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Clarify make install for .pro files

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probonopd 7 years ago
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@ -94,8 +94,14 @@ When you save your change, then Travis CI should build and upload an AppImage fo
For this to work, you need to enable Travis CI for your repository as [described here](https://travis-ci.org/getting_started) __prior to merging this__, if you haven't already done so. For this to work, you need to enable Travis CI for your repository as [described here](https://travis-ci.org/getting_started) __prior to merging this__, if you haven't already done so.
By default, qmake `.pro` files generated by Qt Creator unfortunately don't support `make install` out of the box. In this case you will get
Note that if `qmake` does not allow for `make install` or does not install the desktop file and icon, then change it similar to https://github.com/probonopd/FeedTheMonkey/blob/master/FeedTheMonkey.pro. ```
make: Nothing to be done for `install'.
find: `appdir/': No such file or directory
```
If `qmake` does not allow for `make install` or does not install the desktop file and icon, then you need to change your `.pro` file it similar to https://github.com/probonopd/FeedTheMonkey/blob/master/FeedTheMonkey.pro.
``` ```
- make INSTALL_ROOT=appdir install ; find appdir/ - make INSTALL_ROOT=appdir install ; find appdir/

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