<s>
qmake	B-Language
is	O
a	O
utility	B-Application
that	O
automates	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
makefiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Makefiles	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
program	O
make	B-Application
to	O
build	O
executable	O
programs	O
from	O
source	O
code	O
;	O
therefore	O
qmake	B-Language
is	O
a	O
make-makefile	O
tool	O
,	O
or	O
makemake	B-Application
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
makefiles	O
that	O
qmake	B-Language
produces	O
are	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
particular	O
platform	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
run	O
from	O
based	O
on	O
qmake	B-Language
project	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
qmake	B-Language
supports	O
code	O
generation	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
operating	O
systems	O
:	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
including	O
Android	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
macOS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Apple	O
iOS	O
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
Haiku	O
,	O
Symbian	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
CE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
qmake	B-Language
was	O
created	O
by	O
Trolltech	O
(	O
now	O
The	O
Qt	B-Language
Company	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
distributed	O
and	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
application	B-Application
framework	I-Application
,	O
and	O
automates	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
moc	O
(	O
meta	O
object	O
compiler	O
)	O
and	O
rcc	O
(	O
resource	O
compiler	O
)	O
sources	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
Qt	B-Language
's	O
meta-object	O
system	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
binary	O
resources	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
pictures	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
qmake	B-Language
tool	O
helps	O
simplify	O
the	O
build	O
process	O
for	O
development	O
projects	O
across	O
different	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
use	O
qmake	B-Language
for	O
any	O
software	O
project	O
,	O
whether	O
it	O
is	O
written	O
with	O
Qt	B-Language
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
