From 378c41390351b6b4713719cd73112971d9e50e30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Till Frankenbach Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:13:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Remove `make -jX` step in qtcreator instructions This step is no longer necessary. --- docs/developers_guide/qtcreator.rst | 24 ------------------------ 1 file changed, 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/developers_guide/qtcreator.rst b/docs/developers_guide/qtcreator.rst index ce941fe79fe..3ce350a0690 100644 --- a/docs/developers_guide/qtcreator.rst +++ b/docs/developers_guide/qtcreator.rst @@ -104,30 +104,6 @@ you may want to enable more features such as: Press :guilabel:`Apply Configuration Changes`. -By default, Qt Creator uses all the CPU cores available to speed the build with -maximum parallelization. To avoid that your computer freezes, you should specify a -smaller number of cores. Under the :guilabel:`Build Steps` section: - -#. Press the :menuselection:`Add build step -->` menu and select - :guilabel:`Custom Process Step` -#. Fill the new form as follows: - - * :guilabel:`Command`: ``make`` - * :guilabel:`Arguments`: ``-j4`` to use 4 cores (setting depends on your device) - * :guilabel:`Working directory`: ``%{buildDir}`` - -.. image:: img/customProcess.png - -.. note:: - - Also, if you want to reduce your build times, you can do it with ``ninja``, an - alternative to ``make`` with similar build options. You'd need to set it as - the :guilabel:`CMake generator`: - - #. Open :menuselection:`Tools --> Options --> Build & Run --> Kits` - #. Select the :guilabel:`Desktop (default)` kit entry, displaying its properties - #. Press :guilabel:`Change...` next to :guilabel:`CMake generator` - You are now ready to build. Press the |build| :sup:`Build` button at the left bottom of the dialog (or :kbd:`Ctrl+B`) to launch the project build! Qt Creator will begin compiling and this may take some time the first time, depending on your