qt5base-lts/mkspecs/features/qmake_use.prf

suffix =
for(ever) {
    QMAKE_USE$${suffix} = $$unique(QMAKE_USE$${suffix})
    for (use, QMAKE_USE$${suffix}) {
        use = $$split(use, /)
        name = $$take_first(use)
        nu = $$upper($$name)
        !defined(QMAKE_LIBS_$$nu, var): \
            error("Library '$$name' is not defined.")

        !contains(use, nolink) {
            QMAKE_LIBDIR += $$eval(QMAKE_LIBDIR_$$nu)
            debug: \
                LIBS$${suffix} += $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$${nu}_DEBUG) $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$$nu)
            else: \
                LIBS$${suffix} += $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$${nu}_RELEASE) $$eval(QMAKE_LIBS_$$nu)
        }
        !contains(use, linkonly) {
            DEFINES += $$eval(QMAKE_DEFINES_$${nu})
            INCLUDEPATH += $$eval(QMAKE_INCDIR_$${nu})
        }
    }
    !isEmpty(suffix): break()
    suffix = "_PRIVATE"
}