# Not generating my .moc files

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/not-generating-my-moc-files/4103
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/not-generating-my-moc-files/4103 "2021-09-16T19:37:13Z")
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### Author: ![tedgress](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@tedgress](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/tedgress)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/not-generating-my-moc-files/4103/1 "2021-09-16T19:37:13Z")

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So I have .moc files that need to be generated. I have AUTOMOC set to in my CMakeLists.txt and reference QObject in my headers.

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/not-generating-my-moc-files/4103/2 "2021-09-18T15:08:40Z")

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> [@tedgress](#):
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> I have AUTOMOC set to in my CMakeLists.txt

How? Can you share the code?