Remove hard-coded disabling of debug logs

Instead, set the default level of all logs to QtWarningMsg.

The call to setFilterRules overrides the user preferences in qtlogging.ini.

Change-Id: Id5f6cd550d14ff7f45ae04c5d3110e0bafb0f072
Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Kai Koehne <kai.koehne@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@qt.io>

87 files changed, 84 insertions, 98 deletions

diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index 045add4fbe..9c61cb323d 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -414,8 +414,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     Utils::TemporaryDirectory::setMasterTemporaryDirectory(QDir::tempPath() + "/" + Core::Constants::IDE_CASED_ID + "-XXXXXX");
 
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QLatin1String("qtc.*.debug=false\nqtc.*.info=false"));
-
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     // increase the number of file that can be opened in Qt Creator.
     struct rlimit rl;
diff --git a/src/libs/clangsupport/clangsupportdebugutils.cpp b/src/libs/clangsupport/clangsupportdebugutils.cpp
index 0d82b9133b..ff357b512f 100644
--- a/src/libs/clangsupport/clangsupportdebugutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/clangsupport/clangsupportdebugutils.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(timersLog, "qtc.clangbackend.timers");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(timersLog, "qtc.clangbackend.timers", QtWarningMsg);
 
 class DebugInspectionDir : public QTemporaryDir
 {
diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index b6ee6afa11..956f6f01eb 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(pluginLog, "qtc.extensionsystem")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(pluginLog, "qtc.extensionsystem", QtWarningMsg)
 
 const char C_IGNORED_PLUGINS[] = "Plugins/Ignored";
 const char C_FORCEENABLED_PLUGINS[] = "Plugins/ForceEnabled";
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp
index 973338395c..af940938c9 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <QTextBlock>
 #include <QTextDocument>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(formatterLog, "qtc.qmljs.formatter")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(formatterLog, "qtc.qmljs.formatter", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace QmlJS {
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicons.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicons.cpp
index 58eeae732a..71ab381108 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicons.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsicons.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ enum {
     debug = false
 };
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iconsLog, "qtc.qmljs.icons")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iconsLog, "qtc.qmljs.icons", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace QmlJS {
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsimportdependencies.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsimportdependencies.cpp
index 7fc81ee15d..adc9c9ff57 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsimportdependencies.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsimportdependencies.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(importsLog, "qtc.qmljs.imports")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(importsLog, "qtc.qmljs.imports", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace QmlJS {
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
index 95fc125d7c..1f478f6d0e 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsmodelmanagerinterface.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 namespace QmlJS {
 
-QMLJS_EXPORT Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmljsLog, "qtc.qmljs.common")
+QMLJS_EXPORT Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmljsLog, "qtc.qmljs.common", QtWarningMsg)
 
 /*!
     \class QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljssimplereader.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljssimplereader.cpp
index bdc686a524..bc67bf8f62 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljssimplereader.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljssimplereader.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(simpleReaderLog, "qtc.qmljs.simpleReader")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(simpleReaderLog, "qtc.qmljs.simpleReader", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace QmlJS{
 
diff --git a/src/libs/ssh/sshlogging.cpp b/src/libs/ssh/sshlogging.cpp
index 9a72ff92c2..d5cfbbca33 100644
--- a/src/libs/ssh/sshlogging.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/ssh/sshlogging.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
 
 namespace QSsh {
 namespace Internal {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(sshLog, "qtc.ssh")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(sshLog, "qtc.ssh", QtWarningMsg)
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace QSsh
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/benchmarker.cpp b/src/libs/utils/benchmarker.cpp
index 3603f02043..2918b97f6a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/benchmarker.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/benchmarker.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QTimer>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(benchmarksLog, "qtc.benchmark");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(benchmarksLog, "qtc.benchmark", QtWarningMsg);
 
 namespace Utils {
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp
index 22cd7111e7..33a779a91d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fileinprojectfinder.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(finderLog, "qtc.utils.fileinprojectfinder");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(finderLog, "qtc.utils.fileinprojectfinder", QtWarningMsg);
 }
 
