "include" and the source files to another one named "src". I have done it successfully for another project in the past, just by copy-pasting and adjusting the .pro file. However, I am not able to do it on this new project - the files are not properly recognized by Qt Creator. What steps am I missing here?

My .pro file looks like this at the moment:

TEMPLATE = lib
CONFIG += dll
DEFINES += MYNTERFACE_LIBRARY
DESTDIR = $$PWD/lib/

!contains(DEFINES, _ENABLE_QT_GUI) {
QT -= gui
} # !contains(DEFINES, _ENABLE_QT_GUI)

unix {
    target.path = /usr/lib
}
!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

contains(DEFINES, _STATIC_BUILD) {
CONFIG -= dll
CONFIG += staticlib
} # contains(DEFINES, _STATIC_BUILD)

CONFIG += c++11

# Compiler / Linker Options 

CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
TARGET = Mynterfaced
} else {
TARGET = MyInterface
} # CONFIG(debug, debug|release)

unix {
    target.path = /usr/lib
}
!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target

HEADERS += \
    MyInterface_global.h \
    myinterface.h \
    precompiled.h

SOURCES += \
    myinterface.cpp \

I would like the headers and sources to be located as follows:

HEADERS += \
    include/MyInterface_global.h \
    include/myinterface.h \
    include/precompiled.h

SOURCES += \
    src/myinterface.cpp \

SGaist

Hi,

That looks good.

What errors do you get ?

szumial

After moving the files and adjusting the .pro, the myinterface.cpp source can't find the included header. I am getting the following messages:
error: 'myinterface.h' file not found
error: use of undeclared identifier 'MyInterface'

After changing the way I include the header in this source from:

#include "myinterface.h"

to:

#include "include/myinterface.h"

it works again. I find this strange, as previously in another project, I moved many files like this and didn't have an issue. Why is the "include/" path not recognized automatically? Am I missing somethin in the project?

SGaist

@szumial said in Move header and source files to different location:

Why is the "include/" path not recognized automatically?

Because it's a non standard path.

@szumial said in Move header and source files to different location:

Am I missing somethin in the project?

Yes you are, you need to add that path to the INCLUDEPATH variable.

szumial

Thank you :) That solves the case. However, I don't remember adding these non-standard paths in that previous project. Anyway, it works and the topic is closed :)

jsulm

@szumial said in Move header and source files to different location:

I don't remember adding these non-standard paths in that previous project

Before, your header files and source files were located in the same directory. The preprocessor searches for header files in same directory, then in directories specified using -I parameter (that is what INCLUDEPATH adds) and then in system directories.