[CMake] QtCreator project generator

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Thursday 10 March 2011, Campbell Barton wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 8:46 PM, Alexander Neundorf
>
> <a.neundorf-work at gmx.net> wrote:
> > On Friday 04 March 2011, Campbell Barton wrote:
> >> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Alexander Neundorf
> >>
> >> <a.neundorf-work at gmx.net> wrote:
> >> > On Tuesday 01 March 2011, Campbell Barton wrote:
> >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Marcus D. Hanwell
> >> >>
> >> >> <marcus.hanwell at kitware.com> wrote:
> >> >> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 9:15 AM, John Drescher
> >> >> > <drescherjm at gmail.com>
> >> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:45 AM, Campbell Barton
> >> >> >> <ideasman42 at gmail.com>
> >> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >>> QT-Creator which currently supports CMake by reading code::blocks
> >> >> >>> project files.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> The problem with this is code::blocks project files don't write
> >> >> >>> in #defines, so the IDE shows #ifdef's incorrecyly.
> >> >
> >> > What are they needed for ?
> >> > Does CodeBlocks and/or QtCreator do syntax highlighting based on this
> >> > information ?
> >> >
> >> > http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php?title=Project_file
> >> >
> >> > The QtCreator developer is open to suggestions how to improve the
> >> > CMake integration.
> >> > So, adding stuff to the CodeBlocks project should be ok.
> >> > Is there already a tag like that for C::B project files ? I can not
> >> > really find one.
> >> >
> >> > Alex
> >>
> >> Yep, QtCreator will act as code is commented if the define are not
> >> found, you can type of course but no auto-complete or syntax
> >> highlighting.
> >> I don't use code::blocks but suspect it doesn't work this way.
> >>
> >> From my previous mail, heres a patch to cmake's codeblocks generator.
> >> http://www.graphicall.org/ftp/ideasman42/code_blocks.diff
> >>
> >> If this was applied qtcreator could use the defines.
> >
> > So QtCreator parses the -D options and uses them ?
> >
> > If so, please add this to the cmake bug tracker as feature request.
> >
> > Alex
>
> No, QtCreator doesn't use them, but it could if they were written.
>
> So not sure this is a bug, but from the user level its frustrating not
> to have defines come into QtCreator so for this to be supported I
> think my patch would need to be applied.

I won't apply the patch if neither CodeBlocks nor QtCreator make use of it.
I'm CC'ing the QtCreator maintainer...

Daniel, can you please have a look at the "QtCreator project generator" 
thread ?
http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2011-March/thread.html
Especially the last email: 
http://www.cmake.org/pipermail/cmake/2011-March/043354.html

This is about QtCreator not doing correct syntax highlighting due to not 
interpreted #ifdefs.

Alex