 namespace Utils {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
index cbe5dba2eb..77f4959015 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidavdmanager.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <functional>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(avdManagerLog, "qtc.android.avdManager")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(avdManagerLog, "qtc.android.avdManager", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
index d095a96061..20b8e73876 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Android::Internal;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(buildapkstepLog, "qtc.android.build.androidbuildapkstep")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(buildapkstepLog, "qtc.android.build.androidbuildapkstep", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
index de738bee30..b342053644 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidconfigurations.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(avdConfigLog, "qtc.android.androidconfig")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(avdConfigLog, "qtc.android.androidconfig", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp
index 9636c68ac7..03f322ba78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddebugsupport.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <QHostAddress>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidDebugSupportLog, "qtc.android.run.androiddebugsupport")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidDebugSupportLog, "qtc.android.run.androiddebugsupport", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 using namespace Debugger;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index 767ea101b2..d49971115c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ using namespace Android;
 using namespace Android::Internal;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(deployStepLog, "qtc.android.build.androiddeployqtstep")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(deployStepLog, "qtc.android.build.androiddeployqtstep", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 const QLatin1String UninstallPreviousPackageKey("UninstallPreviousPackage");
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
index cc108e6ca4..b6bc2a5864 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddevice.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidDeviceLog, "qtc.android.build.androiddevice")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidDeviceLog, "qtc.android.build.androiddevice", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
index df678d1f74..eb453c7476 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidmanager.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace {
     const QString apkVersionRegEx("package: name=([\\=a-z\\d_\\.\\'\\s]*)"
                                   "\\sversionName='([\\d\\.]*)'");
 
-    Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidManagerLog, "qtc.android.androidManager")
+    Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidManagerLog, "qtc.android.androidManager", QtWarningMsg)
 
     bool runCommand(const QString &executable, const QStringList &args,
                     QString *output = nullptr, int timeoutS = 30)
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp
index 6e876aa548..f20f834c60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunner.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidRunnerLog, "qtc.android.run.androidrunner")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidRunnerLog, "qtc.android.run.androidrunner", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
index 648a0d363d..87e4a5c36d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidrunnerworker.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #include <chrono>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidRunWorkerLog, "qtc.android.run.androidrunnerworker")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidRunWorkerLog, "qtc.android.run.androidrunnerworker", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
index 5cd9ebdd85..d293960b62 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanager.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(sdkManagerLog, "qtc.android.sdkManager")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(sdkManagerLog, "qtc.android.sdkManager", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp
index 665d7dfdd2..bd255b5ef8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidsdkmanagerwidget.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <QSortFilterProxyModel>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidSdkMgrUiLog, "qtc.android.sdkManagerUi")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidSdkMgrUiLog, "qtc.android.sdkManagerUi", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp
index c36480a3c3..0186444e99 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidtoolmanager.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidToolLog, "qtc.android.sdkManager")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(androidToolLog, "qtc.android.sdkManager", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Android {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
index b1cdac3a92..1449816fc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testcodeparser.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include <QFutureInterface>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.autotest.testcodeparser")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.autotest.testcodeparser", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp
index ece34ead49..1f9b73e77c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.autotest.testconfiguration")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.autotest.testconfiguration", QtWarningMsg)
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
index 07a898b7c8..e96ee536ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testframeworkmanager.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QSettings>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.autotest.frameworkmanager")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.autotest.frameworkmanager", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace Autotest {
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendlogging.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendlogging.cpp
index 47118ca22d..e7074fe041 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendlogging.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangbackendlogging.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 namespace ClangCodeModel {
 namespace Internal {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(ipcLog, "qtc.clangcodemodel.ipc")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(ipcLog, "qtc.clangcodemodel.ipc", QtWarningMsg)
 
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace ClangCodeModel
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clanghoverhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clanghoverhandler.cpp
index 3817f82f0a..c48655c0a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clanghoverhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clanghoverhandler.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(hoverLog, "qtc.clangcodemodel.hover");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(hoverLog, "qtc.clangcodemodel.hover", QtWarningMsg);
 
 using namespace TextEditor;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangbatchfileprocessor.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangbatchfileprocessor.cpp
index 26399fe771..f607b9aa7a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangbatchfileprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/test/clangbatchfileprocessor.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ using namespace ClangCodeModel;
 using namespace ClangCodeModel::Internal;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(debug, "qtc.clangcodemodel.batch");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(debug, "qtc.clangcodemodel.batch", QtWarningMsg);
 
