Original upload date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:30:12 GMT
As from QtCreator 3.2, BMW Car IT adapted the IDE to function as main integration of the coding and debugging process. Required changes on the plugin API as lack of future requirements. The current sy
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stem needed to be tied to a specific Linux version and a customized version of the IDE need to be released each time, This process was time consuming and did every release dependent of been generated in-house.
With the advent of Qt LTS and changes of plugin system on most recent Qt Creator versions, was time to start to foresee the possibility to use a plugin only that can be used by any deployed Qt Creator version in any Linux distribution.
With final developer as the main target user, simplicity on the install and usage process are main priority raising the current technical limitations on our current deployment side, such as:
- Usage of a specific Linux platform against allow the developer use their own distribution
- Adapt the plugin to be used on current available qt-creator releases instead of custom one
- Easy install process on the toolchain and plugin
- Control of external debugging
- Introduce non regular functions the the visual plugin part, like sdk / toolchain package manipulation
- Allow a code completion for the toolchain software
In a solving pattern, some of current Qt solutions are available to use, like qt framework installer to the easy deployment or the new parser system based on clang, but still limited like the necessity of compile the plugins inside a built code of qt-creator, or lack of proper plugin visual interface customization.
The talk will show the current status of the project and how we’re planning to address this unanswered issues.
Helio Chissini de Castro, BMW Car IT
