Building

To build Qbs, enter the following command:


  qmake -r qbs.pro && make

Configure Options

Qbs recognizes the following qmake CONFIG options to customize the build:

OptionNotes
qbs_enable_unit_testsEnable additional autotests.
qbs_disable_rpathDisable the use of rpath. This can be used when packaging Qbs for distributions which do not permit the use of rpath, such as Fedora.
qbs_no_dev_installExclude header files from installation, that is, perform a non-developer build.
qbs_enable_project_file_updatesEnable API for updating project files. This implies a dependency to the Qt GUI module.