Configuring Qt Creator

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CAUTION

This page is written for customers that have installed Qt Creator using the installer directly from the Qt website, as described on this page. This method is not recommended, unless a Linux distribution other than Ubuntu is being used. The recommended method is to use Ubuntu 14.04 and install using apt, as described on this page.

Configure Kits in Qt Creator

1. Install Qt Creator, which by default is installed in the user's home directory.

2. Open Qt Creator

   developer@ldc:~# /home/developer/qtcreator-3.1.0/bin/qtcreator

3. Click Tools->Options...

4. Select Devices from the left pane

   1. Press the Add... button

   2. Select Generic Linux Device then press Start Wizard

   3. Type in a name, the IP address, user name and password for the device

   4. Click Next >

   5. Click Finish

   6. A connection will be established with the target device

   7. Click Apply

5. Select Build & Run from the left pane

6. Select the Qt Versions tab

   1. Press the Add... button

   2. Navigate to /opt/emac/5.0/sysroots/x86_64-emacsdk-linux/usr/bin/

   3. Select qmake

   4. Press apply

   

   Figure 1: Qt Creator Kit Qmake

   
   

   
   

   
   

   NOTE

   The target_arch variable referenced below can either be armv5e-emac-linux-gnueabi for ARM targets or i586-emac-linux for x86 targets.

   
   

7. Select the Compilers tab

   1. Press Add->GCC

   2. Type in a name such as OE5 ARM GCC

   3. Click Browse...

   4. Navigate to /opt/emac/5.0/sysroots/x86_64-emacsdk-linux/usr/bin/target_arch/

   5. Select target_arch-gcc

   

   Figure 2: Qt Creator Kit Compiler

   
   

8. Select the Debuggers tab

   1. Press Add

   2. Type in a name such as GDB OE5 ARM

   3. Click Browse...

   4. Navigate to /opt/emac/5.0/sysroots/x86_64-emacsdk-linux/usr/bin/target_arch/

   5. Select target_arch-gdb

   

   Figure 3: Qt Creator Kit Debugger

   
   

9. Select the Kits tab

   1. Press the Add button

   2. Type in a name such as OE 5.0 arm

   3. Change the Device type: to Generic Linux Device

   4. Change the Device: to the one configured in step 3

   5. Type /opt/emac/5.0/sysroots/target_arch into the Sysroot line

   6. Change the Compiler: to the one created in step 6

   7. Change the Debugger: to the one created in step 7

   8. Change the Qt version: to the one created in step 5

   9. Type target_arch-g++ into the Qt mkspec line

   10. Press Apply then Ok

       
       

   

   Figure 4: Qt Creator Kit

   
   

Conclusion

At this time, Qt Creator is configured similarly to the pre-configured version of Qt Creator that is distributed by EMAC. All other pages referencing Qt Creator should apply to this configured version as well.

Where to go next

• Creating a new project in Qt Creator