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authorLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2021-01-25 16:01:28 +0100
committerLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2021-02-08 10:56:53 +0000
commitd7a0b735c9a5710a5fbae71d899b808c1d0df614 (patch)
tree40fac8175f53cabdbf0d2174aa954534eee1fd86
parentbd257859975e15128e8d2ae60a135748777b3783 (diff)
Doc: Move info about debugger settings
...to a separate .qdocinc file included from "Interacting with the Debugger". Change a conflicting section title in run settings docs. Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-24500 Change-Id: I6e3e205d1dfdcfabaf80fc18bd2b73c1256644e4 Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@qt.io>
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-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc194
-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc2
-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-debug.qdocinc4
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diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc
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@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of the Qt Creator documentation.
+**
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU Free Documentation License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU Free
+** Documentation License version 1.3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation and appearing in the file included in the packaging of
+** this file. Please review the following information to ensure
+** the GNU Free Documentation License version 1.3 requirements
+** will be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.html.
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+/*!
+
+//! [debugger-settings]
+
+ \section1 Specifying Debugger Settings
+
+ To specify settings for managing debugger processes, select \uicontrol Tools
+ > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger. In the \uicontrol General tab,
+ you can specify settings that are common to all debuggers.
+
+ \image qtcreator-debugger-general-options.png
+
+ \section2 Mapping Source Paths
+
+ To enable the debugger to step into the code and display the source code
+ when using a copy of the source tree at a location different from the one
+ at which the libraries were built, map the source paths to target paths:
+
+ \list 1
+ \li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ \uicontrol General > \uicontrol Add.
+ \li In the \uicontrol {Source path} field, specify the source path in
+ the debug information of the executable as reported by the debugger.
+ \li In the \uicontrol {Target path} field, specify the actual location
+ of the source tree on the local machine.
+ \endlist
+
+ \section2 Specifying GDB Settings
+
+ To specify settings for managing the GDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
+ \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB.
+
+ \image qtcreator-gdb-options.png "GDB options"
+
+ To specify a timeout for terminating non-responsive GDB processes, set the
+ number of seconds to wait in the \uicontrol {GDB timeout} field. The default
+ value of 20 seconds should be sufficient for most applications, but if
+ loading big libraries or listing source files takes much longer than
+ that on slow machines, you should increase the value.
+
+ To compress several steps into one step for less noisy debugging when
+ stepping into code, select the \uicontrol {Skip known frames when stepping}
+ check box. For example, the atomic reference counting code is skipped, and
+ a single \e {Step Into} for a signal emission ends up directly in the slot
+ connected to it.
+
+ To display a message box as soon as your application receives a signal, such
+ as SIGSEGV, during debugging, select the \uicontrol {Show a message box when
+ receiving a signal} check box.
+
+ GDB allows setting breakpoints on source lines for which no code was
+ generated. In such situations, the breakpoint is shifted to the next
+ source code line for which the code was actually generated. To reflect
+ such temporary changes by moving the breakpoint markers in the source
+ code editor, select the \uicontrol {Adjust breakpoint locations} check box.
+
+ To specify whether the dynamic or the static type of objects will be
+ displayed, select the \uicontrol {Use dynamic object type for display}
+ check box. Keep in mind that choosing the dynamic type might be slower.
+
+ To allow reading the user's default .gdbinit file on debugger startup,
+ select the \uicontrol {Load .gdbinit file on startup} check box.
+
+ To use the default GDB pretty printers installed in your system
+ or linked to the libraries your application uses, select the
+ \uicontrol {Load system GDB pretty printers} check box.
+
+ By default, GDB shows AT&T style disassembly. To switch to the Intel style,
+ select the \uicontrol {Use Intel style disassembly} check box.
+
+ To execute GDB commands after GDB has been started, but before the debugged
+ program is started or attached, and before the debugging helpers are
+ initialized, enter them in the \uicontrol {Additional Startup Commands}
+ field.
+
+ To execute GDB commands after GDB has successfully attached to remote
+ targets, enter them in the \uicontrol {Additional Attach Commands} field.
+ You can add commands to further set up the target here, such as
+ \c {monitor reset} or \c {load}.
