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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: [OFF TOPIC] Qt Creator unable to access containers in debug mode
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:32:23
Message-Id: mese3n$524$1@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OFF TOPIC] Qt Creator unable to access containers in debug mode by Fernando Rodriguez
1 On 24/03/15 21:12, Fernando Rodriguez wrote:
2 > On Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:07:56 AM Francisco Ares wrote:
3 >> Hi,
4 >>
5 >> Recently - but can't figure out exactly when - Qt Creator has become unable
6 >> to access Qt containers (where the STL ones work as expected) on the debug
7 >> panel. It shows <not accessible> in place of the expected item quantity
8 >> for a QList, for instance, but for a std::vector<std::string>, it works,
9 >> allowing inspection of all items.
10 >>
11 >> Any hints on what I may be doing wrong? The headers are all accessible, for
12 >> instance. Should I build Qt with debug symbols enabled, as recommended for
13 >> glibc?
14 >>
15 >> Using current Qt 4.8.5, Qt Creator 2.8.1, gdb 7.7.1, gcc 4.8.3
16 >>
17 >> Thanks!
18 >> Francisco
19 >
20 > Try to print it from gdb cli, if it works you'll know the issue QtCreator,
21 > otherwise you're likely missing some symbols. You should always compile any
22 > development libraries with debug symbols.
23
24 You don't need debug symbols for inspecting containers. They are not
25 needed. The only reason for enabling debug symbols in Qt is if you want
26 to step into Qt's code.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OFF TOPIC] Qt Creator unable to access containers in debug mode Fernando Rodriguez <frodriguez.developer@×××××××.com>