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Asked: 2026-05-24T16:18:55+00:00

On Windows Qt Creator creates a different directory for Debug and Release, but on

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On Windows Qt Creator creates a different directory for Debug and Release, but on Ubuntu it creates a single directory and places both builds in it.

This is a problem for me because, if I change from Debug to Release (or the opposite) I have to execute ‘Clean’ or ‘Rebuild’, executing just ‘Build’ does nothing because make thinks all files are up to date – but they are up to date for the other build configuration.

Can I make Qt Creator use different directories for Debug and Release on Linux as well?

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  1. Editorial Team

    With Qt Creator version 2.2.82 (at least, other versions probably allow this but I only have that right now), you can set each of your build configurations to build in a different directory.

    Got to the “Projects” page, select the build configuration you want, and check the “Shadow build” option and input the path you want for the build directory.

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