[Qt-interest] Adding a library created with QT Creator

[John McClurkin]

Patric wrote:
> I see...
> and how can I refer to the relative path of my workspace ?
LIBS += -L../../pathtolib -lfoo

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McClurkin" <jwm at nei.nih.gov>
> To: <qt-interest at trolltech.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Qt-interest] Adding a library created with QT Creator
> 
> 
>> Patric wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>>> I have created a static library project using QT Creator 1.2 and QT 4.5
>>> on Windows XP.
>>> And it's compiling, but it creates *.a file, not *.lib. I thought on
>>> Windows static libraries are ending with *.lib .
>>>
>>> Anyway, I'm trying to use this library in another project, also created
>>> with QT Creator. I have read the documentation here
>>> http://doc..trolltech.com/4.5/qmake-project-files.html
>>> <http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/qmake-project-files.html>
>>> regarding Declaring Other libraries, but I actually want to place my *.a
>>> in my workspace under a folder "libs". I think it's pretty
>>> straightforward to do that only by including the LIBS with the
>>> additional parameters. And after compilation just include the headers...
>>> Can someone tell me what parameters should that LIBS have in my case ?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance
>>
>> If you are using QT Creator on Windows, you are also compiling with the
>> MinGW gcc compiler. This compiler produces static libraries with a .a
>> extension, as in 'nix operating systems. There are no settings that
>> cause MinGW gcc to create a static library with the .lib extension. It
>> is the Microsoft compilers that produce static libs with a .lib 
>> extension.
>> Gcc libraries traditionally have names like libfoo.a. To include
>> libfoo.a in your project just add a line
>> LIBS += -Lpathtolib -lfoo
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