I would like to try and use QT for my development IDE

RobM

TBH I know how to use QT. Well, I know how to program QT GUI's; however, I have never used QT Creator. Is it possible to use QT creator much like I use Eclipse as a full blow IDE? Can it import an build an existing C/C++ QT application with its own existing makefile?

For instance, if I want to import my application into eclipse its as easy as:

File:New Project:C++ Project:Makefile project:Empty Project and I can select the toolchain (Linux GCC) in most instances. I can then specify a build command option say:

${ProjDirPath}/parmake -j %cpu_count% NOISY=1 DEVICE=P51

and it will build the project just fine. Does QT Creator have a similar ability?

SGaist

Hi,

I think most answers to your questions can be found in Qt Creator's manual.

By the way, it's Qt, QT stands for Apple QuickTime.

aha_1980

Hi @RobM,

http://doc.qt.io/qtcreator/creator-project-generic.html is what you are searchin for ;)

Btw: I use this everyday.

Regards

RobM

I am in the Build Settings menu creating a Custom Process Step wondering about this Working Directory. It says:

Working directory: %{buildDir}

Should I just leave that be or do I need to specify a path of some sort?

SGaist

That variable will be automatically replaced by the folder you setup during the configuration phase of your project.

RobM

Okay I managed to get it to compile. Does Qt creator have a 'Open Declaration' function or something similar? My code base is substantial something like 500+ C++ files. I need to be able to quickly identify how a function works and where the call is coming from or going too.

aha_1980

@RobM F2 or Ctrl+Click should do that. Best read the manual, there are tons of features not visible at firdt sight.

RobM

@aha_1980 I wonder if my project isn't setup correctly then. For instance:

void ToolsViewConsoleAbout_MainPage::updateAutoSteerVerInfo()
  {
    m_autoSteerVerInfo = QLatin1String("");

    if (TJM::autoSteer().haveDevice())
    {
      m_autoSteerVerInfo = makeVersionString(TJM::autoSteer().firmwareVersion(),
                                             TJM::autoSteer().protocolVersion(),
                                             TJM::autoSteer().haveCompatibleDevice());
    }

    retranslateDeviceInfo();
  }

Ctrl+Click isn't following: switchboxIsm(), firmwareVersion(), autoSteer() or haveCompatibleDevice() to their declarations. I am assuming this is because they are declared outside of this .cpp file in another .cpp (inside the same directory). Whereas, if I Ctrl+Click say: m_autoSteerVerInfo it will take me to the declaration inside of the current .cpp's header file.

aha_1980

@RobM

do you have . (for current directory) in your .includes file?

Regards