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| author | Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@nokia.com> | 2011-08-16 13:51:42 +0200 |
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| committer | hjk <qthjk@ovi.com> | 2011-08-16 16:05:21 +0200 |
| commit | 6a5dc753086d206d2638f04f6e3203c7787f1e90 (patch) | |
| tree | 539076eed39d055eb818ee5a892022d7a3cc657a | |
| parent | f2a33a5927f6193105d79c25f2b8411653f3e8c3 (diff) | |
Doc: generating core files while debugging
Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-5740
Change-Id: I5426cb5adfc3943416c9fc24f86f54045784629e
Reviewed-on: http://codereview.qt.nokia.com/3010
Reviewed-by: Qt Sanity Bot <qt_sanity_bot@ovi.com>
Reviewed-by: hjk <qthjk@ovi.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/qtcreator-faq.qdoc | 12 |
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diff --git a/doc/qtcreator-faq.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator-faq.qdoc index 75226113704..1c8f48e0402 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator-faq.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator-faq.qdoc @@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ For more information on setting up debugger, see \l{Setting Up Debugger}. + \bold {How do I generate a core file in Qt Creator?} + + To trigger the GDB command that generates a core file while debugging, + select \gui {Window > Views > Debugger Log}. In the \gui Command field, + type \c gcore and press \key Enter. The core file is created in the + current working directory. You can specify another location for the file, + including a relative or absolute path, as an argument of the command. + + To generate a temporary core file, select \gui {Create Snapshot} in the + context menu in the \gui Snapshot view. The core file is deleted when you + stop debugging. + \section1 Code Editor Questions \bold {How can I get code-completion to work on the standard headers and |