// This is some boilerplate to ensure that we can load 
// plugins from (a slightly hacked) build directory
// 
// It is intended that this be #include'd from an init
// routine of some kind.

    QStringList libpaths = QCoreApplication::libraryPaths();

    // we prepend, because we prefer the uninstalled version
    libpaths.prepend(QString("../../plugins/qca-openssl"));
    libpaths.prepend(QString("../../plugins/qca-botan"));
    libpaths.prepend(QString("../../plugins/qca-gcrypt"));
    // you can add more paths here...

    QCoreApplication::setLibraryPaths(libpaths);