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Qt Creator version 4.8 contains bug fixes and new features.
The most important changes are listed in this document. For a complete
list of changes, see the Git log for the Qt Creator sources that
you can check out from the public Git repository. For example:
git clone git://code.qt.io/qt-creator/qt-creator.git
git log --cherry-pick --pretty=oneline origin/4.7..v4.8.0
General
* Added `HostOs:PathListSeparator` and `HostOs:ExecutableSuffix` Qt Creator
variables
* Added `Create Folder` to context menu of path choosers if the path does not
exist
* Fixed menu items shown in menu locator filter (QTCREATORBUG-20071,
QTCREATORBUG-20626)
Editing
* Added experimental plugin `LanguageClient` for supporting the [language server
protocol](https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol)
(QTCREATORBUG-20284)
* Added support for the pastecode.xyz code pasting service
* Made it possible to change default editors in MIME type settings
All Projects
* Added option for parallel jobs to `make` step, which is enabled by default
if `MAKEFLAGS` are not set (QTCREATORBUG-18414)
* Added auto-detection of the Clang compiler shipped with Qt Creator
* Added option for disabling automatic creation of run configurations
(QTCREATORBUG-18578)
* Added option to open terminal with build or run environment to project tree
and the corresponding configuration widgets in `Projects` mode
(QTCREATORBUG-19692)
* Improved handling of relative file paths for custom error parsers
(QTCREATORBUG-20605)
* Fixed that `make` step required C++ tool chain
* Fixed that many very long lines in application or build output could lead to
out of memory exception (QTCREATORBUG-18172)
QMake Projects
* Fixed that `make qmake_all` was run in top-level project directory even when
building sub-project (QTCREATORBUG-20823)
Qbs Projects
* Added `qmlDesignerImportPaths` property for specifying QML import paths for
Qt Quick Designer (QTCREATORBUG-20810)
C++ Support
* Added experimental plugin `CompilationDatabaseProjectManager` that opens a
[compilation database](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html)
for code editing
* Added experimental plugin `ClangFormat` that bases auto-indentation on
Clang Format
* Added experimental plugin `Cppcheck` for integration of
[cppcheck](http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net) diagnostics
* Added highlighting style for punctuation tokens (QTCREATORBUG-20666)
* Clang Code Model
* Added `Follow Symbol` for `auto` keyword (QTCREATORBUG-17191)
* Added function overloads to tooltip in completion popup
* Added `Build` > `Generate Compilation Database`
* Fixed that braced initialization did not provide constructor completion
(QTCREATORBUG-20957)
* Fixed local references for operator arguments (QTCREATORBUG-20966)
QML Support
* Fixed indentation in object literals with ternary operator (QTCREATORBUG-7103)
* Fixed that symbols from closed projects were still shown in Locator
(QTCREATORBUG-13459)
Debugging
* Added support for multiple simultaneous debugger runs
* Fixed automatic detection of debugging information for Qt from binary
installer (QTCREATORBUG-20693)
* GDB
* Fixed startup issue with localized debugger output (QTCREATORBUG-20765)
* Fixed disassembler view for newer GCC
* CDB
* Added option to suppress task entries for exceptions (QTCREATORBUG-20915)
* LLDB
* Fixed instruction-wise stepping
Qt Quick Designer
* Fixed wrong property propagation from parent to child
Version Control Systems
* Git
* Added navigation pane that shows branches
* Added option for copy/move detection to `git blame` (QTCREATORBUG-20462)
* Improved behavior if no merge tool is configured
* Fixed that `git pull` blocked Qt Creator (QTCREATORBUG-13279)
* Fixed handling of `file://` remotes (QTCREATORBUG-20618)
* Fixed search for `gitk` executable (QTCREATORBUG-1577)
Test Integration
* Google Test
* Fixed that not all failure locations were shown (QTCREATORBUG-20967)
* Fixed that `GTEST_*` environment variables could break test execution
and output parsing (QTCREATORBUG-21012)
Model Editor
* Fixed that selections and text cursors where exported (QTCREATORBUG-16689)
Platform Specific
Linux
* Added detection of Intel C compiler (QTCREATORBUG-18302)
* Fixed `Open Terminal Here` for `konsole` (QTCREATORBUG-20900)
macOS
* Fixed light themes for macOS Mojave (10.14)
Android
* Added support for command line arguments
* Added support for environment variables
* Fixed connecting to debugger for API level 24 and later
Credits for these changes go to:
Alessandro Portale
Alexandru Croitor
Alexis Jeandet
Andre Hartmann
André Pönitz
Christian Kandeler
Christian Stenger
Daniel Trevitz
David Schulz
Eike Ziller
Frank Meerkoetter
Hannes Domani
Ivan Donchevskii
Jaroslaw Kobus
Jochen Becher
Jörg Bornemann
Leena Miettinen
Marco Benelli
Marco Bubke
Michael Weghorn
Morten Johan Sørvig
Nicolas Ettlin
Nikolai Kosjar
Oliver Wolff
Orgad Shaneh
Razi Alavizadeh
Robert Löhning
Sergey Morozov
Thomas Hartmann
Tim Jenssen
Tobias Hunger
Uladzimir Bely
Ulf Hermann
Venugopal Shivashankar
Vikas Pachdha