qt-creator/dist/changes-8.0.0.md

Qt Creator 8

Qt Creator version 8 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/7.0..v8.0.0

Help

• Added support for mouse forward and backward buttons (QTCREATORBUG-25168)

Editing

• Added shortcut for adding next search match to multi-selection
• Added warning when editing generated file (QTCREATORBUG-27173)
• Added option for hiding line ending information
• Fixed updating of annotations (QTCREATORBUG-26812)
• Fixed that whitespace was not selected on double-click (QTCREATORBUG-24607)
• Fixed Rewrap Paragraph when indenting with tabs (QTCREATORBUG-27602)

C++

• Removed libclang based code model
• Fixed that Generate Setter and Getter generated non-static methods for static pointer types (QTCREATORBUG-27547)
• Clangd
  • Increased minimum Clangd version to 14
  • Improved performance of compile_commands.json creation
  • Replaced some refactoring actions by the ones from Clangd
  • Added desugaring of types and warning about unused includes
  • Added option for ignoring big files
  • Added information on parent function to Find References With Access Type (QTCREATORBUG-27550)
  • Worked around Clangd highlighting issue (QTCREATORBUG-27601)
  • Fixed Follow Symbol Under Cursor for template types (QTCREATORBUG-27524)
  • Fixed that issues from other files could be shown in Issues (QTCREATORBUG-27260)
  • Fixed position of diagnostics lightbulb
  • Fixed function return types in Outline (QTCREATORBUG-27587)
  • Fixed that UI files with same name could confuse code model (QTCREATORBUG-27584)
• clang-format
  • Simplified options dialog

QML

• Added option for maximum line length to code style options (QTCREATORBUG-23411)
• Fixed handling of JavaScript string templates (QTCREATORBUG-21869)
• Fixed formatting issue with nullish coalescing operator (QTCREATORBUG-27344)

Python

• Switched to python-lsp-server by default (QTCREATORBUG-26230)
• Added configuration options for python-lsp-server
• Added check and installation help for PySide (PYSIDE-1742)
• Added clean up of outdated interpreters
• Added UIC based project wizard
• Improved code style in wizard generated files
• Fixed that unsaved and uncompiled UI files where outdated in code model
• Fixed performance issues (QTCREATORBUG-24140, QTCREATORBUG-24704)

Language Server Protocol

• Improved performance for large server responses
• Fixed semantic highlighting after server reset
• Fixed that semantic update was delayed by Document update threshold even after saving
• Fixed that tooltips could appear while Qt Creator is not in the foreground
• Fixed synchronization of outline view (QTCREATORBUG-27595)

Image Viewer

• Added button for copying image as data URL

Projects

• Added locator filter for starting run configurations
• Added BuildSystem:Name variable for default build directory (QTCREATORBUG-26147)

CMake

• Added Profile build configuration type that is RelWithDebInfo with QML debugging and profiling
• Added install command to wizard generated projects
• Turned QML debugging and profiling option on by default for Debug configurations
• Removed hardcoded QT_QML_DEBUG from wizard created project files
• Fixed issue when reconfiguring with QML debugging and profiling option enabled

Debugging

• Switched fallback Qt version for debug information to Qt 6.2
• Added pretty printer for QAnyStringView

Analyzer

Coco

• Added experimental Coco integration
• Added visualization of code coverage in code editor

CppCheck

• Added Copy to Clipboard to text marks (QTCREATORBUG-27092)
• Fixed quoting of command line arguments (QTCREATORBUG-27284)

Version Control Systems

• Changed output pane to use text editor font (QTCREATORBUG-27164)

Git

• Fixed that fetching tags when showing changes blocked UI

Gerrit

• Fixed that non-Gerrit remote could be selected in Push to Gerrit

GitLab

• Added experimental GitLab integration
• Added support for browsing and cloning projects

Platforms

Windows

• Removed support for Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
• Added auto-detection for MSVC ARM toolchain and debugger
• Fixed ABI detection on ARM Windows

macOS

• Fixed import of existing builds of CMake projects that were done on the command line (QTCREATORBUG-27591)

Android

• Added option to connect physical device over WiFi
• Moved SDK manager to separate dialog
• Aligned platform names with Android Studio (QTCREATORBUG-27161)
• Fixed issues with newer SDK tools (QTCREATORBUG-27174)

Remote Linux

• Switched to echo for testing connection

Docker

• Added default mount point set to projects directory
• Fixed state detection of docker daemon
• Fixed issues with kit initialization

MCU

• Added support for QUL 2.0 and removed support for earlier versions

QNX

• Fixed debugger detection

Credits for these changes go to:

Aaron Barany
Adam Treat
Alesandro Portale
Alessandro Portale
Alexander Akulich
Alexander Drozdov
Alexandru Croitor
Andre Hartmann
André Pönitz
Artem Sokolovskii
Assam Boudjelthia
Christiaan Janssen
Christian Kandeler
Christian Stenger
Christian Strømme
Cristian Adam
Cristián Maureira-Fredes
David Schulz
Dmitry Shachnev
Eike Ziller
Erik Verbruggen
Evgeny Shtanov
Fawzi Mohamed
Henning Gruendl
Ihor Ivlev
Jaroslaw Kobus
Knud Dollereder
Leena Miettinen
Marcus Tillmanns
Maximilian Goldstein
Miikka Heikkinen
Orgad Shaneh
Piotr Mućko
Rafael Roquetto
Robert Löhning
Sergey Morozov
Tapani Mattila
Tasuku Suzuki
Thiago Macieira
Thomas Hartmann
Xavier Besson