From 05bde7b5f179e49e26555fbbe9c912f1eeae0b34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leena Miettinen Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:38:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Doc: Update topic about post-mortem debugging on Windows MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The installer no longer asks about this and the option is turned off by default. Restructure the topic and add a reference to the existing image of Debugger General preferences. Change-Id: I33edfb29b0b8a65df00527226b4d802aa6a0d287 Reviewed-by: Teea Põldsam Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller --- .../creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc index b88020a6a64..757b35c29e2 100644 --- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc +++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc @@ -479,17 +479,18 @@ \title Debug crashed processes on Windows - The \e{post-mortem} debugger operating mode is available only on Windows, - if you installed the debugging tools for Windows. + You can launch the debugger in the \e {post-mortem} debugger operating mode + if an application crashes on Windows. Select \uicontrol {Debug in \QC} in the + error message from the Windows operating system. - The \QC installation program asks you whether you want to register \QC as a - post-mortem debugger. To change the setting, go to - \preferences > \uicontrol Debugger > - \uicontrol General > \uicontrol {Use \QC for post-mortem debugging}. + You can use the post-mortem debugger only on Windows, and you must first + install the debugging tools for Windows. - You can launch the debugger in the post-mortem mode if an application - crashes on Windows. Select the \uicontrol {Debug in \QC} button in the error - message from the Windows operating system. + To register \QC as a post-mortem debugger, go to \preferences > + \uicontrol Debugger > \uicontrol General, and then select + \uicontrol {Use \QC for post-mortem debugging}. + + \image {qtcreator-preferences-debugger-general.webp} {General tab in Debugger preferences} \sa {Debug}{How To: Debug}, {Debugging}, {Debuggers}, {Debugger} */