[QBS] Installing Visual Studio debug files (.pdb)

[Christian Kandeler]

On 11/13/2014 05:43 PM, Thomas Epting wrote:
>     >      Group {
>     >          fileTagsFilter: [ "debugFiles" ]
>     >          qbs.installDir: "bin"
>     >          qbs.install: true
>     >      }
>
>     Yeah, that would be the general approach. I assume the problem is that
>     we don't keep track of pdb files even though they are created by the
>     compiler (meaning you can't refer to them)?
>
>
> What about changing the applicationLinker ruleto conditionally producea
> debugFile artifact,depending on the current tool chain and the status of
> thedebugInformation property?

Sure, that would be the fix. qbs should be aware of all build artifacts, 
so I think this is just an oversight. You might want to file a bug report.


Christian