+
+ To execute simple Python commands, prefix them with \c python. To execute
+ sequences of Python commands spanning multiple lines, prepend the block
+ with \c python on a separate line, and append \c end on a separate line.
+ To execute arbitrary Python scripts, use
+ \c {python execfile('/path/to/script.py')}.
+
+ \section2 Specifying Extended GDB Settings
+
+ To specify extended settings for GBD, select \uicontrol Tools >
+ \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol {GDB Extended}.
+ The settings give access to advanced or experimental functions of GDB.
+ Enabling them may negatively impact your debugging experience, so use
+ them with care.
+
+ \image qtcreator-gdb-extended-options.png "GDB Extended options"
+
+ To use asynchronous mode to control the inferior, select the
+ respective check box.
+
+ To add common paths to locations of debug information, such as
+ \c {/usr/src/debug}, when starting GDB, select the
+ \uicontrol {Use common locations for debug information} check box.
+
+ To stop when \c qWarning, \c qFatal, or \c abort is called, select the
+ respective check box.
+
+ To enable stepping backwards, select the \uicontrol {Enable reverse
+ debugging} check box. This feature is very slow and unstable on the
+ GDB side. It exhibits unpredictable behavior when going backwards over
+ system calls and is very likely to destroy your debugging session.
+
+ To keep debugging all children after a fork, select the
+ \uicontrol {Debug all child processes} check box.
+
+ \section2 Specifying CDB Settings
+
+ To specify settings for managing the CDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
+ \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB.
+
+ \image qtcreator-cdb-options.png "CDB options"
+
+ You can specify additional arguments for starting CDB in the
+ \uicontrol {Additional arguments} field.
+
+ If a console application does not start up properly in the configured
+ console and the subsequent attach fails, you can diagnose the issue by
+ using CDB's native console. Select the \uicontrol {Use CDB console}
+ check box to override the console set in the Windows system
+ environment variables. Note that the native console does not
+ prompt on application exit.
+
+ To automatically add a breakpoint on the \c CrtCbgReport() function,
+ select the \uicontrol {Stop when CrtCbgReport() is called} check box.
+ This catches runtime error messages caused by \c assert(), for example.
+
+ In the \uicontrol {Break on} group, specify whether the debugger should
+ break on C++ exceptions, on thread creation or exit, on loading or
+ unloading the specified \l{Viewing Modules}{application modules}, or on
+ the specified output.
+
+ To disable first-chance break on access violation exceptions, select the
+ \uicontrol {Ignore first chance access violations} check box.
+ The second occurrence of an access violation will break into the debugger.
+
+ CDB enables setting breakpoints in comments or on source lines for which
+ no code was generated. In such situations, the breakpoint is shifted to
+ the next source code line for which the code was actually generated. To
+ reflect such temporary changes by moving the breakpoint markers in the
+ source code editor, select the \uicontrol {Correct breakpoint location}
+ check box. For more information, see \l{Setting Breakpoints}.
+
+ To use the abstraction layer provided by Python Dumper
+ classes to create a description of data items displayed
+ in the \uicontrol Locals and \uicontrol Expressions
+ views, select the \uicontrol {Use Python dumper} check box.
+ For more information, see \l{Debugging Helper Implementation}.
+
+ To add information about first-chance and second-chance exceptions
+ to the \uicontrol Issues output pane, select the check boxes
+ in the \uicontrol {Add Exceptions to the Issues View} group.
+
+ \section2 Setting CDB Paths on Windows
+
+ To obtain debugging information for the operating system libraries for
+ debugging Windows applications, add the Symbol Server provided by Microsoft
+ to the symbol search path of the debugger:
+
+ \list 1
+ \li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ \uicontrol {CDB Paths}.
+ \image qtcreator-debugger-cdb-paths.png
+ \li In the \uicontrol {Symbol Paths} group, select \uicontrol Insert.
+ \li Select the directory where you want to store the cached information.
+ Use a subfolder in a temporary directory, such as
+ \c {C:\temp\symbolcache}.
+ \li Select \uicontrol OK.
+ \endlist
+
+ \note Populating the cache might take a long time on a slow network
+ connection.
