qt-creator/doc/src/projects/creator-projects-debuggers.qdoc

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/*!
    \contentspage {Qt Creator Manual}
    \previouspage creator-tool-chains.html
    \page creator-debuggers.html
    \nextpage creator-build-settings.html

    \title Adding Debuggers

    The \QC debugger plugin acts as an interface between the \QC core and
    external native debuggers such as the GNU Symbolic Debugger (GDB),
    the Microsoft Console Debugger (CDB), a QML/JavaScript debugger, and the
    debugger of the low level virtual machine (LLVM) project, LLDB.

    The debugger plugin automatically selects a suitable native debugger for
    each \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} from the ones found on your system.
    To override this choice, select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options >
    \uicontrol {Build & Run} > \uicontrol Kits.

    To add debuggers:

    \list 1

        \li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol {Build & Run} >
            \uicontrol Debuggers > \uicontrol Add.

        \li In the \uicontrol Name field, give a descriptive name for the debugger.

        \li In the \uicontrol Path field, specify the path to the debugger binary:

            \list

                \li For CDB (Windows only), specify the path to the Windows
                    Console Debugger executable.

                \li For GDB, specify the path to the GDB executable. The
                    executable must be built with Python scripting support
                    enabled. The options you
                    have depend on the development and target platform:

                \list

                    \li For debugging on embedded devices using a different ABI,
                        you must provide a special executable.

                    \li For debugging on Windows using MinGW, select a Windows
                        executable of GDB with Python scripting enabled. You can
                        download it from
                        \l{http://builds.qt-project.org/job/gdb-windows}.

                \endlist

                \li For LLDB (experimental), specify the path to the LLDB
                executable.

            \endlist

        \li In the \uicontrol ABIs field, specify the ABI versions to use on embedded
            devices.

    \endlist
*/