View source for Qmake properties

== '''QMake's magical property variants''' ==
Everyone who has written QMake project files touched variables, functions and maybe even properties. Properties are a special kind of persistent variable. The full documentation can be found [https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmake-environment-reference.html#properties here].

A Qt installation has several built-in properties. Let's list the properties of a native Linux Qt installed in /usr/local/Qt-5.12.3:

<pre>
$ /usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/bin/qmake -query
QT_SYSROOT:
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_DATA:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_DOCS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/doc
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/include
QT_INSTALL_LIBS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/libexec
QT_INSTALL_BINS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/bin
QT_INSTALL_TESTS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/tests
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/plugins
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/imports
QT_INSTALL_QML:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/qml
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/translations
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/examples
QT_HOST_PREFIX:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_HOST_DATA:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_HOST_BINS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/bin
QT_HOST_LIBS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/lib
QMAKE_SPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_XSPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_VERSION:3.1
QT_VERSION:5.12.3
</pre>

There's an empty sysroot. The installation prefix is ''/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3''.

Binaries, libraries, plugins and all other parts of Qt are installed below that directory. Host data, binaries and libs are also there. The used mkspec is ''linux-g++''. Nothing surprising so far.
Path properties can be setting variables in the file ''qt.conf'' in section ''[Paths]''.<br />

=== '''<code>/get</code> properties''' ===
Let's have a look at how Qt is built. I have the qtbase repository at ''~/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase'' and will run configure there, doing an in-source build:

<pre>
~/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase $ configure
~/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase $ ./bin/qmake -query
QT_SYSROOT:
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DOCS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_LIBS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_BINS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_TESTS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_QML:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_HOST_PREFIX:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_HOST_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3
QT_HOST_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_BINS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_LIBS:/usr/local/Qt-5.12.3/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QMAKE_SPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_XSPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_VERSION:3.1
QT_VERSION:5.12.3
</pre>

Now we see that some properties got counterparts ending with <code>/get</code>.

Apparently all those contain paths.

Let's put our focus on <code>QT_INSTALL_LIBS</code>, which is where Qt's libraries are placed. While qtbase is begin built, we haven't anything in <code>$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]</code> yet. How can QtGui then link against QtCore? It must use some other location: the build location of QtCore. This is what <code>$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get]</code> gives us: ''/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib''

<code>$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get]</code> is the ''read location'' and <code>$$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]</code> the ''write location'' when installing Qt libraries. That's analogous for other path properties.

There's a fallback mechanism in place: if there's no <code>/get</code> property, it has the value of the <code>/raw</code> property.
In ''qt.conf'', <code>/get</code> properties correspond to the <code>[EffectivePaths]</code> section.<br />

=== '''<code>/src</code> properties''' ===
Now, in-source builds are inconvenient if you need multiple builds of the same sources. Let's git-clean and do an out-of-source build (aka shadow build).

<pre>
~/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase $ ../../qtbase/configure
...
~/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase$ ./bin/qmake -query
QT_SYSROOT:
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX:/opt/Qt/5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA:/opt/Qt/5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA:/opt/Qt/5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DOCS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_LIBS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_BINS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_TESTS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_QML:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION:/opt/Qt/5.12.3
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_HOST_PREFIX:/opt/Qt/5.12.3
QT_HOST_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase
QT_HOST_PREFIX/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA:/opt/Qt/5.12.3
QT_HOST_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_BINS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_LIBS:/opt/Qt/5.12.3/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-build/qtbase/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QMAKE_SPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_XSPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_VERSION:3.1
QT_VERSION:5.12.3
</pre>

Now we have an additional <code>/src</code> property variant that points to the source tree! Whenever Qt's build system must refer to something that's in the source tree, like mkspecs, it queries the <code>/src</code> variant of the respective property.
Fallback mechanism: If there's no <code>/src</code> property set, the <code>/get</code> variant is returned.

In <code>qt.conf</code>, <code>/src</code> properties correspond to the <code>[EffectiveSourcePaths]</code> section.

=== '''<code>/raw</code> properties''' ===
If Qt is cross-built and <code>-sysroot</code> was passed to configure, regular properties and their <code>/get</code> variants will have values with the sysroot prepended.

Consider a Qt build for Raspberry Pi:

<pre>
configure ... -static -xplatform devices/linux-rasp-pi2-g++ \
-sysroot /home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi \
-device-option CROSS_COMPILE=/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi- \
-prefix /opt/Qt/raspi \
-hostprefix ~/Qt/raspi
</pre>

Let's query qmake again.

