From c9af7bba5d26f8b50080d6021c03876f3a424d35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Friedemann Kleint <Friedemann.Kleint@nokia.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:34:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add Documentation for CDB. Reviewed-by: hjk
<qtc-committer@nokia.com>
---
doc/qtcreator.qdoc | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
index 86df5409cb1..198aad2ed46 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator.qdoc
@@ -964,22 +964,37 @@
\nextpage creator-cmake-support.html
\title Debugging with Qt Creator
+ \section1 Introduction
+
+ Qt Creator does not have its own debugger. Instead, it provides a graphical
+ frontend to various debugger engines:
\table
+ \header
+ \o Platform
+ \o Compiler
+ \o Debugger Engine
\row
- \i \note Qt Creator's debugger integration currently does not
- support debugging applications created with the Microsoft Visual
- C++ Compiler.
+ \o Linux, Unixes, Mac OS
+ \o gcc
+ \o GNU Symbolic Debugger (gdb)
+ \row
+ \o Windows/MinGW
+ \o gcc
+ \o GNU Symbolic Debugger (gdb)
+ \row
+ \o Windows
+ \o Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler
+ \o Debugging Tools for Windows / Microsoft Console Debugger (CDB)
\endtable
- Qt Creator does not have its own debugger. Instead, it provides a graphical
- frontend to the GNU Symbolic Debugger (gdb). This frontend allows you to
+ The frontend allows you to
step through a program line-by-line or instruction-by-instruction,
interrupt running programs, set breakpoints, examine the contents of the
call stack, local and global variables, etc.
- Within Qt Creator, the raw information provided by gdb is displayed in a
- clear and concise manner, simplifying the process of debugging.
+ Within Qt Creator, the raw information provided by the engine is displayed
+ in a clear and concise manner, simplifying the process of debugging.
In addition to generic IDE functionality: stack view, views for locals and
watchers, registers, etc, Qt Creator comes with additional features to make
@@ -1264,6 +1279,26 @@
through the code using the following buttons:
\image qtcreator-debugging-buttons.png
+
+ \section1 Debugger Engine Installation Notes
+
+ \table
+ \header
+ \o Debugger Engine
+ \o Notes
+ \row
+ \o Debugging Tools for Windows
+ \o Using this engine requires installing the \e{Debugging Tools for Windows}
+ 32-bit package (Version 6.10), which is freely available for download from the
+ \l{http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx}{Microsoft Developer Network} or
+ directly from \l{http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.Mspx}{Microsoft}.
+ The pre-built \e{Qt SDK for Windows} will make use of the library if it is present
+ on the system.
+ When building \e{Qt Creator} using the \e{Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler},
+ the location \c{"%ProgramFiles%\Debugging Tools for Windows"} will be checked
+ for the required include files.
+ \
+ \endtable
*/
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