How to add an external .a library in Qt Creator project via GUI?

Question

I\'ve built yamlcpp static (libyaml-cpp.a) library using Qt\'s mingw compiler. Now I want to add it to my project. I use this qt doc, but Qt Creator allows to select only *

Answer 1

As far as I know it is impossible now. The only way is to edit .pro file and add such lines:

win32 {
    #/* If you compile with QtCreator/gcc: */
    win32-g++:LIBS += -L"$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/libs/"
    win32-g++:LIBS += -lyaml-cpp

    #/* IF you compile with MSVC:
    #win32-msvc:LIBS += /path/to/your/libMyLib.lib*/
}


macx {
    LIBS += -L"$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/libs/"
    LIBS += -lyaml-cpp-mac
}