A tool can quickly set the working directory of project's program running from Qt Creator.
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Set a useful keyboard shortcut to the command/action "UnloadCM" (labelled as "Close Project", CM means Context Menu). It is used for close your Current (not Active) project.
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Add a useful External Tool (like "QtcWd"),
- set Executable to the path of QtcWd executable,
- set Arguments to the variable of Qtc specifying the project directory of current document (
%{CurrentDocument:Project:Path}).
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Linux: install 'xdotool' for simulating keyboard event. In Debian or it's derivatives, you can use
sudo apt install xdotool. -
(Optional) After step 2, you need to click Apply or OK button to validate your external tool config. Then, you can set a useful shortcut to the external tool "QtcWd" to speed up your work.
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Open the project config file (*.pro / CMakeLists.txt) or other file of the project you want to set the working directory. Make sure the opened file is focused as Current, by mouse or keyboard.
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Trigger your external tool QtcWd by mouse or keyboard shortcut (if you have set it).
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Then, the project will be reopened with the new working directory config.
- Find the shortcut "Close Project" in Qtc's config file.
- Send the shortcut to Qtc to close the current project.
- Add a new working directory config
<value type="QString" key="RunConfiguration.WorkingDirectory">path to the project</value>after the default config<value type="QString" key="RunConfiguration.WorkingDirectory.default"> - Reopen the project.
Tested run in:
- Qtc 13.0.2. OK.
- Qtc 12.0.2. Need to modify the code (just search "12.0.2" in project). Known issue: Qtc 12.0.2 in linux mint: cannot open project to current qtc (attach to specific pid)
Tested build environment:
- Windows: Qt 5.12.12 MSVC2017 32bit. Not supported by Qt 5.12.12 MinWG 7.3 because this MinWG does not implement the used API
GetModuleFileNameEx. - Linux: Qt 5.12.12 gcc 64bit.
I had summitted a suggestion (QTCREATORBUG-29798) for setting the default working directory in Qtc to Qt's bug report system, but there has been no progress for a long time. So, I made this tool to achieve a similar purpose by this simple way.