 static int timeOutFromEnvironmentVariable()
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangfixitsrefactoringchanges.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangfixitsrefactoringchanges.cpp
index 26089ea930..ca06bf684c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangfixitsrefactoringchanges.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangfixitsrefactoringchanges.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(fixitsLog, "qtc.clangtools.fixits");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(fixitsLog, "qtc.clangtools.fixits", QtWarningMsg);
 
 using namespace Utils;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp
index d91724392e..eab10ebc60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtidyclazyrunner.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.clangtools.runner")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.clangtools.runner", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace ClangTools {
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp
index 8423d6771c..05f44f6213 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolruncontrol.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ using namespace CppTools;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 using namespace Utils;
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.clangtools.runcontrol")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.clangtools.runcontrol", QtWarningMsg)
 
 static QStringList splitArgs(QString &argsString)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
index f7b48a1d6a..227a94c50d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangtools/clangtoolrunner.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.clangtools.runner")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG, "qtc.clangtools.runner", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace ClangTools {
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp
index 2f14ac45df..724fbb0e73 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakecbpparser.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int distance(const FileName &targetDirectory, const FileName &fileName)
 // compiler flags
 void CMakeCbpParser::sortFiles()
 {
-    QLoggingCategory log("qtc.cmakeprojectmanager.filetargetmapping");
+    QLoggingCategory log("qtc.cmakeprojectmanager.filetargetmapping", QtWarningMsg);
     FileNameList fileNames = transform<QList>(m_fileList, &FileNode::filePath);
 
     sort(fileNames);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
index b5291273a1..272522ecff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeprojectimporter.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ using namespace QtSupport;
 
 namespace {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmInputLog, "qtc.cmake.import");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmInputLog, "qtc.cmake.import", QtWarningMsg);
 
 struct CMakeToolChainData
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermode.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermode.cpp
index 2fe3d894e2..8e21749927 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/servermode.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const char HANDSHAKE_TYPE[] = "handshake";
 const char START_MAGIC[] = "\n[== \"CMake Server\" ==[\n";
 const char END_MAGIC[] = "\n]== \"CMake Server\" ==]\n";
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmakeServerMode, "qtc.cmake.serverMode");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(cmakeServerMode, "qtc.cmake.serverMode", QtWarningMsg);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers:
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp
index 5297d5132f..95da306aca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.core.documentmanager")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.core.documentmanager", QtWarningMsg)
 
 /*!
   \class Core::DocumentManager
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/builtineditordocumentprocessor.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/builtineditordocumentprocessor.cpp
index ce282e3685..684f765eac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/builtineditordocumentprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/builtineditordocumentprocessor.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QTextBlock>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.builtineditordocumentprocessor")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.builtineditordocumentprocessor", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsemanticinfoupdater.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsemanticinfoupdater.cpp
index 6df0c69b15..5913c808cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsemanticinfoupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsemanticinfoupdater.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum { debug = 0 };
 using namespace CPlusPlus;
 using namespace CppTools;
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.semanticinfoupdater")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.semanticinfoupdater", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace CppTools {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsourceprocessor.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsourceprocessor.cpp
index 11f266b6a5..2259b01f78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsourceprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppsourceprocessor.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ using namespace CppTools::Internal;
 
 typedef Document::DiagnosticMessage Message;
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.sourceprocessor")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.sourceprocessor", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/generatedcodemodelsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/generatedcodemodelsupport.cpp
index 386f80b91e..80209bd243 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/generatedcodemodelsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/generatedcodemodelsupport.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ GeneratedCodeModelSupport::GeneratedCodeModelSupport(CppModelManager *modelmanag
     CppTools::AbstractEditorSupport(modelmanager, generator), m_generatedFileName(generatedFile),
     m_generator(generator)
 {
-    QLoggingCategory log("qtc.cpptools.generatedcodemodelsupport");
+    QLoggingCategory log("qtc.cpptools.generatedcodemodelsupport", QtWarningMsg);
     qCDebug(log) << "ctor GeneratedCodeModelSupport for" << m_generator->source()
                  << generatedFile;
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ GeneratedCodeModelSupport::~GeneratedCodeModelSupport()
 {
     CppTools::CppModelManager::instance()->emitAbstractEditorSupportRemoved(
                 m_generatedFileName.toString());
-    QLoggingCategory log("qtc.cpptools.generatedcodemodelsupport");
+    QLoggingCategory log("qtc.cpptools.generatedcodemodelsupport", QtWarningMsg);
     qCDebug(log) << "dtor ~generatedcodemodelsupport for" << m_generatedFileName;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp
index 798e536477..8d49cea122 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/semantichighlighter.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ using namespace TextEditor;
 using SemanticHighlighter::incrementalApplyExtraAdditionalFormats;
 using SemanticHighlighter::clearExtraAdditionalFormatsUntilEnd;
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.semantichighlighter")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.semantichighlighter", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace CppTools {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp
index de47d33eff..288ff845fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ using namespace QmlDebug::Constants;
 namespace Debugger {
 namespace Internal {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmlInspectorLog, "qtc.dbg.qmlinspector")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmlInspectorLog, "qtc.dbg.qmlinspector", QtWarningMsg)
 
