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.


The recommended method is to use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or (preferably) 14.04 LTS, 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.

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