[Qt-creator] QTCreator + CMAKE Project View.

[Michael Jackson]

I am not sure what you are seeing but this is what I see with QtCreator 
4.3.0 on macOS 10.10.x

When you go between Visual Studio and QtCreator (We do all the time) 
there is a "mental mapping" that one needs to do.

QtCreator Project = Visual Studio Solution
QtCreator Target = Visual Studio Project.

Maybe there needs to be a "Target View" in QtCreator that just lists the 
targets in alphabetical order? I like the hierarchy view but with the 
latest use of CMake-Server there is a lot of clutter to get around.

I know the QtCreator Devs work *hard* on good CMake support. It has 
gotten better and better over the years and they do respond well to 
feedback that includes concrete cases and reproducible bugs.

I would suggest starting a topic about your concerns and having a 
discussion about features that would enhance the CMake/QtCreator experience.

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Page, Andy (UK) wrote:
> I tried it with 4.3.0 .
>
> I think there is an philosophical issue with what QTCreator calls a
> project. I would call all my CMAKE targets =>  projects ( aka Visual
> Studio ) and the project =>  solution (collection of projects). If I
> made each CMAKE target a project then I would get want I am after
> when viewed through QTCreator, however this is illogical from a CMAKE
> point of view.
>
> The issue is that when I give my colleagues a CMAKE project, they
> don't see what targets are available and which file are associated
> with which targets.
>
> It is annoying as I am trying to push QTCreator as solution to cross
> platform development.
>
> Our centre does have a QT licence if this helps push this issue up
> the stack.
>
>
>
>
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> which version of QtCreator and what version of CMake? -- Mike Jackson
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> Page, Andy (UK) wrote:
>> I can't believe I am the only person to have queried this
>> behaviour.
>>
>> When I run CMAKE from QTCREATOR - I don't see source files
>> associated with individual CMAKE targets(libraries / exes) rather I
>> see all source files. i.e. I don't necessarily see which files go
>> with which targets, and more than that some files go with many
>> different targets with possible different configuration
>> parameters. *i.e. the typical project layout I would expect from
>> visual studio.*
>>
>> Is it possible to switch to this view ( and I have missed the
>> obvious).
>>
>> QTCREATOR knows which CMAKE targets are present, and I am pretty
>> certain that the CODEBLOCKS project file that is generated by
>> QTCREATOR as the intermediate format it uses, also has which files
>> belong to which target.
>>
>> Can some expert tell what I am missing !!!
>>
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