- Qt 6.5
- Qt QML
- QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
- Qt 6.5.2 Reference Documentation

# QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY

The qt6_add_qml_module() command accepts an `OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` argument which specifies where the QML module's `qmldir` file, typeinfo file and plugin library will be created. When that argument is not used, the default value is based on the `QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` variable, if it is set. If `QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` is not set, the default value depends on the type of backing target (see the OUTPUT_DIRECTORY documentation for details).

When `QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` is set, the default output directory will be formed by appending the QML module's target path (which is based on the module URI) to `QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY`. The `QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` will also be added to the import path of the `qmllint` and `qmlcachegen` tooling targets, allowing them to find other QML modules under the same base location. This allows the project to use a source directory structure that doesn't exactly match the URI structure of the QML modules, or to merge sets of QML modules under a common base point.