KDevelop is a IDE for C/C++ and Qt supporting cmake, qmake and custom makefiles. It also has plugins for PHP, Python, Rust, Ruby, QML/JS and Go languages.
Questions tagged [kdevelop]
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KDevelop can't debug in ubuntu?
i am a new to KDevelop.
I am using ubuntu to develop C.
My problems as follows:
I have already trigger breakpoint in KDevelop. After I click F9. The KDevelop just show "*****Exit normally******". I am not quite sure what the problem it is?
Looks…

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Best crossplatform C++/QT4 development environment
I would like to develop cross-platform applications using C++ and QT4.
I code on both Linux and Windows (MinGW).
Currently I'm using KDevelop and it's QMake integration. On Windows I'm trying out
Eclipse with QT integration plugin. However moving…

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Kdevelop steps and breakpoints not working
I need using steps (Step over, Step over instruction...) and breakpoints.
But the options Step over, Step over instruction and ect. are disabled in menu Run.
And when I put breakpoint into program, program don´t stop on this breakpoint.
I found that…

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How to add -fpermissive option to kdevelop?
How to add -fpermissive option in KDevelop IDE?
And -std=c++0x option too

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What is the keyword "incr" in the KDevelop IDE?
I just downloaded KDevelop because it scans header files to offer better suggestions in code completion.
I was looking at all the keywords it suggests when no header files are included at all:
Why is it recommending "incr"?
That's not a C++…

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How do I build and install a plugin for KDevelop?
In particular, I am trying to install kdev-control-flow-graph
I have managed to clone the source from git, cmake the source to build a kdevcontrolflowgraphview.so installed to /usr/local/lib, but when I restart kdevelop, I can find no sign of the…

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How to auto format code on file save in KDevelop 5.2
I try to play with KDevelop 5.2 on Windows 10 and try to auto format code on CTRL+S
Now I add custom source formatter (clang-format) and it works on click - Edit -> Reformat Source, but how to format code on file save operation?

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KDevelop automatically inserts a space after # in #include
I simply want to include a C++ header file in KDevelop by writing
#include
However, KDevelop automatically corrects the above statement to
# include
I have not been able to figure out where I can change this. I want the first…

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How can I configure KDevelop to build before executing?
In most IDEs (e.g. Visual Studio, all the java IDEs, etc) by default the sources are build when the user selects to execute or debug the application. How can I configure KDevelop to do the same?

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How to develop a cross-platform C++ project?
I'm a C++ beginner and I'm starting to develop my first cross-platform C++ project. I need to use platform-specific calls (Win32 and POSIX) so I need to compile frequently both in Windows and Linux.
Whit single-platform projects I'm using, until…

eang
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Debugging Perl programs in KDevelop
I can create new Perl projects in KDevelop, and KDevelop provides automatic syntax highlighting of my .pl files. However, I don't see a way to debug my Perl programs (e.g. add breakpoints, debug step-by-step, etc.).
Is this possible with KDevelop?

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How to develop shared library in KDevelop?
I want to develop shared library in KDevelop. But i don't see any template for library.
I guess i have to create project from c++ template and edit CMake files in both projects. Unfortunately i have got no experience with library development with…

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How to rename/revise target file with version number on installing in CMake?
I'm using CMake-3.13.4 and KDevelop-5.2.1.
I have a topmost CMakeLists.txt that defines the version numbers of my target.
It looks like:
set( PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1 )
set( PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 4 )
set( PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 7 )
...
add_executable(…

Leon
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How to create a C project?
I'm using Kdevelop to create C++ projects. Now I need to create a C project.
In 3.xx versions, I had the option to create C projects, but now I'm using Kdevelop 4.2 and I only can see C++ project templates( QT / NOGui ).
How should I configure…

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KDevelop: How to disable source-code tool tips
I'm using Kdevelop 5.1.2 on Kubuntu 17.10.
When I move the mouse pointer in the editor to a line of code, there constantly appear huge tool-tips with info I usually do not want to see, hiding the code and making it difficult to move the mouse…

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