<pre>
~/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase$ ./bin/qmake -query
QT_SYSROOT:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_DATA/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_DATA/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DOCS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_LIBS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_BINS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_TESTS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_QML:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/Qt/raspi/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/raw:/opt/Qt/raspi/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/get:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_HOST_PREFIX:/home/someone/Qt/raspi
QT_HOST_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_HOST_PREFIX/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA:/home/someone/Qt/raspi
QT_HOST_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_BINS:/home/someone/Qt/raspi/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_LIBS:/home/someone/Qt/raspi/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QMAKE_SPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_XSPEC:devices/linux-rasp-pi2-g++
QMAKE_VERSION:3.1
QT_VERSION:5.12.4
</pre>

It can be easily observed that <code>/raw</code> properties are just regular properties or their <code>/get</code> variants without the sysroot.
<code>/raw</code> properties only exist if automatic sysrootification is in effect (which is probably a bug).<br />

=== '''Automatic Sysrootification''' ===
If automatic sysrootification is enabled, regular properties (and potentially their <code>/get</code> property variants) get the sysroot automatically prepended.

It's enabled by putting <code>SysrootifyPrefix=true</code> into ''qt.conf'' in the <code>[Paths]</code> section.
The automatic sysrootification is only enabled if and only if all of the bullet points below are true:

* sysroot is set
* prefix is set
* extprefix is *not* set
Surprising, isn't it?
The <code>qt.conf</code> from the Raspberry Pi build from above looks like this:

<pre>
[EffectivePaths]
Prefix=..
[DevicePaths]
Prefix=/opt/Qt/raspi
[Paths]
Prefix=/opt/Qt/raspi
HostPrefix=/home/someone/Qt/raspi
Sysroot=/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi
SysrootifyPrefix=true
TargetSpec=devices/linux-rasp-pi2-g++
HostSpec=linux-g++
[EffectiveSourcePaths]
Prefix=/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
</pre>

<code>/raw</code> properties have no direct corresponding section in ''qt.conf''. They're the "write location without the sysroot", e.g. they conceptionally belong to the <code>[Paths]</code> section.

'''<code>/dev</code> properties'''

Now consider the Raspberry Pi build from above with an additional <code>-extprefix</code> option:

<pre>
configure ... -extprefix /home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere
</pre>

Let's query qmake again.

<pre>
/dev/qt/5.12-raspi$ ./qtbase/bin/qmake -query
QT_INSTALL_LIBS:/tmp/schmutz
QT_SYSROOT:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_PREFIX/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_ARCHDATA/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_DATA:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere
QT_INSTALL_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_DATA/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_DOCS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/doc
QT_INSTALL_DOCS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/doc
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/include
QT_INSTALL_HEADERS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/include
QT_INSTALL_LIBS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/lib
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/libexec
QT_INSTALL_LIBEXECS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/libexec
QT_INSTALL_BINS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_INSTALL_BINS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/bin
QT_INSTALL_TESTS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/tests
QT_INSTALL_TESTS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/tests
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/plugins
QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/plugins
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/imports
QT_INSTALL_IMPORTS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/imports
QT_INSTALL_QML:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/qml
QT_INSTALL_QML/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/qml
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/translations
QT_INSTALL_TRANSLATIONS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/translations
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_INSTALL_CONFIGURATION/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_EXAMPLES/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS:/home/someone/Qt/5.11.3/Boot2Qt/raspberrypi3/toolchain/sysroots/cortexa7hf-neon-vfpv4-poky-linux-gnueabi/mnt/somewhere/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/examples
QT_INSTALL_DEMOS/dev:/opt/Qt/raspi/examples
QT_HOST_PREFIX:/home/someone/Qt/raspi
QT_HOST_PREFIX/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_HOST_PREFIX/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA:/home/someone/Qt/raspi
QT_HOST_DATA/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase
QT_HOST_DATA/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase
QT_HOST_BINS:/home/someone/Qt/raspi/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_BINS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/bin
QT_HOST_LIBS:/home/someone/Qt/raspi/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/get:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12-raspi/qtbase/lib
QT_HOST_LIBS/src:/home/someone/dev/qt/5.12/qtbase/lib
QMAKE_SPEC:linux-g++
QMAKE_XSPEC:devices/linux-rasp-pi2-g++
QMAKE_VERSION:3.1
QT_VERSION:5.12.4
</pre>

The <code>/raw</code> properties are gone, and <code>/dev</code> properties have appeared.
The <code>/dev</code> property variants are paths '''as seen on the device'''.

In ''qt.conf'', <code>/dev</code> properties correspond to the <code>[DevicePaths]</code> section.