package app with icons

[foo6321]

Hi!

What is the good way for packaging an application which use is own icons ?

I using my icons like that in project file:

unix {
    isEmpty(PREFIX) {
        PREFIX = /usr/local
    }
    BINDIR = $$PREFIX/bin
    DATADIR =$$PREFIX/share

    DEFINES += DATADIR=\"$$DATADIR\" PKGDATADIR=\"$$PKGDATADIR\"

    ............
        
    icon64.path = $$DATADIR/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps
    icon64.files += ../data/64x64/myapp_icon1.png \
                    ../data/64x64/myapp_icon2.png \
                    ../data/64x64/myapp_icon3
}

And in the Qt code like that:

QIcon icon1("/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/myapp_icon1.png");
QIcon icon1("/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/myapp_icon2.png");
QIcon icon1("/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/myapp_icon3.png");

Thanks!

[p.bouda]

I normally use ressources for icons and small graphics:

http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/designer-resources.html

So you don't have to care about installing the graphics, optification etc.

[divanov]

Yes, it's common in Qt to embed files into a binary file.
Better link as I guess you are not using Qt Designer:
http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/resources.html

[foo6321]

Yes, Debian packaging of an application using icons within a Ressource file works well.
Thanks!