Hi, Cedric, I've just tested your instructions. It looks quite good. Some comments are below:
On my main Arch Linux (regularly maintained rolling release since 2011), your instructions don't work out of the box yet. Qt Creator chokes a bit on the qmake versions because I am using qt4 and qt5 on my system: "Cannot update Qt version information: /usr/lib/qt/bin/qmake cannot be run." This can easily be fixed by going to Tools -> Options - Kits -> Qt Versions: Use Qt 5.12.0 (System) /usr/bin/qmake xor Qt 5.12.0 (System) /usr/bin/qmake-qt5 not Qt 4.8.7 (System) /usr/bin/qmake-qt4 Side note: Otherwise, if no proper qmake is accessible, Qt Creator asks for the ninja build system. This could optionally be installed with: # pacman -S ninja (currently, it's ninja-1.8.2-1) When I tell Qt Creator to use CMakeLists.txt according to your suggestions: > file => open file or project => /home/username/kicad/CMakeList.txt => open > configure project but first, it gets a bit noisy: -----8<----- Failed to set up kit for Qbs: Could not determine whether Qt is a static build. Running "/usr/bin/cmake -E server --pipe=/tmp/cmake-.IhGzVk/socket --experimental" in /tmp/QtCreator-wuKvat/qtc-cmake-tBiqfBkX. Starting to parse CMake project, using: "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:STRING=/usr/bin/g++", "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:STRING=/usr/bin/gcc", "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=", "-DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE:STRING=". The C compiler identification is GNU 8.2.1 The CXX compiler identification is GNU 8.2.1 Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works Detecting C compiler ABI info Detecting C compiler ABI info - done Detecting C compile features Detecting C compile features - done Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++ Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++ -- works Detecting CXX compiler ABI info Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done Detecting CXX compile features Detecting CXX compile features - done CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:89 (install): install TARGETS given no RUNTIME DESTINATION for executable target "kicad". CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt: No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13) should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000". This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it. Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! See also "/tmp/QtCreator-wuKvat/qtc-cmake-tBiqfBkX/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log". CMake Project parsing failed. -----8<----- Interestingly, CMakeLists.txt contains the line: cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8.12 FATAL_ERROR ) So, urgh? The fun part is, that this issue simply vanished on the next try - after closing & opening qtcreator. I then get a quite promising log of: -----8<----- Running "/usr/bin/cmake -E server --pipe=/tmp/cmake-.eYPdxT/socket --experimental" in /tmp/QtCreator-XUOcgJ/qtc-cmake-FzUufvWY. Starting to parse CMake project, using: "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:STRING=/usr/bin/g++", "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:STRING=/usr/bin/gcc", "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:STRING=", "-DQT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE:STRING=". The C compiler identification is GNU 8.2.1 The CXX compiler identification is GNU 8.2.1 Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/gcc -- works Detecting C compiler ABI info Detecting C compiler ABI info - done Detecting C compile features Detecting C compile features - done Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++ Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/g++ -- works Detecting CXX compiler ABI info Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done Detecting CXX compile features Detecting CXX compile features - done KiCad install dir: </usr/local> Looking for malloc.h Looking for malloc.h - found Looking for iso646.h Looking for iso646.h - found Looking for stdint.h Looking for stdint.h - found Looking for strcasecmp Looking for strcasecmp - found Looking for strncasecmp Looking for strncasecmp - found Looking for strtok_r Looking for strtok_r - found Looking for malloc Looking for malloc - found Looking for math.h Looking for math.h - found Looking for C++ include cmath Looking for C++ include cmath - found Looking for asinh Looking for asinh - found Looking for acosh Looking for acosh - found Looking for atanh Looking for atanh - found Performing Test HAVE_CMATH_ISINF Performing Test HAVE_CMATH_ISINF - Success Looking for clock_gettime in rt Looking for clock_gettime in rt - found Looking for gettimeofday Looking for gettimeofday - found Looking for getc_unlocked Looking for getc_unlocked - found Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WSUGGEST_OVERRIDE Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WSUGGEST_OVERRIDE - Success Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WVLA Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WVLA - Success Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WSHADOW Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WSHADOW - Success Found OpenGL: /usr/lib/libOpenGL.so Found GLEW: /usr/include Check for installed GLEW -- found Found GLM: /usr/include (found suitable version "0.9.9.2", minimum required is "0.9.5.1") Found CURL: /usr/lib/libcurl.so (found version "7.63.0") Found PkgConfig: /usr/bin/pkg-config (found version "1.5.4") Checking for module 'cairo' Found cairo, version 1.16.0 Found Cairo: /usr/lib/libcairo.so (found suitable version "1.16.0", minimum required is "1.8.8") Checking for module 'pixman-1' Found pixman-1, version 0.36.0 Found Pixman: /usr/lib/libpixman-1.so (found suitable version "0.36.0", minimum required is "0.30") Boost version: 1.68.0 Found ngspice: /usr/include Found SWIG: /usr/bin/swig (found suitable version "3.0.12", minimum required is "3.0") Found PythonInterp: /usr/bin/python2 (found suitable version "2.7.15", minimum required is "2.6") Check for installed Python Interpreter -- found Python module install path: lib/python2.7/site-packages Found PythonLibs: /usr/lib/libpython2.7.so (found suitable version "2.7.15", minimum required is "2.6") Found wxPython 3.0.2.0/gtk2 (wxWidgets 3.0.2.0) Found wxWidgets: -pthread;;;-lwx_gtk2u_gl-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_aui-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_adv-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_html-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_core-3.0;-lwx_baseu_net-3.0;-lwx_baseu-3.0;-lwx_baseu_xml-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_stc-3.0 (found suitable version "3.0.4", minimum required is "3.0.2.0") Found wxPython.h in /usr/include/wx-3.0/wx/wxPython Found Doxygen: /usr/bin/doxygen (found version "1.8.14") found components: doxygen dot Found OpenSSL: /usr/lib/libssl.so;/usr/lib/libcrypto.so (found version "1.1.1a") S3DSG version: 2.0.0 Boost version: 1.68.0 Found the following Boost libraries: unit_test_framework Boost version: 1.68.0 Found the following Boost libraries: unit_test_framework Found wxWidgets: -pthread;;;-lwx_gtk2u_gl-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_aui-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_adv-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_html-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_core-3.0;-lwx_baseu_net-3.0;-lwx_baseu-3.0;-lwx_baseu_xml-3.0;-lwx_gtk2u_stc-3.0 (found suitable version "3.0.4", minimum required is "3.0.0") Boost version: 1.68.0 Found the following Boost libraries: unit_test_framework Configuring done Generating done CMake Warning: Manually-specified variables were not used by the project: QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE CMake Project was parsed successfully. C++ Indexer: Skipping file "/home/admin/share/project/kicad/kicad-dev/kicad.git/common/gal/opengl/bitmap_font_img.c" because it is too big. -----8<----- >From there, things look good. I was able to get a debug build compiled >successfully! Thanks for your work! "Guten Rutsch", Regards, Clemens On 31/12/2018 13.58, cedric.dew...@telfort.nl wrote: > Hi Mario, I've just tested the procedure from an empty harddrive. > Cheers, > Cedric > > # pacman -Suy > # mv /usr/lib/xfce4/thunar-archive-plugin/engrampa.tap > /usr/lib/xfce4/thunar-archive-plugin/engrampa.tap-mv > # pacman -Suy > # reboot > > # nano /etc/makepkg.conf #uncommand the line, and set the number of jobs > MAKEFLAGS="-j9" > > # pacman -S base-devel \ > git \ > cmake \ > doxygen \ > gcc \ > python2 \ > pkg-config \ > swig \ > boost \ > cairo \ > glew \ > curl \ > python-wxpython \ > python2-wxpython3 \ > opencascade \ > ngspice \ > lib32-wxgtk2 \ > qtcreator \ > gdb > > $ wget > https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/g/glm/glm-0.9.9.2-1-any.pkg.tar.xz > # pacman -U glm-0.9.9.2-1-any.pkg.tar.xz > > $ wget https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/oce.tar.gz > $ tar -xf oce.tar.gz > $ cd oce > $ makepkg > # pacman -U oce-0.18.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz > $ git clone -b master https://git.launchpad.net/kicad > $ qtcreator > > file => open file or project => /home/username/kicad/CMakeList.txt => open > configure project > set a breakpoint somewhere > projects => Build & run => Desktop => build => Build Steps => tool arguments: > -j9 # number of cores + 1 > bottom-left => Build-debug > Debug => start debugging => start debugging > >> ----Origineel Bericht---- >> Van : mrluze...@ua.pt >> Datum : 30/12/2018 18:38 >> Aan : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net, cedric.dew...@telfort.nl >> Onderwerp : Re: [Kicad-developers] Debugging Kicad, can this be done with >> Qt creator? >> >> Hi Cedric, >> I've heard good things about arch linux but didn't get a chance to try it >> yet. >> My guess is that this kind of development steps are not so documented >> because people are using different ways and flavors for build and debugging >> KiCad. >> Nevertheless, it would be good to have it documented somewhere.. >> >> Have a good new year too! >> Mario > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp