Add changes file for 4.9

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Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>

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+Qt Creator version 4.9 contains bug fixes and new features.
+
+The most important changes are listed in this document. For a complete
+list of changes, see the Git log for the Qt Creator sources that
+you can check out from the public Git repository. For example:
+
+    git clone git://code.qt.io/qt-creator/qt-creator.git
+    git log --cherry-pick --pretty=oneline origin/4.8..v4.9.0
+
+General
+
+* Added high-level introduction to Qt Creator's UI for first-time users
+  (QTCREATORBUG-21585)
+* Added option to run external tools in build or run environment of
+  active project (QTCREATORBUG-18394, QTCREATORBUG-19892)
+* Improved selection colors in dark themes (QTCREATORBUG-18888)
+
+Editing
+
+* Language Client
+    * Added support for document outline (QTCREATORBUG-21573)
+    * Added support for `Find Usages` (QTCREATORBUG-21577)
+    * Added support for code actions
+* Highlighter
+    * Replaced custom highlighting file parser with `KSyntaxHighlighting`
+      (QTCREATORBUG-21029)
+* Made it possible to filter bookmarks by line and text content in Locator
+  (QTCREATORBUG-21771)
+* Fixed document sort order after rename (QTCREATORBUG-21565)
+
+Help
+
+* Improved context help in case of code errors or diagnostics
+  (QTCREATORBUG-15959, QTCREATORBUG-21686)
+* Improved lookup performance for context help
+
+All Projects
+
+* Added `Expand All` to context menu (QTCREATORBUG-17243)
+* Added `Close All Files in Project` action (QTCREATORBUG-15593)
+* Added closing of all files of a project when project is closed
+  (QTCREATORBUG-15721)
+* Added display of command line parameters to `Application Output`
+  (QTCREATORBUG-20577)
+* Fixed that dragging file from `Projects` view to desktop moved the file
+  (QTCREATORBUG-14494)
+
+QMake Projects
+
+* Fixed that adding files did not respect alphabetic sorting and indentation
+  with tabs (QTCREATORBUG-553, QTCREATORBUG-21807)
+* Fixed updating of `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` environment variable (QTCREATORBUG-21475)
+* Fixed updating of project tree in case of wildcards in corresponding QMake
+  variable (QTCREATORBUG-21603)
+
+CMake Projects
+
+* Fixed that default build directory names contained spaces (QTCREATORBUG-18442)
+* Fixed that build targets were reset on CMake parse error (QTCREATORBUG-21617)
+* Fixed scroll behavior when adding configuration item
+
+Qbs Projects
+
+* Fixed crash when switching kits (QTCREATORBUG-21544)
+
+Generic Projects
+
+* Added deployment via `QtCreatorDeployment.txt` file (QTCREATORBUG-19202)
+* Added setting C/C++ flags for the code model via `.cflags` and `.cxxflags`
+  files (QTCREATORBUG-19668)
+* Fixed `Apply Filter` when editing file list (QTCREATORBUG-16237)
+
+C++ Support
+
+* Added code snippet for range-based `for` loops
+* Added option to synchronize `Include Hierarchy` with current document
+  (QTCREATORBUG-12022)
+* Clang Code Model
+    * Added buttons for copying and ignoring diagnostics to tooltip
+    * Fixed issue with high memory consumption (QTCREATORBUG-19543)
+* Clang Format
+    * Added option to format code instead of only indenting code
+
+QML Support
+
+* Updated to parser from Qt 5.12, adding support for ECMAScript 7
+  (QTCREATORBUG-20341, QTCREATORBUG-21301)
+* Improved error handling in Qt Quick Application project template (QTBUG-39469)
+* Fixed crash on `Find Usages`
+
+Python
+
+* Added project templates for Qt for Python
+
+Nim Support
+
+* Added code completion based on `NimSuggest`
+
+Debugging
+
+* GDB
+    * Added support for rvalue references in function arguments
+* LLDB
+    * Fixed `Source Paths Mappings` functionality (QTCREATORBUG-17468)
+
+Clang Analyzer Tools
+
+* Made Clazy configuration options more fine grained (QTCREATORBUG-21120)
+* Improved Fix-its handling in case of selecting multiple diagnostics and
+  after editing files
+* Added diagnostics from header files (QTCREATORBUG-21452)
+* Added sorting to result list (QTCREATORBUG-20660)
+* Fixed that files were analyzed that are not part of current build
+  configuration (QTCREATORBUG-16016)
+
+Perf Profiler
+
+* Made Perf profiler integration opensource
+
+Qt Quick Designer
+
+* Made QML Live Preview integration opensource
+
+Version Control Systems
+
+* Git
+    * Improved messages when submit editor validation fails and when editor
+      is closed
+    * Added `Subversion` > `DCommit`
+    * `Branches` View
+        * Added `Push` action
+        * Added entry for detached `HEAD` (QTCREATORBUG-21311)
+        * Added tracking of external changes to `HEAD` (QTCREATORBUG-21089)
+* Subversion
+    * Improved handling of commit errors (QTCREATORBUG-15227)
+* Perforce
+    * Disabled by default
+    * Fixed issue with setting P4 environment variables (QTCREATORBUG-21573)
+* Mercurial
+    * Added side-by-side diff viewer (QTCREATORBUG-21124)
+
+Test Integration
+
+* Added `Uncheck All Filters`
+* Added grouping results by application (QTCREATORBUG-21740)
+* QTest
+    * Added support for `BXPASS` and `BXFAIL`
+    * Fixed parsing of `BFAIL` and `BPASS`
+
+FakeVim
+
+* Added option for blinking cursor (QTCREATORBUG-21613)
+* Added closing completion popups with `Ctrl+[` (QTCREATORBUG-21886)
+
+Model Editor
+
+* Added display of base class names
+
+Serial Terminal
+
+* Improved error message on connection failure
+
+Platform Specific
+
+Windows
+
+* Added support for MSVC 2019
+* Changed toolchain detection to use `vswhere` by default, which is recommended
+  by Microsoft
+
+Linux
+
+macOS
+
+* Added support for Touch Bar (QTCREATORBUG-21263)
+
+Android
+
+* Removed separate `QmakeAndroidSupport` plugin and merged functionality into
+  other plugins
+
+Remote Linux
+
+* Removed use of Botan, exchanging it by use of separately installed OpenSSH
+  tools (QTCREATORBUG-15744, QTCREATORBUG-15807, QTCREATORBUG-19306,
+  QTCREATORBUG-20210)
+* Added support for `ssh-askpass`
+* Added optional deployment of public key for authentication to device setup
+  wizard
+* Added support for X11 forwarding
+* Added `rsync` based deployment method
+* Added support for `Run in Terminal`
+* Added support for opening a remote terminal from device settings
+* Fixed incremental deployment when target directory is changed
+  (QTCREATORBUG-21225)
+* Fixed issue with killing remote process (QTCREATORBUG-19941)
+
+Credits for these changes go to:  
+Aaron Barany  
+Alessandro Portale  
+Andre Hartmann  
+André Pönitz  
+Asit Dhal  
+Bernhard Beschow  
+Chris Rizzitello  
+Christian Kandeler  
+Christian Stenger  
+Cristian Adam  
+Cristian Maureira-Fredes  
+Daniel Wingerd  
+David Schulz  
+Eike Ziller  
+Filip Bucek  
+Filippo Cucchetto  
+Frank Meerkoetter  
+Friedemann Kleint  
+Ivan Donchevskii  
+James McDonnell  
+Jochen Becher  
+Kai Köhne  
+Leena Miettinen  
+Marco Benelli  
+Marco Bubke  
+Michael Kopp  
+Michael Weghorn  
+Miklós Márton  
+Mitch Curtis  
+Nikolai Kosjar  
+Oliver Wolff  
+Orgad Shaneh  
+Przemyslaw Gorszkowski  
+Robert Löhning  
+Thiago Macieira  
+Thomas Hartmann  
+Tim Jenssen  
+Tobias Hunger  
+Ulf Hermann  
+Vikas Pachdha  
+Ville Nummela  
+Xiaofeng Wang