Is there any special category for external files in project file of Qt Creator?

Question

I'd like to keep in my project some external files, let's say .txt ones. Is there any special category for external files in project file (.pro) of Qt Creator?

Answer 1

Qt Creator, at least, uses an OTHER_FILES variable for .txt files and anything similar:

OTHER_FILES += test.txt

Adds "test.txt" to the "Project Files" pane in Qt Creator.

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If you want to group your files a bit, what you can try is adding a separate .pri file such as "External.pri", including your external files from there, and then including the .pri file in your .pro:

Project.pro

HEADERS += someclass.h
SOURCES += main.cpp someclass.cpp
...
include(External.pri)

External.pri

OTHER_FILES += license.txt todo.txt

Which has the effect of creating a folder of sorts (called "External") in Qt Creator. If you have a bunch of external files it'll help keep things organized.