Qt Creator: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:38, 11 December 2016

FEATURES

Effortless debugging
Full CMake support using CMakeLists.txt - Qt build and run parameters are stored in CMakeLists.txt.user

CONFIGURE

A new project defaults to an "all" build/run configuration; you will want build {debug|release} and run {debug|release} configs
- Use the projects button in the sidebar
- Rename "all" build to "release"

Build dir: ./cmake-release
Delete make step, replace with custom step: 
  cmd: ./build.sh
  working dir: %{buildDir}
>>>> WARNING: CLEAN DOESN'T WORK, it dumps to server/ instead of server/cmake-### TODO: solve that! meanwhile use command line to rerun cmake, it works fine!
Delete clean step, replace with custom step: 
  cmd: ./clean.sh
  working dir: %{buildDir}

- Copy release to debug and adjust it
- Rename run config to release

add arguments, eg: melange 8080 test reanalyze
working dir: use the project dir
[x] Run in terminal

- Copy release to debug and adjust
Set up gnome-terminal to get command line input and output going

Tools->Options->Environment->Terminal-> dropdown should include: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal -x

USAGE

Clunky multi-window support; this gives you a new window that you can put on a different monitor; but you have to keep the Qt Creator command window around, don't use it to edit though bc ctrl-tab may pop you into another window

Window-> Open in new window

DEBUGGING

See Development reference.

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 ** Use the projects button in the sidebar
 ** Rename "all" build to "release"
-  Build dir: ./cmake-debug (TODO figure out how to avoid absolute path)
+  Build dir: ./cmake-release
+ Delete make step, replace with custom step:
+   cmd: ./build.sh
+   working dir: %{buildDir}
+ >>>> WARNING: CLEAN DOESN'T WORK, it dumps to server/ instead of server/cmake-### TODO: solve that! meanwhile use command line to rerun cmake, it works fine!
+ Delete clean step, replace with custom step:
+   cmd: ./clean.sh
+   working dir: %{buildDir}
 ** Copy release to debug and adjust it
-** In the debug build config, add a build step before make
- command: /usr/bin/cmake
- args: -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug .
- working dir: %{buildDir}
- (add it, and move it up above make)
 ** Rename run config to release
   add arguments, eg: melange 8080 test reanalyze
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 * Set up gnome-terminal to get command line input and output going
   Tools->Options->Environment->Terminal-> dropdown should include: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal -x
+=== USAGE ===
 * Clunky multi-window support; this gives you a new window that you can put on a different monitor; but you have to keep the Qt Creator command window around, don't use it to edit though bc ctrl-tab may pop you into another window
   Window-> Open in new window
+=== DEBUGGING ===
+See [[Development reference]].