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Doc - Some cleanups on the Generic Project documentation

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\image qtcreator-session-menu.png
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<eike> kavindra: with a welcome screen screenshot with a nice fat red arrow
pointing vigoriously on the "Resume session, ... (last session)" entry, saying
Click here to continue where you left creator last time", or something similar preferably :)
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\title Support for Generic Projects in Qt Creator
Since Qt Creator 1.1, generic projects are supported, in addition to
\c qmake projects. In other words, you can import existing projects that
do not use \c qmake or \c CMake and Qt Creator will simply ignore your
build system.
\c qmake projects. In other words, you can import existing projects that do
not use \c qmake or \c CMake and Qt Creator will simply ignore your build
system.
This feature lets you use Qt Creator as a code editor. You can change the
way your project is built by modifying the \c make command on the
\gui{Project Settings} page.
Since Qt Creator has no way of knowing which files belong to your project,
or which include directories and defines you're passing to your compiler,
the generic project allows you to specify this information manually.
For a generic project, you have to manually specify which files belong to
your project and which include directories/defines you want to pass to your
compiler.
\section1 Specifying which files belong to your project
The list of files belonging to a generic project is specified in the
\c{.files} file. Qt Creator adds any files that it recognizes when you
first create the generic project. If you want to add additional files, or
need to add/remove files later, edit the .files file in Qt Creator. Your
project tree will be refreshed on saving this file.
\section2 Specifying Files
If you frequently need to update this file, for example after updating
from a source control system, you may want to write a small script that
updates the file for you. At the moment Qt Creator needs to be restarted
when the file is modified externally, in order to pick up the changes.
The list of files for a generic project is specified in the \c{.files}
file. When you first create a generic project, Qt Creator will add any
files it recognizes to your project. To add or remove files later, simply
edit the \c{.files} file in Qt Creator. Your project tree will be refreshed
when you save this file.
\section1 Specifying the include paths
If you frequently need to update the \c{.files} file, we recommend the use
of a small script that will update the files for you. Currently, if the
file is modified externally, Qt Creator must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
\section2 Specifying Include Paths
The include paths are specified in the \c{.includes} file.
\section1 Specifying the defines
\section2 Specifying Defines
The defines are specified in the \c{.config} file. This is basically a
regular C++ file that is prepended to all your source files when they are
being parsed, but you should generally only use it to add lines like the
following:
The defines are specified in the \c{.config} file. This file is a regular
C++ file, prepended to all your source files when they are being parsed.
However, you should only use it to add lines like the following:
\code
#define NAME value
\endcode
\section1 Creating a run configuration
Qt Creator can't automatically determine which executable it should run.
Hence, set up a custom executable run configuration in the Projects mode,
using the + button. Specify the name, executable, optionally some
arguments. The working directory is $BUILDDIR by default, which should
generally work fine.
\section2 Creating a Run Configuration
Qt Creator cannot automatically determine which executable it should run.
To set up a custom executable run configuration in the \gui Projects mode,
use the \bold{+} button. Here you can specify the name, executable, and
some optional arguments. By default, the working directory is
\c{$BUILDDIR} which should work fine.
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