From 6c8c704bb43e6bb78a1162468a9075da366e0007 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Schnelli Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:04:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Add mini-"howto" using Qt Creator (osx) --- doc/build-osx.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/build-osx.md b/doc/build-osx.md index dc55f8259..f07c58fd1 100644 --- a/doc/build-osx.md +++ b/doc/build-osx.md @@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ After exiting, you'll get a warning that the install is keg-only, which means it make install +Use Qt Creator as IDE +------------------------ +You can use Qt Creator as IDE, for debugging and for manipulating forms, etc. +Download Qt Creator from http://www.qt.io/download/. Download the "community edition" and only install Qt Creator (uncheck the rest during the installation process). + +1. Make sure you installed everything through homebrew mentioned above +2. Do a proper ./configure --with-gui=qt5 --enable-debug +3. In Qt Creator do "New Project" -> Import Project -> Import Existing Project +4. Enter "bitcoin-qt" as project name, enter src/qt as location +5. Leave the file selection as it is +6. Confirm the "summary page" +7. In the "Projects" tab select "Manage Kits..." +8. Select the default "Desktop" kit and select "Clang (x86 64bit in /usr/bin)" as compiler +9. Select LLDB as debugger (you might need to set the path to your installtion) +10. Start debugging with Qt Creator + Creating a release build ------------------------ You can ignore this section if you are building `bitcoind` for your own use.