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//! [build systems]

    \section1 Selecting the Build System

    Most \QC project wizards enable you to choose the build system to use for
    building the project: qmake, CMake, or Qbs. If you are not presented with a
    choice, the project is set up to use qmake.

    \l{qmake Manual}{qmake} is a cross-platform system for build automation
    that helps simplify the build process for development projects across
    different platforms. qmake automates the generation of build configurations
    so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each
    configuration. qmake is installed and configured when you install Qt.
    To use one of the other supported build systems, you need to set it up.

    \l {Build with CMake}{CMake} is an alternative to qmake for automating the
    generation of build configurations. For more information, see
    \l {Setting Up CMake}.

    \l {https://mesonbuild.com/}{Meson} Meson is an open source build system meant
    to be both extremely fast, and, even more importantly, as user friendly as
    possible. The main design point of Meson is that every second a developer
    spends writing or debugging build definitions is a second wasted. So is every
    second spent waiting for the build system to actually start compiling code.
    For more information, see \l {Setting Up Meson}.

    \l{Qbs Manual}{Qbs} is an all-in-one build tool that generates a build graph
    from a high-level project description (like qmake or CMake do) and executes
    the commands in the low-level build graph (like make does). For more
    information, see \l{Setting Up Qbs}.

    To change the location of the project directory, and to specify settings
    for building and running projects, select \uicontrol Edit >
    \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol {Build & Run} > \uicontrol General. The
    \uicontrol CMake tab contains additional settings for CMake. You can find
    more settings for CMake in \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
    \uicontrol Kits > \uicontrol CMake and for Qbs in \uicontrol Edit >
    \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Qbs.

    To specify build and run settings for different target platforms,
    select \uicontrol Projects. For more information on the options you have,
    see \l{Specifying Build Settings}.

//! [build systems]
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