@Andre

Thanks for clarifying..one more thing python gdb enabled should be with
python version > 2.4 ie. 2.5 or 2.6 or 2.7 to work properly  or even 2.4 is
fine ?

Anshul

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:18 PM, André Pönitz <[email protected]>wrote:

> On Monday 20 December 2010 15:01:23 ext anshul mehta wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a question related to this :
> >
> > In the Tools->options->Debugger->Debugging Helper Tab, we have a check
> box  "Use debugging helper". Now in the Qtcreator installation we have both
> the pre compiled debugging helpers as well as the python alternative.
>
> The compiled version will not be used if a python-capable gdb is found.
>
> > Now I don't want to use pre compiled debugging helpers instead I want
> python alternative for debugging QString etc.
> > How do I that ? I have a pthon enabled gdb 7.1 with me. What is the
> significance of check box  "Use debugging helper" ?
>
> > If I check it, it means qtcreator will use pre compiled debugging helpers
> and if I uncheck it, python alternative for
> > displaying QString etc will be used ???
>
> No.
>
> > Please clarify ..
>
> With a python enabled gdb it toggles between "C style structure display"
> and
> "nice QString display." Both displays are created by a python script.
>
> With a non-python enabled gdb it toggles between "C style structure
> display"
> (as created by gdb itself) and  "nice QString display" (provided by the
> compiled
> dumpers).
>
> Visually the effect is mostly the same. Under the hood it's quite
> different, though.
>
> Andre'
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