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\section1 QMAKE_LIBDIR
- Specifies a list of system library paths.
+ Specifies a list of library search paths for all projects.
+ The value of this variable is typically handled by qmake
+ or \l{#QMAKESPEC}{qmake.conf} and rarely needs to be modified.
+
+ To specify additional search paths in project files,
+ use \l LIBS like that, instead:
+ \badcode
+ LIBS += -L/path/to/libraries
+ \endcode
+
+ \section1 QMAKE_LIBDIR_POST
+
+ Specifies a list of system library search paths for all projects.
The value of this variable is typically handled by qmake
or \l{#QMAKESPEC}{qmake.conf} and rarely needs to be modified.