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Platform-specific variables follow the naming pattern of the
variables which they extend or modify, but include the name of the relevant
- platform in their name. For example, \c QMAKE_LIBS can be used to specify a list
- of libraries that a project needs to link against, and \c QMAKE_LIBS_X11 can be
- used to extend or override this list.
+ platform in their name. For example, a makespec may use \c QMAKE_LIBS
+ to specify a list of libraries that each project needs to link against,
+ and \c QMAKE_LIBS_X11 would be used to extend this list.
\target CONFIG
\section1 CONFIG
@@ -2098,10 +2098,12 @@
\section1 QMAKE_LIBS
- Specifies all project libraries. The value of this variable
- is typically handled by qmake or
+ Specifies additional libraries each project needs to link against.
+ The value of this variable is typically handled by qmake or
\l{#QMAKESPEC}{qmake.conf} and rarely needs to be modified.
+ To specify libraries in a project file, use \l LIBS instead.
+
\section1 QMAKE_LIBS_EGL
Specifies all EGL libraries when building Qt with OpenGL/ES