qt-creator/dist/changes-4.0.0.md

Qt Creator version 4.0 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/3.6..origin/4.0

General

• Changed licensing to GPLv3 with exception
• Made commercial-only features available as opensource:
  • Test integration
  • Clang static analyzer integration
  • QML Profiler extensions
• Merged Debug and Analyze modes
• Added support for using git grep for file system search (QTCREATORBUG-3556)
• Fixed issues with HiDPI (QTCREATORBUG-15222)
• Fixed that switching theme did not switch editor color scheme (QTCREATORBUG-15229)
• Fixed crash when double clicking wizard (QTCREATORBUG-15968)

Editing

• Added support for (<linenumber>) after file names when opening files (QTCREATORBUG-14724)
• Added Go to Previous Split or Window
• Fixed whitespace cleaning for mixed tabs and spaces configurations (QTCREATORBUG-7994)
• Fixed download of highlighting files (QTCREATORBUG-15997)
• Fixed crash when cutting text from multiple splits (QTCREATORBUG-16046)

Help

• Fixed issues with scrolling to right position (QTCREATORBUG-15548)
• Fixed images overlapping text with older Qt documentation (QTCREATORBUG-15887)
• Fixed fallback font (QTCREATORBUG-15887)

QMake Projects

• Added wizard for creating Qt Labs Controls Application
• Added support for STATECHARTS
• Fixed crash when switching session while project is read (QTCREATORBUG-15993)

CMake Projects

• Increased minimum CMake version to 3.0
• Changed CMake to run automatically in the background
• Added CMake generator setting per kit
• Added CMake configuration setting per kit and build configuration
• Added reading of existing CMakeCache.txt
• Added parsing of CMake errors
• Changed building to use cmake --build
• Fixed that clean target could be missing
• Fixed issue with mapping source files to targets (QTCREATORBUG-15825)

Qbs Projects

• Improved performance when opening large projects
• Added support for SCXML files

Qt Support

• Added C++ and QML code model support for SCXML files via qscxmlc
• Fixed that moc notes were reported as errors

C++ Support

• Fixed issue with negative enum values
• Fixed completion of Doxygen tags (QTCREATORBUG-9373, QTCREATORBUG-15143)
• Clang code model
  • Simplified activation (it is now active if the plugin is enabled)
  • Added customizable configurations for warnings (global and per project)
  • Added light bulb for Clang's Fix-its
  • Fixed that child diagnostics were not shown in tool tip

QML Support

• Fixed various issues with QML/JS Console (QTCREATORBUG-14931)
• Fixed resolution of alias directives in .qrc files

Debugging

• Added pretty printers for std::set, std::map, std::multimap (for simple types of keys and values), std::valarray and QBitArray
• Improved performance for watches
• Improved visualization of QByteArray and char[] with non-printable values (QTCREATORBUG-15549)
• CDB
  • Fixed showing value of std::[w]string (QTCREATORBUG-15016)
• GDB
  • Fixed import of system pretty printer (QTCREATORBUG-15923)
  • Fixed changing display format for float (QTCREATORBUG-12800)
• LLDB
  • Fixed issues with Xcode 7.3 (QTCREATORBUG-15965, QTCREATORBUG-15945, QTCREATORBUG-15949)
  • Fixed breakpoint commands (QTCREATORBUG-15585)

QML Profiler

• Added visualizing statistics as flame graphs
• Added support for additional input event attributes
• Added zooming timeline with Ctrl + mouse wheel
• Added self time to events
• Renamed Events View to Statistics View
• Fixed that zooming time line moved it to different location (QTCREATORBUG-15440)

Clang Static Analyzer

• Fixed analyzing with MinGW tool chain settings
• Fixed that Clang was run with default target instead of project target

Test Integration

• Added searching through test results
• Fixed resolution of source file of failed test on Windows (QTCREATORBUG-15667)
• Fixed that additional output of passing tests was ignored
• Fixed test detection with CMake projects (QTCREATORBUG-15813)
• Fixed crash while editing test (QTCREATORBUG-16062)
• Google Test
  • Added support for typed tests
  • Fixed parsing of file and line information

Qt Quick Designer

• Added Space + mouse drag for dragging design area (QTCREATORBUG-11321)
• Added dialog for adding signal handlers
• Fixed Always save when leaving subcomponent in bread crumb

Version Control Systems

• Git
  • Increased minimum Git version to 1.8.0
  • Fixed missing update of file list in commit editor after merging files (QTCREATORBUG-15569)
  • Added optional hiding of branches without activity for 90 days to Branches dialog (QTCREATORBUG-15544)

Diff Viewer

• Added scrolling to file when showing a change from file log

Custom Wizards

• Added that directories are allowed as file generator source

FakeVim

• Fixed replacing with special characters (QTCREATORBUG-15512)
• Fixed issue with Ctrl+[ (QTCREATORBUG-15261)

TODO

• Added searching through TODO entries

Model Editor

• Added exporting diagrams as PNG, PDF, or SVG (Tools > Model Editor > Export Diagram)
• Added support for model specific configuration
• Added automatic showing of class members
• Added in-place editing of item names
• Fixed issue with special characters in class member declarations
• Fixed support for static members

Platform Specific

Windows

• Added auto-detection of Clang tool chain (QTCREATORBUG-15641)

Linux

• Changed default terminal to x-terminal-emulator
• Fixed notification for externally modified files while modal dialog is open (QTCREATORBUG-15687)

Android

• Fixed issues with Select Android Device (QTCREATORBUG-15338, QTCREATORBUG-15422)

iOS

• Fixed building for device with Qt 5.7 (QTCREATORBUG-16102)
• Fixed brief freezes while handling build output (QTCREATORBUG-15613)

Credits for these changes go to:
Alessandro Portale
Alexandru Croitor
Andre Hartmann
André Pönitz
Artem Chystikov
Aurindam Jana
BogDan Vatra
Caspar Schutijser
Christiaan Janssen
Christian Kandeler
Christian Stenger
Daniel Teske
David Schulz
Denis Shienkov
Dmytro Poplavskiy
Eike Ziller
Fathi Boudra
Francois Ferrand
Friedemann Kleint
Jake Petroules
Jesus Fernandez
Jochen Becher
Kai Köhne
Leena Miettinen
Lorenz Haas
Lukas Holecek
Marco Benelli
Marco Bubke
Marc Reilly
Martin Kampas
Mitch Curtis
Niels Weber
Nikita Baryshnikov
Nikolai Kosjar
Orgad Shaneh
Oswald Buddenhagen
Robert Löhning
Svenn-Arne Dragly
Takumi ASAKI
Thomas Hartmann
Tim Jenssen
Tobias Hunger
Tom Deblauwe
Topi Reinio
Ulf Hermann
Yuchen Deng