Annoying problem with Qt Creator software after update

Axel Spoerl

I guess the update has switched the license server from using a local file to checking the license online.
Try qtlicd.exe --mode cli --log-level silly

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl said in Annoying problem with Qt Creator software after update:

qtlicd.exe --mode cli --log-level silly

where do i write this?

Axel Spoerl

On the command line. The executable is in your Qt installation directory under ...\Tools\LicenseService.
My guess is that your internet connection / firewall doesn't allow the license server to call home.
If the log output supports this assumption, you can set the environment variable QTLICD_LICENSE_IMPORT_PATH to your local license file.

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl

i have no "LicenseService"

Axel Spoerl

In Qt\LicenseService?

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl

found it, what do i do here?

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl there is no qtlicd.exe inside that folder

Axel Spoerl

That’s the license directory, not the one I asked you to look up.
Here it is on my PC:

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl weird i dont have that folder...

Axel Spoerl

How have you installed Qt Creator then?

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl Qt Online Installer for Windows (x64)

Kris Revi

@Axel-Spoerl i uninstalled Qt and about to install it again but i dont see the "Licenses Manager Tools" in the installer

Pl45m4

@Kris-Revi said in Annoying problem with Qt Creator software after update:

i uninstalled Qt and about to install it again but i dont see the "Licenses Manager Tools" in the installer

By default, Qt License Service is automatically installed as an on-demand service when you install any Qt or Quality Assurance product with Qt Online Installer.

However, sometimes you might need a different launching method for Qt License Service. In these cases, you can install Qt License Service manually. Manually installed Qt License Service can operate either as a system service, as an on-demand service, or as a user-space process.

( https://doc.qt.io/qtlicenseserver/qls-how-to-install-service.html )

And... I mean... If you don't find it, it can't be stuck or the reason why your QtCreator isn't working properly, right?!

cristian-adam

Please do create a bug report at https://bugreports.qt.io/secure/CreateIssue.jspa?pid=10512

Don't be shy with the information, the more the merrier.

You can enable the Qt Creator's Screen Recording Plugin install ffmpeg and do a screen cast, and export as .mp4. You can have two Qt Creator instances, one for screen recording and the other for opening the project.

This way we can see how bad the things are 😅

Kris Revi

@Pl45m4 tried to install manually but failed!

Kris Revi

i even did this

See if you can set the environment variable in QtCreator:
"QTC_USE_NAMEDLICENSE=1"

but sadly nothing :(

Kris Revi

had to upload the video -> https://streamable.com/oxeb11

here you can see what i mean in action it happens constantly

JoeCFD

@Kris-Revi The funny thing is that I had the same problem with QtCreator 14 on Ubuntu 22.04. But the same issue is gone in QtCreator 15 on Ubuntu 22.04. I am wondering if Qt developers have done enough testing before any releases.

Kris Revi

@JoeCFD if that is the case then....

cristian-adam

@Kris-Revi said in Annoying problem with Qt Creator software after update:

had to upload the video -> https://streamable.com/oxeb11

here you can see what i mean in action it happens constantly

Thank you for the video. I don't think this has anything to do with the licensing, you can forget about it.

The issue with licensing was that Qt Creator wouldn't start.

But this is a code completion issue. Some questions:

How powerful is the computer that are using?
Do you have clangd enabled in Preferences > C++ > Clangd
Can you compile your project?

In the video we can see that the code model has some issues. The project is not correctly configured.