 /*!
  * DebuggerAgent updates the watchhandler with the object tree data.
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildsettingswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildsettingswidget.cpp
index 8a74c5a2ed..8b417ab390 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosbuildsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Ios {
 namespace Internal {
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosSettingsLog, "qtc.ios.common")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosSettingsLog, "qtc.ios.common", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 static const int IdentifierRole = Qt::UserRole+1;
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
index ecddb7df50..dbc6673f75 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosconfigurations.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ using namespace Utils;
 using namespace Debugger;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(kitSetupLog, "qtc.ios.kitSetup")
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosCommonLog, "qtc.ios.common")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(kitSetupLog, "qtc.ios.kitSetup", QtWarningMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosCommonLog, "qtc.ios.common", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 using ToolChainPair = std::pair<ClangToolChain *, ClangToolChain *>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp
index 00dd86b64c..2dc406c27a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdevice.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(detectLog, "qtc.ios.deviceDetect")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(detectLog, "qtc.ios.deviceDetect", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosplugin.cpp
index 0cc72a27b5..89ce3be3e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosplugin.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ using namespace QtSupport;
 namespace Ios {
 namespace Internal {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosLog, "qtc.ios.common")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosLog, "qtc.ios.common", QtWarningMsg)
 
 class IosPluginPrivate
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp
index 7391255cb9..35bcaff544 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosprobe.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QProcess>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(probeLog, "qtc.ios.probe")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(probeLog, "qtc.ios.probe", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace Ios {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
index 0ca710bda9..99d87fee4f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iostoolhandler.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(toolHandlerLog, "qtc.ios.toolhandler")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(toolHandlerLog, "qtc.ios.toolhandler", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace Ios {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
index 723f17e95c..f3f048d02e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/simulatorcontrol.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(simulatorLog, "qtc.ios.simulator")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(simulatorLog, "qtc.ios.simulator", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Ios {
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/simulatoroperationdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/simulatoroperationdialog.cpp
index 818b588194..88ce5d48a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/simulatoroperationdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/simulatoroperationdialog.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <QPushButton>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosCommon, "qtc.ios.common")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(iosCommon, "qtc.ios.common", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace Ios {
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/baseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/baseclient.cpp
index 6683172f20..3b134c1936 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/baseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/baseclient.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 namespace LanguageClient {
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOGLSPCLIENT, "qtc.languageclient.client");
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOGLSPCLIENTV, "qtc.languageclient.messages");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOGLSPCLIENT, "qtc.languageclient.client", QtWarningMsg);
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOGLSPCLIENTV, "qtc.languageclient.messages", QtWarningMsg);
 
 BaseClient::BaseClient()
     : m_id(Core::Id::fromString(QUuid::createUuid().toString()))
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcodeassist.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcodeassist.cpp
index e0b3ca835a..63691b04ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcodeassist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/languageclientcodeassist.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <QTextDocument>
 #include <QTime>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOGLSPCOMPLETION, "qtc.languageclient.completion");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOGLSPCOMPLETION, "qtc.languageclient.completion", QtWarningMsg);
 
 using namespace LanguageServerProtocol;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/modeleditor/modelindexer.cpp b/src/plugins/modeleditor/modelindexer.cpp
index aa84b68954..3fa1703ea9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/modeleditor/modelindexer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/modeleditor/modelindexer.cpp
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void ModelIndexer::removeDiagramReferenceFile(const QString &file,
 
