Reference - CMake Variables Reference - CMake Target Properties

CMake Deployment Variables in Qt6 Core

The following CMake variables are available in deployment scripts, which are generated by qt_generate_deploy_script() and similar commands. They are not available when running CMake to configure a project.

See also CMake Variable Reference.

QT_DEPLOY_BIN_DIR	Prefix-relative subdirectory for deploying runtime binaries on some target platforms.
QT_DEPLOY_IGNORED_LIB_DIRS	Directories that are excluded from runtime dependencies search.
QT_DEPLOY_LIBEXEC_DIR	Prefix-relative subdirectory for deploying program executables on some target platforms.
QT_DEPLOY_LIB_DIR	Prefix-relative subdirectory for deploying libraries on some target platforms.
QT_DEPLOY_PLUGINS_DIR	Prefix-relative subdirectory for deploying Qt plugins on some target platforms.
QT_DEPLOY_PREFIX	Base location for a deployment.
QT_DEPLOY_QML_DIR	Prefix-relative subdirectory for deploying QML plugins on some target platforms.
QT_DEPLOY_TRANSLATIONS_DIR	Prefix-relative subdirectory for deploying Qt translations on some target platforms.

Reference - CMake Variables Reference - CMake Target Properties

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