SDK/Setup/Debugging with Simulator

Build an app for Qt Simulator, and run it with Qt Simulator

• Note: MTF apps cannot be built with simulator currently, while Qt apps can be built.
• Microsoft C++ Compiler is required to build apps for Qt Simulator. To meet this requirement, you can install one of the following software:
  • Microsoft Visio C++ 2008 Express Edition (http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2008-Visual-CPP).
  • Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505&displaylang=en). This is for Windows 7 only.

Add Qt Simulator target

• Launch Qt Creator
• Go to Tools->Options->Qt4->Qt Versions
• Click the "+" to add a new "Qt Version"
• In "Version name", provide a name, e.g, "Simulator - MSVC".
• In "qmake location:", browse and select qmake location: <MEEGO_SDK>\Simulator\Qt\msvc2008\bin\qmake.exe. Replace <MEEGO_SDK> with the directory where you installed MeeGo SDK; the default is C:\MeeGoSDK_1.2.
• In "Toolchain:", browse and select "Microsoft Visual C++ Compilers 9.0 (x86)" if you installed "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1", or select "Microsoft Visual C++ Compilers 8.0 (x86)" if you installed "Microsoft Visio C++ 2008 Express Edition".
• Build
• To use the simulator, please refer to http://doc.qt.nokia.com/qtsimulator-1.1/simulator-starting.html for more information. If the simulator cannot be load automatically from Qt Creator, you can launch it once manually by double clicking the icon of "<MEEGO_SDK>\Simulator\Application\simulator.exe" in Explorer.

An alternative approach to add a new "Qt Version" is to use libraries of MinGW. Note, the component "Simulator Qt 4.7.2 - MinGW 4.4" should be installed firstly when installation or maintenance.

• In "Version name", provide a name, e.g, "Simulator - MinGW".
• In "qmake location:", browse and select qmake location: <MEEGO_SDK>\Simulator\Qt\mingw\bin\qmake.exe.
• In "MinGW directory:", browse and select <MEEGO_SDK>\mingw if you installed the component of "Miscellaneous\MinGW".
• If debug is needed furthermore, in Options->Debugger->Gdb, Click the "+" to add a new GDB tool. Browse and select gdb tool: <MEEGO_SDK>\mingw\bin\gdb.exe and then check "MinGW" option.

Install Debugging Tools for Windows

You need to install Debugging Tools for Windows for debugging apps with simulator.

• Launch Qt Creator
• Select Tools->Option->Debugger->Cdb, check 'CDB'
• Click the hyperlink of "Debugging Tools for Windows"

• Download the previous versions of debugging tools for Windows (http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/debuggers/dbg_x86_6.11.1.404.msi)

• If the CDB path had not been configured preperly, click 'Auto Detect' button to set it manually.