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docs: Explain how to generate a compilation database for Qt projects
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Authored by sergio.martins on Apr 17 2017, 2:48 PM.

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qbs is the new build system for Qt, and it allows to easily create a compilation database too.
Also solves the problem that Qt projects needed to use Bear (which didn't work on WindowS), or ported to CMake.

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sergio.martins created this revision.Apr 17 2017, 2:48 PM

sergio.martins edited the summary of this revision. (Show Details)Apr 17 2017, 2:50 PM

sergio.martins added reviewers: gribozavr, silvas.

sergio.martins added reviewers: klimek, joerg.Apr 22 2017, 3:42 AM

The change itself sounds fine, but the referenced documentation can likely be improved, i.e. searching for "qbs compilation database" or even "clangdb" doesn't trigger any hits here.

Looks good from my side. Can push if it gets another +1.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Apr 25 2017, 7:25 AM

In D32141#734600, @joerg wrote:

The change itself sounds fine, but the referenced documentation can likely be improved, i.e. searching for "qbs compilation database" or even "clangdb" doesn't trigger any hits here.

Good point. I've raised this issue with the qbs guys, it seems undocumented within Qt.

Feel free to re-add me as a reviewer when you want to pick up this patch again. Happy to commit it for you.

Herald added a subscriber: jdoerfert. · View Herald TranscriptFeb 25 2019, 5:57 AM

Due to https://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/10/29/deprecation-of-qbs/ this should probably be abandoned.

This revision now requires changes to proceed.Feb 25 2019, 6:20 AM

qbs is dead, let's abandon this change

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	of compilation databases for Unix Makefile builds (Ninja builds in the	of compilation databases for Unix Makefile builds (Ninja builds in the
	works) with the option ``CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS``.	works) with the option ``CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS``.

		Projects using `qbs <https://doc.qt.io/qbs>` (since 1.7.0) can generate
		a compilation database with `qbs generate --generator clangdb`.

	For projects on Linux, there is an alternative to intercept compiler	For projects on Linux, there is an alternative to intercept compiler
	calls with a tool called `Bear <https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear>`_.	calls with a tool called `Bear <https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear>`_.

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