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Change-Id: I968f051be1eecbb928046d37499449eeec7e05ba
Reviewed-by: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Eike Ziller <eike.ziller@qt.io>
2018-03-26 13:35:46 +00:00

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Qt Creator version 4.6 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/4.5..v4.6.0

General

  • Locator
    • Added filter b for bookmarks
    • Added filter t for triggering items from main menu
    • Added filter = for evaluating JavaScript expressions (QTCREATORBUG-14380)
  • File System View
    • Added bread crumbs for file path (QTCREATORBUG-19203)
    • Added Add New, Rename, Remove File, Diff Against Current File (QTCREATORBUG-19213, QTCREATORBUG-19209, QTCREATORBUG-19208, QTCREATORBUG-19211)
  • Added restoration of search flags when choosing search term from history

Editing

  • Added option to display annotations between lines (QTCREATORBUG-19181)
  • Added shortcut setting for jumping to document start and end
  • Fixed that editor could jump to end of file when editing in a different split (QTCREATORBUG-19550)
  • Fixed order of items in list of recent documents when documents are suspended (QTCREATORBUG-19758)
  • Fixed crash in generic highlighter (QTCREATORBUG-19916)
  • Fixed issue with snippet variables on Gnome (QTCREATORBUG-19571)
  • Fixed tool tips in binary editor (QTCREATORBUG-17573)

Help

  • Improved startup performance

All Projects

  • Added filtering to project kit setup page

CMake Projects

  • Fixed that files could be shown multiple times in project tree (QTCREATORBUG-19020)

Qbs Projects

  • Added option to add library paths to dependencies (QTCREATORBUG-19274)

C++ Support

  • Clang Code Model
    • Switched to Clang 5.0, adding support for C++17
    • Implemented information tool tips, which improves type information including resolution of auto types (QTCREATORBUG-11259), template arguments for template types, and the first or \brief paragraph of documentation comments (QTCREATORBUG-4557)
    • Integrated Clang-Tidy and Clazy. Enable checks in Options > C++ > Code Model > Clang Code Model Warnings
    • Added separate highlighting for function definitions (QTCREATORBUG-16625)
    • Fixed issues with non-UTF-8 strings (QTCREATORBUG-16941)

QML Support

  • Added inline annotations for issues from code model

Debugging

  • Split Expressions view from Locals view (QTCREATORBUG-19167)
  • LLDB
    • Fixed attaching to core file (QTCREATORBUG-18722)
    • Fixed issue when killing LLDB from the outside (QTCREATORBUG-18723)

Qt Quick Designer

  • Added font and text properties from Qt 5.10
  • Added Add New Resources to item library
  • Fixed that items blurred when zooming in
  • Fixed crash when changing control focus policy (QTCREATORBUG-19563)
  • Fixed assert in backend process with Qt 5.9.4 & 5.10.1 and later (QTCREATORBUG-19729)

Version Control Systems

  • Git
    • Added Recover Deleted Files
    • Added Reload button to git log and git blame
  • Gerrit
    • Added support for private and work-in-progress changes for Gerrit 2.15 and later

Diff Viewer

  • Added folding for files and chunks
  • Fixed issue with repeated stage and unstage operation

Test Integration

  • Added Qt Quick Test to auto test wizard
  • Added grouping of test cases (QTCREATORBUG-17979)
  • Fixed handling of qCritical output (QTCREATORBUG-19795)
  • Google Test
    • Fixed detection of crashed tests (QTCREATORBUG-19565)

Model Editor

  • Removed experimental state
  • Added support for text alignment
  • Added support for multi-line object names
  • Added support for dragging items onto model editor from more panes
  • Added Export Selected Elements
  • Added Flat visual role
  • Added Add Related Elements to diagram context menu
  • Added wizard for scratch models
  • Moved export actions to File menu
  • Moved zoom actions to editor tool bar
  • Fixed issue with selecting items (QTCREATORBUG-18368)

Platform Specific

Windows

  • Added support for the heob memory analyzer
  • Fixed detection of CDB in non-default installation roots
  • Fixed issue with setting PATH versus Path environment variable

Android

  • Fixed issues with GCC include directories in Clang code model

Remote Linux

  • Fixed that remote application was not killed before deployment (QTCREATORBUG-19326)

Credits for these changes go to:
Adam Treat
Alessandro Portale
Alexandru Croitor
Andre Hartmann
André Pönitz
Christian Gagneraud
Christian Kandeler
Christian Stenger
Daniel Engelke
David Schulz
Eike Ziller
Friedemann Kleint
Hannes Domani
Hugo Holgersson
Ivan Donchevskii
Jake Petroules
Jaroslaw Kobus
Jochen Becher
Jörg Bornemann
Marco Benelli
Marco Bubke
Mitch Curtis
Nikita Baryshnikov
Nikolai Kosjar
Oliver Wolff
Orgad Shaneh
Oswald Buddenhagen
Przemyslaw Gorszkowski
Robert Löhning
Thomas Hartmann
Tim Jenssen
Tobias Hunger
Tomasz Olszak
Tor Arne Vestbø
Ulf Hermann
Vikas Pachdha