QtCreator Preferences

Manage QtC Plugins

Qt Creator has many Plugins installed as default.

Open the list of Qt Creator Plugins:

It’s a good idea to disable Plugins you’re not using.

per ex. I manage all my Git repos using GitTower and I don’t want always to be asked about my source repo.

Open the list of Qt Creator Plugins – then uncheck all unwanted Version Controls.

Do the same with the needed Device Support – I only need Android and iOS

Restart Qt Creator.

Default Kit

GoTo Preferences – Kits and verify that the default Kit is recognized:

Environment – External Tools – Linguist

I’m developing business apps and business apps always need support of languages (i18n). Configuring the External Tools for Linguist (Qt’s Tool to translate text from your QML and C++ sources) will make it more comfortable.

As first step we’ll add the Linguist App.You’ll find the Linguist at 5.15.13 –> clang_64 –> bin:

Under Preferences –> Environment –> External Tools there already exist access to commands for lupdate and lrelease. (lupdate is looking for the strings you marked as translatable and to create or update the translation files <app>.ts. Using Linguist or external tools you can then translate the strings. lrelease compiles these translations from *.ts into *.qm. Only *.qml files will be deployed to your device)

I found out that the default configuration doesn’t work if Android or iOS Kit is selected – so I’m using the executable from …/5.15.13/clang_64/bin.

Hint: Have not tested if those problems still exist in 5.15.13, but spend no time on this because soon I have to switch to Camake

and the same for lrelease:

It’s a good idea to test if the External command works and opens Linguist from inside QtCreator.

it’s a good idea to use a shortcut:

Build & Run

Set your Projects Directory for 5.15.13, if you aren’t using default directories as I’m doing.

Hint: Try to avoid Spaces in your directory name / path

Application Output: It makes sense to ‘Merge sterr and stdout. You can also decide when output panes will be automatically opened for debug and run

Compile Output: if you want – you can automatically open the Pane when building:

Build and Run – Shadow Builds

Building for Debug or Release will create a (shadow) Build Directory. From the name of the build dir you can recognize for which platform (Desktop, Android, iOS) this build is, which Qt Version used and see if it’s a Debug or Release build.

Hint: If something wrong with your project, it’s a good idea to delete the shadow build dir and build again.

I always slightly modify the Default build directory: