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author | Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@nokia.com> | 2012-09-12 14:53:55 +0200 |
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committer | hjk <qthjk@ovi.com> | 2012-09-12 15:28:25 +0200 |
commit | f044873fb1d61c0c3bcc6bcd5ca0dbd7f27e3cbf (patch) | |
tree | 9942f76aba5217f4bb87ad8be7a3ee6522dd3559 /doc | |
parent | 8a917b3011b8774b33abf2ba79b248c914a2f3ca (diff) |
Doc: changes in debugger management for kits
Change-Id: I3bfd3b0794281a4776437f9498bf4a7251f30c20
Reviewed-by: Friedemann Kleint <Friedemann.Kleint@nokia.com>
Reviewed-by: hjk <qthjk@ovi.com>
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/images/qtcreator-targets.png | bin | 14885 -> 12559 bytes | |||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/projects/creator-projects-targets.qdoc | 63 |
2 files changed, 33 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/doc/images/qtcreator-targets.png b/doc/images/qtcreator-targets.png Binary files differindex afd4aa345a..f828eafaa5 100644 --- a/doc/images/qtcreator-targets.png +++ b/doc/images/qtcreator-targets.png diff --git a/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-targets.qdoc b/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-targets.qdoc index 4b66793401..b3f033cd83 100644 --- a/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-targets.qdoc +++ b/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-targets.qdoc @@ -91,36 +91,9 @@ if they are installed on the development PC, but were not detected automatically. For more information, see \l{Adding Compilers}. - \o In the \gui Debugger field, specify the type of debugger to - use (\gui {GDB Engine} or \gui {CDB Engine}) and the path to the - debugger command: - - \list - - \o For the \gui {CDB Engine} (Windows only), specify the path to - the Windows Console Debugger executable. - - \o For the \gui {GDB Engine}, specify the path to the GDB - executable. The executable must be built with Python - scripting support enabled (except when debugging on Mac OS). - - \list - - \o For local debugging on Linux or Mac OS, select - \gui {Auto Detect} to automatically locate the - debugger command. - - \o For debugging on embedded devices using a different - ABI, you must provide a special executable. - - \o For debugging on Windows using MinGW, select a - Windows executable of GDB with Python scripting - enabled. You can download it from - \l{http://builds.qt-project.org/job/gdb-windows}. - - \endlist - - \endlist + \o In the \gui Debugger field, select \gui Manage to automatically + detect a suitable debugger or to edit the currently selected + debugger. For more information, see \l{Selecting the Debugger}. \o In the \gui {Qt version} field, select the Qt version to use for building the project. You can add Qt versions to the list if they @@ -137,4 +110,34 @@ \endlist + \section1 Selecting the Debugger + + To automatically detect a suitable debugger in the \gui Debugger field, + select \gui Manage > \gui {Auto-detect}. This should work for the CDB engine + and for the GDB engine for local debugging on Linux or Mac OS. + + To edit the selected debugger, select \gui Manage > \gui Edit. In the + \gui {Debugger for} dialog, specify the type of debugger to use + (\gui {GDB Engine} or \gui {CDB Engine}) and the path to the debugger + binary. + + For the \gui {CDB Engine} (Windows only), specify the path to the Windows + Console Debugger executable. + + For the \gui {GDB Engine}, specify the path to the GDB executable. The + executable must be built with Python scripting support enabled + (except when debugging on Mac OS). The options you have depend on the + development and target platform: + + \list + + \o For debugging on embedded devices using a different ABI, you must + provide a special executable. + + \o For debugging on Windows using MinGW, select a Windows executable of + GDB with Python scripting enabled. You can download it from + \l{http://builds.qt-project.org/job/gdb-windows}. + + \endlist + */ |