Set a property declared in one qbs project from another -

i have typical application dev scenario, library + application, both qbs projects. in library project declared boolean property staticbuild default true follow:

project { // library      property bool staticbuild: true      product {         type: staticbuild ? "staticlibrary" : "dynamiclibrary"         name: "lib"     } } 

in application project use depends item add lib dependency follow:

project { // application      product {         type: "application"         depends { name: "lib" }         lib.staticbuild: false // want link dll.     } } 

but property referencing not work, error telling me property not declared.

how fix ?.

first of all, library not have property; parent project does. if did, not visible, less settable, outside. keep in mind library exists once, while there many dependencies on it. if want make decision how library built, need @ higher level, both products take information. common parent project (typically top-level one), or project-specific module both products pull in. main point decision made in central place.