+
+ To use the Source Server infrastructure for fetching missing source files
+ directly from version control or the web, enter the following string in
+ the \uicontrol {Source Paths} field: \c srv*.
+
+//! [debugger-settings]
+*/
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
index 1cbfac3d04..84f3132ea2 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/****************************************************************************
**
-** Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
**
** This file is part of the Qt Creator documentation.
@@ -230,198 +230,6 @@
We recommend using the LLDB version that is delivered with the latest Xcode.
- \section1 Specifying Debugger Settings
-
- To specify settings for managing debugger processes, select \uicontrol Tools
- > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger. In the \uicontrol General tab,
- you can specify settings that are common to all debuggers.
-
- \image qtcreator-debugger-general-options.png
-
- \section2 Specifying GDB Settings
-
- To specify settings for managing the GDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB.
-
- \image qtcreator-gdb-options.png "GDB options"
-
- To specify a timeout for terminating non-responsive GDB processes, set the
- number of seconds to wait in the \uicontrol {GDB timeout} field. The default
- value of 20 seconds should be sufficient for most applications, but if
- loading big libraries or listing source files takes much longer than
- that on slow machines, you should increase the value.
-
- To compress several steps into one step for less noisy debugging when
- stepping into code, select the \uicontrol {Skip known frames when stepping}
- check box. For example, the atomic reference counting code is skipped, and
- a single \e {Step Into} for a signal emission ends up directly in the slot
- connected to it.
-
- To display a message box as soon as your application receives a signal, such
- as SIGSEGV, during debugging, select the \uicontrol {Show a message box when
- receiving a signal} check box.
-
- GDB allows setting breakpoints on source lines for which no code was
- generated. In such situations, the breakpoint is shifted to the next
- source code line for which the code was actually generated. To reflect
- such temporary changes by moving the breakpoint markers in the source
- code editor, select the \uicontrol {Adjust breakpoint locations} check box.
-
- To specify whether the dynamic or the static type of objects will be
- displayed, select the \uicontrol {Use dynamic object type for display}
- check box. Keep in mind that choosing the dynamic type might be slower.
-
- To allow reading the user's default .gdbinit file on debugger startup,
- select the \uicontrol {Load .gdbinit file on startup} check box.
-
- To use the default GDB pretty printers installed in your system
- or linked to the libraries your application uses, select the
- \uicontrol {Load system GDB pretty printers} check box.
-
- By default, GDB shows AT&T style disassembly. To switch to the Intel style,
- select the \uicontrol {Use Intel style disassembly} check box.
-
- To execute GDB commands after GDB has been started, but before the debugged
- program is started or attached, and before the debugging helpers are
- initialized, enter them in the \uicontrol {Additional Startup Commands}
- field.
-
- To execute GDB commands after GDB has successfully attached to remote
- targets, enter them in the \uicontrol {Additional Attach Commands} field.
- You can add commands to further set up the target here, such as
- \c {monitor reset} or \c {load}.
-
- To execute simple Python commands, prefix them with \c python. To execute
- sequences of Python commands spanning multiple lines, prepend the block
- with \c python on a separate line, and append \c end on a separate line.
- To execute arbitrary Python scripts, use
- \c {python execfile('/path/to/script.py')}.
-
- \section2 Specifying Extended GDB Settings
-
- To specify extended settings for GBD, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol {GDB Extended}.
- The settings give access to advanced or experimental functions of GDB.
- Enabling them may negatively impact your debugging experience, so use
- them with care.
-
- \image qtcreator-gdb-extended-options.png "GDB Extended options"
-
- To use asynchronous mode to control the inferior, select the
- respective check box.
-
- To add common paths to locations of debug information, such as
- \c {/usr/src/debug}, when starting GDB, select the
- \uicontrol {Use common locations for debug information} check box.
-
- To stop when \c qWarning, \c qFatal, or \c abort is called, select the
- respective check box.
-
- To enable stepping backwards, select the \uicontrol {Enable reverse
- debugging} check box. This feature is very slow and unstable on the
- GDB side. It exhibits unpredictable behavior when going backwards over
- system calls and is very likely to destroy your debugging session.
-
- To keep debugging all children after a fork, select the
- \uicontrol {Debug all child processes} check box.
