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diff --git a/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc b/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc index d840c71..afd881f 100644 --- a/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc @@ -1019,6 +1019,25 @@ \snippet doc/src/snippets/code/doc_src_qmake-manual.qdoc 24 + When linking a library, \c qmake relies on the underlying platform to know + what other libraries this library links against. However, if linking + statically, \c qmake will not get this information unless we use the following + \c CONFIG options: + + \table 95% + \header \o Option \o Description + \row \o create_prl \o This option enables \c qmake to track these + dependencies. When this option is enabled, \c qmake will create a file + ending in \c .prl which will save meta-information about the library + (see \l{LibDepend}{Library Dependencies} for more info). + \row \o link_prl \o When this is enabled, \c qmake will process all + libraries linked to by the application and find their meta-information + (see \l{LibDepend}{Library Dependencies} for more info). + \endtable + + Please note that \c create_prl is required when \i {building} a static library, + while \c link_prl is required when \i {using} a static library. + On Windows (or if Qt is configured with \c{-debug_and_release}, adding the \c build_all option to the \c CONFIG variable makes this rule the default when building the project, and installation targets will be created for |