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authorLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2022-06-27 12:12:54 +0200
committerLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2022-06-28 08:32:44 +0000
commitb5066d71b89ccd591d8595179d69c44da7fd1714 (patch)
tree8b3b3ac13a5bcf0edd03178f1abb4b2def00ed95 /doc/qtcreator/src/debugger
parente46357a220285e6495f235732c729426a8b390d8 (diff)
Doc: Replace "Tools > Options" with "Edit > Preferences"
The menu was moved and renamed. The Options dialog was also renamed "Preferences". Change-Id: I05d187915382b3ce49699d91304cd447c87e2bd6 Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/qtcreator/src/debugger')
-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-debugger-common.qdocinc4
-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc18
-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc4
-rw-r--r--doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc38
4 files changed, 32 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-debugger-common.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-debugger-common.qdocinc
index 95532c7698..3daf0484e8 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-debugger-common.qdocinc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-debugger-common.qdocinc
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
\if defined(qtcreator)
\section2 Specifying Breakpoint Settings
- You can specify settings for breakpoints in \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger. For more information,
+ You can specify settings for breakpoints in \uicontrol Edit >
+ \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger. For more information,
see \l{Specifying Debugger Settings}.
To use a full absolute path in breakpoints, select the
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc
index bd2551e620..a2ef31fec5 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-settings.qdocinc
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
\section1 Specifying Debugger Settings
- To specify settings for managing debugger processes, select \uicontrol Tools
- > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger. In the \uicontrol General tab,
+ To specify settings for managing debugger processes, select \uicontrol Edit
+ > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger. In the \uicontrol General tab,
you can specify settings that are common to all debuggers.
\image qtcreator-debugger-general-options.png
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
\section2 Specifying GDB Settings
- To specify settings for managing the GDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB.
+ To specify settings for managing the GDB process, select \uicontrol Edit >
+ \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB.
\image qtcreator-gdb-options.png "GDB options"
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@
\section2 Specifying Extended GDB Settings
- To specify extended settings for GBD, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol {GDB Extended}.
+ To specify extended settings for GBD, select \uicontrol Edit >
+ \uicontrol Preferences > \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.
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
\section2 Specifying CDB Settings
- To specify settings for managing the CDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB.
+ To specify settings for managing the CDB process, select \uicontrol Edit >
+ \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB.
\image qtcreator-cdb-options.png "CDB options"
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
to the symbol search path of the debugger:
\list 1
- \li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ \li Select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol {CDB Paths}.
\image qtcreator-debugger-cdb-paths.png
\li In the \uicontrol {Symbol Paths} group, select \uicontrol Insert.
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 84f3132ea2..e88ba5517c 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
The main debugger settings are associated with the
\l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} you build and run your project with. To
specify the debugger and compiler to use for each kit, select
- \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Kits.
+ \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Kits.
You need to set up the debugger only if the automatic setup fails, because
the native debugger is missing (as is usually the case for the CDB debugger
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
kit for your project.
If the debugger you want to use is not automatically detected, select
- \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Kits >
+ \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Kits >
\uicontrol Debuggers > \uicontrol Add to add it.
\note To use the debugging tools for Windows, you must install them and add
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
index 1791b8b948..dd5a2dfbf1 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
When using GDB or CDB as debug backend, you can specify additional commands
to execute before and after the backend and debugged program are started or
- attached in \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ attached in \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol GDB and \uicontrol CDB. For more information, see
\l{Specifying Debugger Settings}.
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
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 \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options >
+ using CDB's native console. Select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB > \uicontrol {Use CDB console} to
override the console set in the Windows system environment variables.
Note that the native console does not prompt on application exit.
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
The \QC installation program asks you whether you want to register \QC as a
post-mortem debugger. To change the setting, select
- \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol General > \uicontrol {Use \QC for post-mortem debugging}.
You can launch the debugger in the post-mortem mode if an application
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
By default, a non-responsive GDB process is terminated after 20 seconds.
To increase the timeout in the \uicontrol {GDB timeout} field, select
- \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol GDB. For more information about settings that you can specify
to manage the GDB process, see \l{Specifying GDB Settings} and
\l{Specifying Extended GDB Settings}.
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@
\endlist
- To specify settings for managing the CDB process, select \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB. For more
+ To specify settings for managing the CDB process, select \uicontrol Edit >
+ \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB. For more
information, see \l{Specifying CDB Settings}.
*/
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
\section2 Customizing Debug Views
You can change the appearance and behavior of the debug views by specifying
- settings in \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger. For example, you can:
+ settings in \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger. For example, you can:
\list
\li Use alternating row colors in debug views.
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@
When using CDB as debug backend, you can specify that the debugger should
break when application modules are loaded or unloaded. To enable breaking
- for the specified modules, select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options >
+ for the specified modules, select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol CDB. For more information, see
\l{Specifying CDB Settings}.
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@
(\uicontrol {Operate by Instruction}) tool button on the debugger tool bar.
By default, GDB shows AT&T style disassembly. To switch to the Intel style,
- select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol GDB > \uicontrol {Use Intel style disassembly}.
\section2 Viewing and Editing Register State
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
To give the user simple access also to these items, \QC employs Python
scripts that are called \e {debugging helpers}.
Debugging helpers are always automatically used. To force a plain C-like
- display of structures, select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options >
+ display of structures, select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol {Locals & Expressions}, and then deselect
the \uicontrol {Use Debugging Helper} check box. This will still use the
Python scripts, but generate more basic output. To force the plain display
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
least one of the three supported backends is available.
To use the default GDB pretty printers installed in your system or linked
- to the libraries your application uses, select \uicontrol Options >
+ to the libraries your application uses, select \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB > \uicontrol {Load system GDB pretty
printers}. For more information, see \l{Specifying GDB Settings}.
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@
You can have commands executed after built-in debugging helpers have
been loaded and fully initialized. To load additional debugging helpers or
- modify existing ones, select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options >
+ modify existing ones, select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol {Locals & Expressions}, and enter the
commands in the \uicontrol {Debugging Helper Customization} field.
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@
\endcode
To display a message box as soon as your application receives a signal
- during debugging, select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options >
+ during debugging, select \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences >
\uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB > \uicontrol {Show a message box
when receiving a signal}.
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@
To add debugging helpers for custom types, add debugging helper
implementations to the startup file of the native debuggers (for example,
\c{~/.gdbinit} or \c{~/.lldbinit}) or specify them directly in the
- \uicontrol {Additional Startup Commands} in \uicontrol Tools >
- \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB.
+ \uicontrol {Additional Startup Commands} in \uicontrol Edit >
+ \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB.
To get started with implementing debugging helpers for your own data types,
you can put their implementation into the file
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@
update your \QC installation (when updating your Qt installation,
for example), copy it to a safe location outside the \QC
installation in your file system and specify the location in
- \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol {Locals & Expressions} >
\uicontrol {Extra Debugging Helpers}.
\endlist
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@
common situations.
When using CDB as debugger backend, you can enable the Python dumper by
- selecting \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
+ selecting \uicontrol Edit > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol CDB > \uicontrol {Use Python dumper}.
\section3 Dumper Class
@@ -1544,8 +1544,8 @@
When using GDB as backend, you can automatically save a copy of
its symbol index in a cache on disk and retrieve it from there
- when loading the same binary in the future. Select \uicontrol Tools
- > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB >
+ when loading the same binary in the future. Select \uicontrol Edit
+ > \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol GDB >
\uicontrol {Use automatic symbol cache}.
Some slowness stems from maintaining breakpoints inside