From 2f52ffe4c8f22d3054a088f18e4a20737927c38e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: probonopd Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 22:23:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify make install for .pro files [ci skip] --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 637402d..853dcbc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -94,8 +94,14 @@ When you save your change, then Travis CI should build and upload an AppImage fo For this to work, you need to enable Travis CI for your repository as [described here](https://travis-ci.org/getting_started) __prior to merging this__, if you haven't already done so. +By default, qmake `.pro` files generated by Qt Creator unfortunately don't support `make install` out of the box. In this case you will get -Note that if `qmake` does not allow for `make install` or does not install the desktop file and icon, then change it similar to https://github.com/probonopd/FeedTheMonkey/blob/master/FeedTheMonkey.pro. +``` +make: Nothing to be done for `install'. +find: `appdir/': No such file or directory +``` + +If `qmake` does not allow for `make install` or does not install the desktop file and icon, then you need to change your `.pro` file it similar to https://github.com/probonopd/FeedTheMonkey/blob/master/FeedTheMonkey.pro. ``` - make INSTALL_ROOT=appdir install ; find appdir/