Solved How do I enable Qt logging for an example?
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I wanted to take a closer look at the widgets/gestures/imagegestures example. For that, I'd like to enable the logging (qCDebug...) contained within the example. I miraculously fail to do so...
- I have no idea where to expect output. Application output? General Messages? A file?
- According to the description of Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY, "By default, all message types are enabled." Although I do not find any code within the example to disable the created category, I do find any output
- A description in main.cpp indicated that I would have to enable logging for the category ("qt.examples.imagegestures.debug=true") for it to work. I tried to create a qtlogging.ini file in my application's start folder. My ini files looks as follows:
[Rules] qt.examples.imagegestures.debug=true
I've seen that there are ways to configure logging categories globally using e.g. an environment variable. But as someone who manages dozens of projects, turning on and off logging categories at a system-global level just doesn't make any sense. I want to configure logging for one application only.
EDIT: Enabling the logging via QT_LOGGING_RULES env variable works. But as mentioned, having one global point for configuring logging rules is a bit tedious with multiple executables to test.
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Hi @Asperamanca,
please read https://www.qt.io/blog/2014/03/11/qt-weekly-1-categorized-logging for an introduction.
I have no idea where to expect output. Application output? General Messages? A file?
Categorized logging works the same way as the classic QDebug/QWarning/...: By default, it prints to the console
According to the description of Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY, "By default, all message types are enabled."
You will need to look into the code to be sure. It may enable only critical categories.
I tried to create a qtlogging.ini file in my application's start folder.
No, that one goes to
~/.config/QtProject/qtlogging.ini
(so it is global for all apps).But as someone who manages dozens of projects, turning on and off logging categories at a system-global level just doesn't make any sense.
Well you can control everything from your code, so invent whatever mechanism you like :)
Regards