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Doc: Update info about setting CDB paths on Windows

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- The path settings have been moved to a new tab
- Describe using Source Server for fetching source files
- Add screenshot.

Change-Id: I3884fbb3e0175b64956bc9cb71213d92709e130d
Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-15709
Reviewed-by: David Schulz <david.schulz@theqtcompany.com>
Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@theqtcompany.com>
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Leena Miettinen
2016-04-20 14:47:53 +02:00
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@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
\note To use the debugging tools for Windows, you must install them and add
the Symbol Server provided by Microsoft to the symbol search path of the
debugger. For more information, see \l{Setting the Symbol Server in
Windows}.
debugger. For more information, see \l{Setting CDB Paths on Windows}.
\note To use the Free Software Foundation (FSF) version of GDB on OS X, you
must sign it and modify your \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} settings.
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@
Symbol Server provides you with debugging informaton for the
operating system libraries for debugging Windows applications.
For more information, see
\l{Setting the Symbol Server in Windows}.
\l{Setting CDB Paths on Windows}.
\row
\li Debugging tools for OS X
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@
\endlist
\section1 Setting the Symbol Server in Windows
\section1 Setting CDB Paths on Windows
To obtain debugging information for the operating system libraries for
debugging Windows applications, add the Symbol Server provided by Microsoft
@@ -261,17 +260,19 @@
\list 1
\li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
\uicontrol CDB.
\uicontrol {CDB Paths}.
\li In the \uicontrol {Symbol paths} field, open the \uicontrol Insert
menu and select \uicontrol{Symbol Server}.
\image qtcreator-debugger-cdb-paths.png
\li Select a directory where you want to store the cached information
and click \uicontrol OK.
\li In the \uicontrol {Symbol Paths} group, select \uicontrol Insert.
\li Select the directory where you want to store the cached information.
Use a subfolder in a temporary directory, such as
\c {C:\temp\symbolcache}.
\li Select \uicontrol OK.
\endlist
\note Populating the cache might take a long time on a slow network
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@
\note The first time you start debugging by using the Debugging tools for
Windows, \QC prompts you to add the Symbol Server.
To use the Source Server infrastructure for fetching missing source files
directly from version control or the web, enter the following string in
the \uicontrol {Source Paths} field: \c srv*.
\section1 Setting up FSF GDB for OS X
To use FSF GDB on OS X, you must sign it and add it to the \QC