qmake - cross-platform makefile generator for Qt

qmake and the syntax of the pro file can be found at A quick examination of the source files reveals that

It seems that qmake is really installed via qt-devel : rpm -q --whatprovides usrlib64qt4binqmake x86_64 Note also

qmake QMake is a build system that generates Makefiles for GNU Make or project build files for Microsoft Visual Studio It is part of the Qt software framework by

qmake Both qmake and CMake generate a Makefile, which is read by make to build the project Not all build systems generate a Makefile, but many do