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/*!
\page cmake-variable-qt-qml-output-directory.html
\ingroup cmake-variables-qtqml
 
\title QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
 
\brief Base output directory below which QML modules will be created by default.
 
The \l{qt6_add_qml_module}{qt6_add_qml_module()} command accepts an
\c OUTPUT_DIRECTORY argument which specifies where the QML module's \c qmldir
file, typeinfo file and plugin library will be created. When that argument is
not used, the default value is based on the \c QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY variable,
if it is set. If \c QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY is not set, the default value
depends on the type of backing target (see the
\l{qt6_add_qml_module#OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}{OUTPUT_DIRECTORY} documentation for
details).
 
When \c QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY is set, the default output directory will be
formed by appending the QML module's \e{target path} (which is based on the
module URI) to \c QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.
The \c QT_QML_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY will also be added to the import path of the
\c qmllint and \c 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.
 
*/