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authorLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@theqtcompany.com>2016-04-20 14:47:53 +0200
committerLeena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>2016-04-21 12:10:33 +0000
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Doc: Update info about setting CDB paths on Windows
- The path settings have been moved to a new tab - Describe using Source Server for fetching source files - Add screenshot. Change-Id: I3884fbb3e0175b64956bc9cb71213d92709e130d Task-number: QTCREATORBUG-15709 Reviewed-by: David Schulz <david.schulz@theqtcompany.com> Reviewed-by: hjk <hjk@theqtcompany.com>
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diff --git a/doc/src/debugger/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc b/doc/src/debugger/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
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@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
\note To use the debugging tools for Windows, you must install them and add
the Symbol Server provided by Microsoft to the symbol search path of the
- debugger. For more information, see \l{Setting the Symbol Server in
- Windows}.
+ debugger. For more information, see \l{Setting CDB Paths on Windows}.
\note To use the Free Software Foundation (FSF) version of GDB on OS X, you
must sign it and modify your \l{glossary-buildandrun-kit}{kit} settings.
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@
Symbol Server provides you with debugging informaton for the
operating system libraries for debugging Windows applications.
For more information, see
- \l{Setting the Symbol Server in Windows}.
+ \l{Setting CDB Paths on Windows}.
\row
\li Debugging tools for OS X
@@ -252,7 +251,7 @@
\endlist
- \section1 Setting the Symbol Server in Windows
+ \section1 Setting CDB Paths on Windows
To obtain debugging information for the operating system libraries for
debugging Windows applications, add the Symbol Server provided by Microsoft
@@ -261,17 +260,19 @@
\list 1
\li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol Debugger >
- \uicontrol CDB.
+ \uicontrol {CDB Paths}.
- \li In the \uicontrol {Symbol paths} field, open the \uicontrol Insert
- menu and select \uicontrol{Symbol Server}.
+ \image qtcreator-debugger-cdb-paths.png
- \li Select a directory where you want to store the cached information
- and click \uicontrol OK.
+ \li In the \uicontrol {Symbol Paths} group, select \uicontrol Insert.
+
+ \li Select the directory where you want to store the cached information.
Use a subfolder in a temporary directory, such as
\c {C:\temp\symbolcache}.
+ \li Select \uicontrol OK.
+
\endlist
\note Populating the cache might take a long time on a slow network
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@
\note The first time you start debugging by using the Debugging tools for
Windows, \QC prompts you to add the Symbol Server.
+ To use the Source Server infrastructure for fetching missing source files
+ directly from version control or the web, enter the following string in
+ the \uicontrol {Source Paths} field: \c srv*.
+
\section1 Setting up FSF GDB for OS X
To use FSF GDB on OS X, you must sign it and add it to the \QC