 const QLoggingCategory &ModelIndexer::logger()
 {
-    static const QLoggingCategory category("qtc.modeleditor.modelindexer");
+    static const QLoggingCategory category("qtc.modeleditor.modelindexer", QtWarningMsg);
     return category;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index 390ce5706d..1af06a98ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(gccLog, "qtc.projectexplorer.toolchain.gcc");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(gccLog, "qtc.projectexplorer.toolchain.gcc", QtWarningMsg);
 } // namespace
 
 using namespace Utils;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectimporter.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectimporter.cpp
index d766f7965a..2d4489c225 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectimporter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectimporter.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ QList<BuildInfo *> ProjectImporter::import(const Utils::FileName &importPath, bo
 {
     QList<BuildInfo *> result;
 
-    const QLoggingCategory log("qtc.projectexplorer.import");
+    const QLoggingCategory log("qtc.projectexplorer.import", QtWarningMsg);
     qCDebug(log) << "ProjectImporter::import" << importPath << silent;
 
     QFileInfo fi = importPath.toFileInfo();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
index a4d9e39d9b..c009925c97 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectmodels.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ Node *FlatModel::nodeForIndex(const QModelIndex &index) const
 
 const QLoggingCategory &FlatModel::logger()
 {
-    static QLoggingCategory logger("qtc.projectexplorer.flatmodel");
+    static QLoggingCategory logger("qtc.projectexplorer.flatmodel", QtWarningMsg);
     return logger;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 32dd8e460b..e6f0302bdf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ using namespace Utils;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer::Internal;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(statesLog, "qtc.projectmanager.states")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(statesLog, "qtc.projectmanager.states", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbspmlogging.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbspmlogging.cpp
index e630981b29..c0ca210394 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbspmlogging.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbspmlogging.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
 
 namespace QbsProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qbsPmLog, "qtc.qbspm")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qbsPmLog, "qtc.qbspm", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/makefileparse.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/makefileparse.cpp
index 6eda5cbfdb..b73c75244e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/makefileparse.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/makefileparse.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ BaseQtVersion::QmakeBuildConfigs MakeFileParse::effectiveBuildConfig(BaseQtVersi
 
 const QLoggingCategory &MakeFileParse::logging()
 {
-    static const QLoggingCategory category("qtc.qmakeprojectmanager.import");
+    static const QLoggingCategory category("qtc.qmakeprojectmanager.import", QtWarningMsg);
     return category;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index cc26d880e2..53cb741e7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ private:
 
 namespace QmakeProjectManager {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmakeParse, "qtc.qmake.parsing");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmakeParse, "qtc.qmake.parsing", QtWarningMsg);
 
 uint qHash(Variable key, uint seed) { return ::qHash(static_cast<int>(key), seed); }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp
index 2629250ee7..0737e2ab45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/dragtool.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QWidget>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(dragToolInfo, "qtc.qmldesigner.formeditor");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(dragToolInfo, "qtc.qmldesigner.formeditor", QtWarningMsg);
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp
index 57a280d72b..0de06fc360 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movemanipulator.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <limits>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(moveManipulatorInfo, "qtc.qmldesigner.formeditor");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(moveManipulatorInfo, "qtc.qmldesigner.formeditor", QtWarningMsg);
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
index ed36dd4a04..0a8f5bf0a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include <QPen>
 #include <qdebug.h>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(itemlibraryPopulate, "qtc.itemlibrary.populate")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(itemlibraryPopulate, "qtc.itemlibrary.populate", QtWarningMsg)
 
 static bool inline registerItemLibrarySortedModel() {
     qmlRegisterType<QmlDesigner::ItemLibrarySectionModel>();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorqmlbackend.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorqmlbackend.cpp
index 60723c9f34..b0bebdcd5c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorqmlbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorqmlbackend.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(propertyEditorBenchmark, "qtc.propertyeditor.load")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(propertyEditorBenchmark, "qtc.propertyeditor.load", QtWarningMsg)
 
 static QmlJS::SimpleReaderNode::Ptr s_templateConfiguration = QmlJS::SimpleReaderNode::Ptr();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/filemanager/qmlrewriter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/filemanager/qmlrewriter.cpp
index 7777f3202c..94b89efcd9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/filemanager/qmlrewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/filemanager/qmlrewriter.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <typeinfo>
 
