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authorLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2021-11-17 16:05:35 +0100
committerLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2021-11-18 14:39:52 +0000
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Doc: Add alternatives for installing Conan
The installation has been temporarily removed from Qt Installer. Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-26278 Change-Id: I8de557045857ddaa73e984cce37f31f3d93690bd Reviewed-by: Cristian Adam <cristian.adam@qt.io> Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@qt.io>
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diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/conan/creator-projects-conan.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/conan/creator-projects-conan.qdoc
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--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/conan/creator-projects-conan.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/conan/creator-projects-conan.qdoc
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
sources. Because the client has a local cache for package storage, you can
work offline, as long as no new packages are needed from remote servers.
- To use Conan, install it by using the Qt installer.
+ To use Conan, install it by using the Qt installer or the tools provided by
+ your operating system. For example, on Windows, you can use the
+ \c {choco install conan} or \{pip install conan} command.
To enable the experimental Conan plugin, select \uicontrol Help >
\uicontrol {About Plugins} > \uicontrol Utilities > \uicontrol Conan.
@@ -63,4 +65,7 @@
Then, you must edit the build settings of the project to specify the
location of the file and the contents of the Conan install command.
For more information, see \l {Conan Build Steps}.
+
+ Alternatively, you can automatically set up the Conan package manager for
+ use with CMake. For more information, see \l{Using CMake with Conan}.
*/