-
- \section2 Specifying CDB Settings
-
- To specify settings for managing the CDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB.
-
- \image qtcreator-cdb-options.png "CDB options"
-
- You can specify additional arguments for starting CDB in the
- \uicontrol {Additional arguments} field.
-
- If a console application does not start up properly in the configured
- console and the subsequent attach fails, you can diagnose the issue by
- using CDB's native console. Select the \uicontrol {Use CDB console}
- check box to override the console set in the Windows system
- environment variables. Note that the native console does not
- prompt on application exit.
-
- To automatically add a breakpoint on the \c CrtCbgReport() function,
- select the \uicontrol {Stop when CrtCbgReport() is called} check box.
- This catches runtime error messages caused by \c assert(), for example.
-
- In the \uicontrol {Break on} group, specify whether the debugger should
- break on C++ exceptions, on thread creation or exit, on loading or
- unloading the specified \l{Viewing Modules}{application modules}, or on
- the specified output.
-
- To disable first-chance break on access violation exceptions, select the
- \uicontrol {Ignore first chance access violations} check box.
- The second occurrence of an access violation will break into the debugger.
-
- CDB enables setting breakpoints in comments or on source lines for which
- no code was generated. In such situations, the breakpoint is shifted to
- the next source code line for which the code was actually generated. To
- reflect such temporary changes by moving the breakpoint markers in the
- source code editor, select the \uicontrol {Correct breakpoint location}
- check box. For more information, see \l{Setting Breakpoints}.
-
- To use the abstraction layer provided by Python Dumper
- classes to create a description of data items displayed
- in the \uicontrol Locals and \uicontrol Expressions
- views, select the \uicontrol {Use Python dumper} check box.
- For more information, see \l{Debugging Helper Implementation}.
-
- To add information about first-chance and second-chance exceptions
- to the \uicontrol Issues output pane, select the check boxes
- in the \uicontrol {Add Exceptions to the Issues View} group.
-
- \section1 Mapping Source Paths
-
- To enable the debugger to step into the code and display the source code
- when using a copy of the source tree at a location different from the one
- at which the libraries were built, map the source paths to target paths:
-
- \list 1
-
- \li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
- \uicontrol General > \uicontrol Add.
-
- \li In the \uicontrol {Source path} field, specify the source path in
- the debug information of the executable as reported by the debugger.
-
- \li In the \uicontrol {Target path} field, specify the actual location
- of the source tree on the local machine.
-
- \endlist
-
- \section1 Setting CDB Paths on Windows
-
- To obtain debugging information for the operating system libraries for
- debugging Windows applications, add the Symbol Server provided by Microsoft
- to the symbol search path of the debugger:
-
- \list 1
-
- \li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
- \uicontrol {CDB Paths}.
-
- \image qtcreator-debugger-cdb-paths.png
-
- \li In the \uicontrol {Symbol Paths} group, select \uicontrol Insert.
-
- \li Select the directory where you want to store the cached information.
-
- Use a subfolder in a temporary directory, such as
- \c {C:\temp\symbolcache}.
-
- \li Select \uicontrol OK.
-
- \endlist
-
- \note Populating the cache might take a long time on a slow network
- connection.
-
- To use the Source Server infrastructure for fetching missing source files
- directly from version control or the web, enter the following string in
- the \uicontrol {Source Paths} field: \c srv*.
-
\section1 Setting up FSF GDB for \macos
To use FSF GDB on \macos, you must sign it and add it to the \QC
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
index b10498edc2..723950ef2f 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@
\l{https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Core-File-Generation.html}.
\endomit
+
+ \include creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc debugger-settings
*/
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-debug.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-debug.qdocinc
index ef3389e27d..ce5b73d07e 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-debug.qdocinc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-debug.qdocinc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
/****************************************************************************
**
-** Copyright (C) 2017 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Copyright (C) 2021 The Qt Company Ltd.
** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
**
** This file is part of the Qt Creator documentation.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
/*!
//! [run settings debugger]
- \section1 Specifying Debugger Settings
+ \section1 Enabling Debugging
\image qtquick-debugging-settings.png "Debugger Settings"