Doc: Describe Build > Run Generator action

That generates build files for other build systems, such as
Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse.

Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-28721
Change-Id: I980ee851293b41a9320b90458132ba035dc1f3f4
Reviewed-by: Christian Kandeler <christian.kandeler@qt.io>
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Leena Miettinen
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the commands in the low-level build graph (like make does). For more
information, see \l{Setting Up Qbs}.
To export a project to some other build system, such as Microsoft Visual
Studio, select \uicontrol Build > \uicontrol {Run Generator}, and select
a generator in the list. \QC generates the build files, such as .vcxproj,
in the project's build directory. The tool that you use to build the project
(qmake or CMake) provides the generators. Their availability depends on the
version of the build tool, host platform, and properties of the host system.
Also, a JSON compilation database generator is available if the
\l{Parsing C++ Files with the Clang Code Model}{Clang Code Model plugin}
is enabled (default).
To change the location of the project directory, and to specify settings
for building and running projects, select \uicontrol Edit >
\uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol {Build & Run} > \uicontrol General.