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+/****************************************************************************
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+****************************************************************************/
+/*!
+\page qdoc-minimum-qdocconf.html
+\title A minimal qdocconf file with comments
+
+\brief Describes a minimal .qdocconf file
+
+Below you will find the full contents of qtgui.qdocconf. The subsequent section will discuss
+every statement in the qdocconf file.
+
+\code
+   #include(compat.qdocconf)
+   outputdir   = html
+   headerdirs  = .
+   sourcedirs  = .
+   exampledirs = .
+   imagedirs   = ./images
+\endcode
+
+\title Notes
+
+\code
+   #include(compat.qdocconf)
+\endcode
+
+For compatibility with older versions of Qt, it is recommended
+to include compat.qdocconf.
+
+\code
+   outputdir   = html
+\endcode
+
+QDoc will put the documentation generated in the html directory.
+
+\code
+   headerdirs  = .
+\endcode
+
+The header file associated with the \e .cpp source files can be found in the
+current directory.
+
+\code
+   sourcedirs  = .
+\endcode
+
+The current directory is the directory containing the source files: the \e .cpp
+and \e .qdoc files used in the documentation.
+
+\code
+   exampledirs = .
+\endcode
+
+The source code of the example files can be found in the current directory.
+
+\code
+   imagedirs   = ./images
+\endcode
+
+The image files can be found in the underlying directory "images".
+
+*/