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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc index cc3b73418b..35f24e1793 100644 --- a/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc +++ b/qmake/doc/src/qmake-manual.qdoc @@ -2913,7 +2913,8 @@ Returns the absolute path of \c path. If \c base is not specified, uses the current directory as the base - directory. + directory. If it is a relative path, it is resolved relative to the current + directory before use. For example, the following call returns the string \c {"/home/johndoe/myproject/readme.txt"}: @@ -3152,9 +3153,15 @@ \section2 relative_path(filePath[, base]) - Returns the path to \c filePath relative to \c base. If \c base is not - specified, it is the current project directory. This function is a wrapper - around QDir::relativeFilePath. + Returns the path to \c filePath relative to \c base. + + If \c base is not specified, it is the current project + directory. If it is relative, it is resolved relative to the + current project directory before use. + + If \c filePath is relative, it is first resolved against the base + directory; in that case, this function effectively acts as + $$clean_path(). See also \l{absolute_path(path[, base])}{absolute_path()}, \l{clean_path(path)}{clean_path()}. |