How to put generated files (e.g. object files) into a separate folder when using Qt/qmake?

Question

I have a Qt project that uses qmake. To improve clarity and readability, I\'d like to keep the

• source files
• build system
• generated files (suc

Answer 1

You can add the following lines to your *.pro file:

DESTDIR=bin #Target file directory
OBJECTS_DIR=generated_files #Intermediate object files directory
MOC_DIR=generated_files #Intermediate moc files directory

A list of variables is available at the following locations:

• Qt 4.8
• Qt 5