Using QtCreator for GRASS C development - Revision history

⚠️Paul Schrum: Grammar correction.

2017-05-23T15:02:22Z

Grammar correction.

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	== First steps ==		== First steps ==

	Download, configure and compile GRASS as ~~usually~~ <ref name="compile">[[Compile and Install]] GRASS</ref>.		Download, configure and compile GRASS as usual <ref name="compile">[[Compile and Install]] GRASS</ref>.

	In QtCreator go to		In QtCreator go to

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Debugging */ use simple example with system on PATH binary as primary

2017-01-19T23:41:33Z

Debugging: use simple example with system on PATH binary as primary

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	== Debugging ==		== Debugging ==
	Run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation and operating system):		Run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation and operating system):
			qtcreator 2> /dev/null &

			# other examples:
			/opt/qtcreator-2.5.0/bin/qtcreator.sh 2> /dev/null &
	/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &		/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &

	~~# another example: /opt/qtcreator-2.5.0/bin/qtcreator.sh 2> /dev/null &~~
	Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.		Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Debugging */ adding example without QtSDK

2013-12-10T14:48:44Z

Debugging: adding example without QtSDK

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	== Debugging ==		== Debugging ==
	Run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation):		Run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation and operating system):
	/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &		/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &

			# another example: /opt/qtcreator-2.5.0/bin/qtcreator.sh 2> /dev/null &
	Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.		Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Debugging */

2012-06-15T13:52:38Z

Debugging

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	== Debugging ==		== Debugging ==
	~~You can run~~ QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation):		Run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation):
	/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &		/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &
	Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator ~~Debuger~~. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.		Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.

			Note that same applies also for analyzing using Valgrind within QtCreator.

	== Samples ==		== Samples ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Notes */

2012-06-15T13:45:32Z

Notes

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	* QtCreator with some particular settings can replace tabs in Makefiles by spaces, so be careful editing Makefiles.		* QtCreator with some particular settings can replace tabs in Makefiles by spaces, so be careful editing Makefiles.
	* For development in C++ you have to follow some special rules to create Makefile etc. (see some of existing GRASS C++ modules, try <tt>find . -name "*.cpp"</tt>).		* For development in C++ you have to follow some special rules to create Makefile etc. (see some of existing GRASS C++ modules, try <tt>find . -name "*.cpp"</tt>).
			* You may want to set your own executable (your module) in Run Settings. In this case it is suggested to prefix or suffix output files since there is no convenient way how to browse command history in QtCreator. For this you also need to run QtCreator in GRASS environment.

	== References ==		== References ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Notes */

2012-06-15T08:02:12Z

Notes

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	* Since QtCreator can do indentation pretty well, it is easy to forget run indentation script, so do not forget to run it.		* In Project Code Style Settings create new style and set Tab policy to Mixed, Tab size to 8 and Indent size to 4 (applies only for C).
			* Since QtCreator can do indentation pretty well, it is easy to forget run indentation script, so do not forget to run it (applies only for C).
	* QtCreator with some particular settings can replace tabs in Makefiles by spaces, so be careful editing Makefiles.		* QtCreator with some particular settings can replace tabs in Makefiles by spaces, so be careful editing Makefiles.
	* For development in C++ you have to follow some special rules to create Makefile etc. (see some of existing GRASS C++ modules, try <tt>find . -name "*.cpp"</tt>).		* For development in C++ you have to follow some special rules to create Makefile etc. (see some of existing GRASS C++ modules, try <tt>find . -name "*.cpp"</tt>).

⚠️Wenzeslaus: Notes and moving sections

2012-06-15T07:52:53Z

Notes and moving sections

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	''QtCreator can be used for GRASS development in C by using QtCreator's Generic project <ref name="genproj">Qt Reference Documentation: QtCreator, Setting Up a Generic Project, http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator/creator-project-generic.html</ref>.'' This article is focused only on QtCreator for general information about development see [[Development]] or [[GRASS Programming Howto]].		''QtCreator can be used for GRASS development in C or C++ by using QtCreator's Generic project <ref name="genproj">Qt Reference Documentation: QtCreator, Setting Up a Generic Project, http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator/creator-project-generic.html</ref>.'' This article is focused only on QtCreator for general information about development see [[Development]] or [[GRASS Programming Howto]].

	== First steps ==		== First steps ==
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	If you have more than one core, you may want to specify number of cores used by make by setting ''Make arguments'' field to -j n where n is number of cores you want to use.		If you have more than one core, you may want to specify number of cores used by make by setting ''Make arguments'' field to -j n where n is number of cores you want to use.
	You can also change ''Build directory'' to run make only for necessary directories.		You can also change ''Build directory'' to run make only for necessary directories.

			== Debugging ==
			You can run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation):
			/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &
			Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator Debuger. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.

	== Samples ==		== Samples ==
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	#define new dummy_new		#define new dummy_new

	== ~~Debugging~~ ==		== Notes ==
	~~You~~ can run ~~QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation):~~
	~~/opt/QtSDK/~~QtCreator~~/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &~~		* Since QtCreator can do indentation pretty well, it is easy to forget run indentation script, so do not forget to run it.
	~~Then~~ you ~~should be able~~ to ~~debug~~ GRASS modules ~~in QtCreator Debuger. Note that you should compile GRASS with~~ <tt>-~~ggdb~~</tt> ~~compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details~~.		* QtCreator with some particular settings can replace tabs in Makefiles by spaces, so be careful editing Makefiles.
			* For development in C++ you have to follow some special rules to create Makefile etc. (see some of existing GRASS C++ modules, try <tt>find . -name "*.cpp"</tt>).

	== References ==		== References ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Building */ removing note

2012-06-15T07:44:30Z

Building: removing note

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	If you have more than one core, you may want to specify number of cores used by make by setting ''Make arguments'' field to -j n where n is number of cores you want to use.		If you have more than one core, you may want to specify number of cores used by make by setting ''Make arguments'' field to -j n where n is number of cores you want to use.
	You can also change ''Build directory'' to run make only for necessary directories.		You can also change ''Build directory'' to run make only for necessary directories.

	~~Since QtCreator can do indentation pretty well, it is easy to forget run indentation script, so do not forget to run it.~~


	== Samples ==		== Samples ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus at 07:42, 15 June 2012

2012-06-15T07:42:05Z

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	''QtCreator can be used for GRASS development in C by using QtCreator's Generic project <ref name="genproj">Qt Reference Documentation: QtCreator, Setting Up a Generic Project, http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator/creator-project-generic.html</ref>.''		''QtCreator can be used for GRASS development in C by using QtCreator's Generic project <ref name="genproj">Qt Reference Documentation: QtCreator, Setting Up a Generic Project, http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtcreator/creator-project-generic.html</ref>.'' This article is focused only on QtCreator for general information about development see [[Development]] or [[GRASS Programming Howto]].

	== First steps ==		== First steps ==

⚠️Wenzeslaus: /* Debugging */

2012-06-15T07:36:34Z

Debugging

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	#define new dummy_new		#define new dummy_new

	== ~~Debuging~~ ==		== Debugging ==
	You can run QtCreator from GRASS command line:		You can run QtCreator from GRASS command line (actual command depends on your QtCreator installation):
	/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &		/opt/QtSDK/QtCreator/bin/qtcreator 2> /dev/null &
			Then you should be able to debug GRASS modules in QtCreator Debuger. Note that you should compile GRASS with <tt>-ggdb</tt> compiler option, see [[GRASS Debugging]] for details.

	== References ==		== References ==