Qt 5 and Qt 6 compatibility CMake Property Reference

CMake Variable Reference

Module variables

Qt modules loaded with find_package set various variables.

Note: You rarely need to access these variables directly. Common tasks like linking against a module should be done through the library targets each module defines.

For example, find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Widgets), when successful, makes the following variables available:

Variable	Description
`Qt6Widgets_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS`	A list of compile definitions to use when building against the library.
`Qt6Widgets_DEFINITIONS`	A list of definitions to use when building against the library.
`Qt6Widgets_EXECUTABLE_COMPILE_FLAGS`	A string of flags to use when building executables against the library.
`Qt6Widgets_FOUND`	A boolean that describes whether the module was found successfully.
`Qt6Widgets_INCLUDE_DIRS`	A list of include directories to use when building against the library.
`Qt6Widgets_LIBRARIES`	The name of the imported target for the module: `Qt5::Widgets`
`Qt6Widgets_PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIRS`	A list of private include directories to use when building against the library and using private Qt API.
`Qt6Widgets_VERSION_STRING`	A string containing the module's version.

For all packages found with find_package, equivalents of these variables are available; they are case-sensitive.

Installation variables

Additionally, there are also variables that don't relate to a particular package, but to the Qt installation itself.

Variable	Description
`QT_DEFAULT_MAJOR_VERSION`	An integer that controls the Qt version that `qt_` commands forward to in case of mixed Qt 5 and Qt 6 projects. It needs to be set to either `5` or `6` before the respective `find_package()` calls. If set to `5`, commands starting with `qt_` will call their counterpart starting with `qt5_`. If set to `6`, they will call their counterpart starting with `qt6_`. If not set, the first `find_package` call defines the default version.
`QT_LIBINFIX`	A string that holds the infix used in library names, when Qt is configured with `-libinfix`.
`QT_NO_CREATE_VERSIONLESS_FUNCTIONS`	Hides commands that start with `qt_`, leaving only the versioned ones starting with `qt6_`.
`QT_NO_CREATE_VERSIONLESS_TARGETS`	Hides the imported targets starting with `Qt::`. Instead, you need to use the targets starting with `Qt6::`.
`QT_VISIBILITY_AVAILABLE`	On Unix, a boolean that describes whether Qt libraries and plugins were compiled with `-fvisibility=hidden`. This means that only selected symbols are exported.

Project variables

These variables can influence CMake commands provided by Qt. They may be set by the project, a toolchain file or other third-party packages.

Qt6::Core

ANDROID_NDK_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME	Android-specific architecture of the host system
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT	Location of the Android SDK
QT_ANDROID_APPLICATION_ARGUMENTS	List of arguments to pass to Android applications
QT_HOST_PATH	Location of the host Qt installation when cross-compiling
QT_NO_SET_XCODE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER	Disables providing a fallback app bundle ID during target finalization on iOS
QT_NO_SET_XCODE_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM_ID	Disables providing a fallback team ID during target finalization on iOS

Qt6::Qml

QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY

Base output directory below which QML modules will be created by default

Qt6::InterfaceFramework

IFCODEGEN_VERBOSE	Enable verbose logging for all ifcodegen functions
QT_IFCODEGEN_TEMPLATE_SEARCH_PATH	Search path for ifcodegen templates

Qt 5 and Qt 6 compatibility CMake Property Reference

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