qt-cmake-project

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps AI coding tools set up and evolve modern Qt 6 projects, ensuring compliance with Qt 6 CMake API standards and best practices.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Qt 6 CMake Project Setup: Bootstraps Qt 6 projects with correct top-level layouts, avoiding legacy qmake and qt5_* macros.
• CMakeLists.txt Editing: Provides guidelines for editing existing CMakeLists.txt files, preserving style where appropriate and correcting common mistakes.
• Resource Management: Offers guidance on organizing static resources like images, icons, fonts, and translations.
• Documentation Lookup: Provides instructions for querying Qt docs for command signatures and fallbacks to web documentation.
• Error Handling: Implements guardrails to ensure safety and prevent common mistakes in Qt CMake code generation.
• Use Case: Imagine you are developing a Qt 6 application. Use this Skill to configure your project with modern CMake practices and ensure that your code is compatible with the Qt 6 SDK.

Quick Start

Generate a CMakeLists.txt for a new Qt 6 project and configure the project to include a QML module named 'MyApp'.