[Qt-creator] Qt Creator variables in Run settings for Bare Metal device

[Marcus Tillmanns]

Hi,

That sounds like a bug. If you don’t mind, create a ticket at https://bugreports.qt.io/. That should be the fastest way to get it fixed.

Cheers,
Marcus

> On 15. May 2024, at 13:25, Toralf Lund <toralf at toralf.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to set up Qt Creator for debugging on a "bare metal" device. (ARM system, using JTAG POD with built-in GDB server.)
> 
> I think I can generally get this to work, but I'm experiencing an issue with the Run configuration: It seems like Qt Creator variables can't be used in "Executable" and "Working directory" settings. I mean, I get the normal "variables" icon and can select from a list etc., but it looks like nothing is ever expanded; if for instance I set Executable to "%{sourceDir}/executablename" and try to start debugging, I get
> 
> Cannot debug: Could not find executable for "%{sourceDir}/exectablename".
> 
> in the Application Output view.
> 
> Note that I see this only for settings connected to the kit for my device. With the same configuration under Desktop, the debugger is started as expected, or if the file is actually missing, "%{sourceDir}" is replaced by the real source directory path in error messages.
> 
> Has anyone else seen this? Is it a known error or limitation? Or am I missing something? Should I set up something else somewhere or use different variables or something?
> 
> My goal is to avoid hard-coded full paths, for a shareable/version control system-friendly configuration...
> 
> Some meta question (kind of) while I'm at it: I don't see a lot of traffic on this list. Does this mean there is a different (better) alternative way of asking questions? Or could it mean nobody is actually using Qt Creator. :-/ ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> - Toralf
> 
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