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmlRewriter, "qtc.rewriter.qmlrewriter")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmlRewriter, "qtc.rewriter.qmlrewriter", QtWarningMsg)
 
 using namespace QmlDesigner::Internal;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp
index c75c8a6401..609db1fe95 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(instanceViewBenchmark, "qtc.nodeinstances.init")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(instanceViewBenchmark, "qtc.nodeinstances.init", QtWarningMsg)
 
 void NodeInstanceServerProxy::showCannotConnectToPuppetWarningAndSwitchToEditMode()
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
index 5d80e5fa88..0dce2b2a10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/puppetcreator.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
 #include <QThread>
 #include <QSettings>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(puppetStart, "qtc.puppet.start")
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(puppetBuild, "qtc.puppet.build")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(puppetStart, "qtc.puppet.start", QtWarningMsg)
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(puppetBuild, "qtc.puppet.build", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/texttomodelmerger.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/texttomodelmerger.cpp
index c168eed504..125c6d12bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/texttomodelmerger.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/texttomodelmerger.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 using namespace LanguageUtils;
 using namespace QmlJS;
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(rewriterBenchmark, "qtc.rewriter.load")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(rewriterBenchmark, "qtc.rewriter.load", QtWarningMsg)
 
 namespace {
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp
index 3c35c36f84..0f09922997 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(viewBenchmark, "qtc.viewmanager.attach")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(viewBenchmark, "qtc.viewmanager.attach", QtWarningMsg)
 
 class ViewManagerData
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
index a03a247cf4..7ce3bf7c4d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 namespace QmlDesigner {
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(documentManagerLog, "qtc.qtquickdesigner.documentmanager")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(documentManagerLog, "qtc.qtquickdesigner.documentmanager", QtWarningMsg)
 
 static inline QmlDesigner::DesignDocument* designDocument()
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
index 2c745b2ce8..877010a3b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerplugin.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QWindow>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmldesignerLog, "qtc.qmldesigner")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(qmldesignerLog, "qtc.qmldesigner", QtWarningMsg)
 
 using namespace QmlDesigner::Internal;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qscxmlcgenerator.cpp b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qscxmlcgenerator.cpp
index d015d9d445..f9e4c3c455 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtsupport/qscxmlcgenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtsupport/qscxmlcgenerator.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
 namespace QtSupport {
 
-static QLoggingCategory log("qtc.qscxmlcgenerator");
+static QLoggingCategory log("qtc.qscxmlcgenerator", QtWarningMsg);
 static const char TaskCategory[] = "Task.Category.ExtraCompiler.QScxmlc";
 
 QScxmlcGenerator::QScxmlcGenerator(const Project *project,
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
index af2c5e753d..2d70846c34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ using namespace Utils;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
 namespace {
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(baseLog, "qtc.vcs.base")
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(findRepoLog, "qtc.vcs.find-repo")
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(stateLog, "qtc.vcs.state")
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(baseLog, "qtc.vcs.base", QtWarningMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(findRepoLog, "qtc.vcs.find-repo", QtWarningMsg)
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(stateLog, "qtc.vcs.state", QtWarningMsg)
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
index 338fec7982..d165ebb6dd 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/clangbackendmain.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     qInstallMessageHandler(messageOutput);
 #endif
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("qtc.*.debug=false"));
-
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(QStringLiteral("QtProject"));
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("qt-project.org"));
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("ClangBackend"));
diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangcodemodelserver.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangcodemodelserver.cpp
index 5f63e21f1b..66caaf2b49 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangcodemodelserver.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangcodemodelserver.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(serverLog, "qtc.clangbackend.server");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(serverLog, "qtc.clangbackend.server", QtWarningMsg);
 
 static bool useSupportiveTranslationUnit()
 {
diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangiasyncjob.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangiasyncjob.cpp
index c325c494c9..2ce218e99e 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangiasyncjob.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangiasyncjob.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "clangiasyncjob.h"
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(jobsLog, "qtc.clangbackend.jobs");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(jobsLog, "qtc.clangbackend.jobs", QtWarningMsg);
 
