Where are variables such as $(MKDIR) and $(COPY_DIR) defined?

Question

I am trying to get hold of the values these variables contain but I couldn\'t find any informations about them on the web and searching for such strings in C:\\Qt folder bro

Answer 1

Update for Qt 5.8

c:\Qt\5.8\mingw53_32\mkspecs\features\spec_post.prf

Windows-like:

QMAKE_ZIP               = zip -r -9

QMAKE_CD                = cd /d
QMAKE_COPY              = copy /y
QMAKE_COPY_FILE         = $$QMAKE_COPY
QMAKE_COPY_DIR          = xcopy /s /q /y /i
# xcopy copies the contained files if source is a directory. Deal with it.
CONFIG                 += copy_dir_files
QMAKE_MOVE              = move
QMAKE_DEL_FILE          = del
QMAKE_DEL_DIR           = rmdir
QMAKE_DEL_TREE          = rmdir /s /q
QMAKE_CHK_EXISTS        = if not exist %1
QMAKE_CHK_DIR_EXISTS    = if not exist   # legacy
QMAKE_MKDIR             = mkdir          # legacy
QMAKE_MKDIR_CMD         = if not exist %1 mkdir %1 & if not exist %1 exit 1
QMAKE_STREAM_EDITOR     = $(QMAKE) -install sed
QMAKE_INSTALL_FILE      = copy /y
QMAKE_INSTALL_PROGRAM   = copy /y

Linux-Like:

QMAKE_TAR               = tar -cf
QMAKE_GZIP              = gzip -9f

QMAKE_CD                = cd
QMAKE_COPY              = cp -f
QMAKE_COPY_FILE         = $$QMAKE_COPY
QMAKE_COPY_DIR          = $$QMAKE_COPY -R
QMAKE_MOVE              = mv -f
QMAKE_DEL_FILE          = rm -f
QMAKE_DEL_DIR           = rmdir
QMAKE_DEL_TREE          = rm -rf
QMAKE_CHK_EXISTS        = test -e %1 ||
QMAKE_CHK_DIR_EXISTS    = test -d    # legacy
QMAKE_MKDIR             = mkdir -p   # legacy
QMAKE_MKDIR_CMD         = test -d %1 || mkdir -p %1
QMAKE_STREAM_EDITOR     = sed

equals(QMAKE_HOST.os, Windows) {
    MINGW_IN_SHELL = 1   # legacy
    # Override built-ins.
    QMAKE_DIR_SEP = /
    QMAKE_DIRLIST_SEP = :
    # Because install's ability to set permissions is not relevant on Windows,
    # and git's msys does not provide it to start with.
    QMAKE_INSTALL_FILE      = cp -f
    QMAKE_INSTALL_PROGRAM   = cp -f
} else {
    QMAKE_INSTALL_FILE      = install -m 644 -p
    QMAKE_INSTALL_PROGRAM   = install -m 755 -p
}