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+.. _project-file:
+
+********************
+Binding Project File
+********************
+
+Instead of directing the Generator behaviour via command line, the binding developer
+can write a text project file describing the same information, and avoid the hassle
+of a long stream of command line arguments.
+
+.. _project-file-structure:
+
+The project file structure
+==========================
+
+Here follows a comprehensive example of a generator project file.
+
+ .. code-block:: ini
+
+ [generator-project]
+ generator-set = path/to/generator/CHOICE_GENERATOR
+ header-file = DIR/global.h" />
+ typesystem-file = DIR/typesystem_for_your_binding.xml
+ output-directory location="OUTPUTDIR" />
+ include-path = path/to/library/being/wrapped/headers/1
+ include-path = path/to/library/being/wrapped/headers/2
+ typesystem-path = path/to/directory/containing/type/system/files/1
+ typesystem-path = path/to/directory/containing/type/system/files/2
+ enable-parent-ctor-heuristic
+
+
+Project file tags
+=================
+
+The generator project file tags are in direct relation to the
+:ref:`command line arguments <command-line>`. All of the current command line
+options provided by |project| were already seen on the :ref:`project-file-structure`,
+for new command line options provided by additional generator modules (e.g.: qtdoc,
+Shiboken) could also be used in the generator project file following simple conversion rules.
+
+For tags without options, just write as an empty tag without any attributes. Example:
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ --BOOLEAN-ARGUMENT
+
+becomes
+
+ .. code-block:: ini
+
+ BOOLEAN-ARGUMENT
+
+and
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ --VALUE-ARGUMENT=VALUE
+
+becomes
+
+ .. code-block:: ini
+
+ VALUE-ARGUMENT = VALUE
+
+