On 2009-09-30 02:11:01 -0400, André Pönitz <[email protected]> said:
> On Tuesday 29 September 2009 23:51:28 ext Mike Jackson wrote: >> I was wondering if the use of gdbmacros.cpp compiled into my project >> would help show the contents of Qt classes when using a different IDE? >> I know this is a bit "off topic" but since gdbmacros.cpp is included >> with QtCreator I figure there might be some one who has a suggestion. >> >> <background> I recently started a fresh project where I decided to >> start replacing some boost classes with Qt classes and more fully >> embracing the Qt frameworks. This is all well and good but the problem >> is the usual one: in gdb, how to get a human readable representation of >> things like QString? >> The IDE in question is Eclipse CDT. Any help is appreciated >> </background> > > gdbmacros.cpp is designed (if that's the correct word to use in > this case...) to work with Creator's debugger plugin. Especially with > the template classes, gdbmacros.cpp alone will not be sufficient > to get "nice" display, even if you get your IDE to call the right > functions at the right time. > > There are basically four options I can see: > (a) stick with what Eclipse provides. > (b) hack Eclipse to control gdbmacros.cpp like Creator does. > (c) wait for Eclipse to pick up gdb 7.0's python based "pretty printing". > (d) use Qt Creator. > > Andre' Thanks for the feedback. I'll evaluate which option is best for my situation. Mike Jackson _______________________________________________ Qt-creator mailing list [email protected] http://lists.trolltech.com/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator
