diff -r 000000000000 -r 1918ee327afb mkspecs/features/symbian/moc.prf
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/mkspecs/features/symbian/moc.prf	Mon Jan 11 14:00:40 2010 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+load(moc)
+
+RET = $$find(MOC_DIR, "(/|^)\.[^/]+/?$")
+!isEmpty(RET):{
+    error("Symbian does not support directories starting with a dot. Please set MOC_DIR to a different value in your profile. MOC_DIR: $$MOC_DIR")
+}
+
+RET = $$find(RCC_DIR, "(/|^)\.[^/]+/?$")
+!isEmpty(RET):{
+    error("Symbian does not support directories starting with a dot. Please set RCC_DIR to a different value in your profile. RCC_DIR: $$RCC_DIR")
+}
+
+RET = $$find(OBJECTS_DIR, "(/|^)\.[^/]+/?$")
+!isEmpty(RET):{
+    error("Symbian does not support directories starting with a dot. Please set OBJECTS_DIR to a different value in your profile. OBJECTS_DIR: $$OBJECTS_DIR")
+}