 namespace ClangBackEnd {
 
diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunits.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunits.cpp
index f47513b6dc..f649775d16 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunits.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunits.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QUuid>
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(tuLog, "qtc.clangbackend.translationunits");
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(tuLog, "qtc.clangbackend.translationunits", QtWarningMsg);
 
 namespace ClangBackEnd {
 
diff --git a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunitupdater.cpp b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunitupdater.cpp
index c74e626ffb..a45a898738 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunitupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangbackend/source/clangtranslationunitupdater.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <QLoggingCategory>
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(verboseLibLog, "qtc.clangbackend.verboselib");
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(verboseLibLog, "qtc.clangbackend.verboselib", QtWarningMsg);
 
 static bool isVerboseModeEnabled()
 {
diff --git a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp
index d510427081..a0000c6429 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangpchmanagerbackend/clangpchmanagerbackendmain.cpp
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ struct Data // because we have a cycle dependency
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     try {
-        //QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("*.debug=false"));
-
         QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(QStringLiteral("QtProject"));
         QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("qt-project.org"));
         QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("ClangPchManagerBackend"));
diff --git a/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/clangrefactoringbackendmain.cpp b/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/clangrefactoringbackendmain.cpp
index 1fac050883..f83ddb5815 100644
--- a/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/clangrefactoringbackendmain.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/clangrefactoringbackend/clangrefactoringbackendmain.cpp
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public:
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     try {
-        //QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("*.debug=false"));
-
         QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(QStringLiteral("QtProject"));
         QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QStringLiteral("qt-project.org"));
         QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("ClangRefactoringBackend"));
diff --git a/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginmanager/tst_pluginmanager.cpp b/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginmanager/tst_pluginmanager.cpp
index 28696e7349..14722c6d57 100644
--- a/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginmanager/tst_pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginmanager/tst_pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ static QString pluginFolder(const QLatin1String &folder)
 
 void tst_PluginManager::init()
 {
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QLatin1String("qtc.*.debug=false"));
     m_pm = new PluginManager;
     m_pm->setPluginIID(QLatin1String("plugin"));
     m_objectAdded = new QSignalSpy(m_pm, SIGNAL(objectAdded(QObject*)));
diff --git a/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp b/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp
index b277d77d80..c846458615 100644
--- a/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/extensionsystem/pluginspec/tst_pluginspec.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ private:
 
 void tst_PluginSpec::init()
 {
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QLatin1String("qtc.*.debug=false"));
     QVERIFY(QDir::setCurrent(QLatin1String(PLUGINSPEC_DIR)));
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp
index ef3575d77f..842cec7e4e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/dependencies/tst_dependencies.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ private:
 
 void tst_Dependencies::initTestCase()
 {
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QLatin1String("qtc.*.debug=false"));
     m_path = QLatin1Literal(TESTSRCDIR "/samples");
 
     m_basePaths.append(QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::Qml2ImportsPath));
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/importscheck/tst_importscheck.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/importscheck/tst_importscheck.cpp
index 447363de72..dcedd6df69 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/importscheck/tst_importscheck.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/codemodel/importscheck/tst_importscheck.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ QString resourcePath()
 
 void tst_ImportCheck::initTestCase()
 {
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QLatin1String("qtc.*.debug=false"));
     if (!ModelManagerInterface::instance())
         new ModelManagerInterface;
 
diff --git a/tests/manual/clang-format-for-qtc/test.cpp b/tests/manual/clang-format-for-qtc/test.cpp
index 3edaa85739..e5afaff130 100644
--- a/tests/manual/clang-format-for-qtc/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/manual/clang-format-for-qtc/test.cpp
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void extremeFunction3(int parameter1,
 // Misc
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.builtineditordocumentprocessor")
+static Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(log, "qtc.cpptools.builtineditordocumentprocessor", QtWarningMsg)
 
     int hello; // NOTE: Ops, awkward placement of next token after Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY (semicolon helps)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/unittest/unittests-main.cpp b/tests/unit/unittest/unittests-main.cpp
index d8f0ce3100..f5eaa8846c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/unittest/unittests-main.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/unittest/unittests-main.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QCoreApplication application(argc, argv);
 
-    QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("*.info=false\n*.debug=false\n*.warning=true"));
-
     testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
 #ifdef WITH_BENCHMARKS
     benchmark::Initialize(&argc, argv);