Cornelis: You aren't the only one! I always have to pause and look hard at this dialog - and I'm never sure I chose wisely.
This has come up at least once or twice on this list and there may be already be an issue for it in the system. --- Andy Maloney // https://asmaloney.com twitter ~ @asmaloney <https://twitter.com/asmaloney> On Wed, Oct 9, 2019 at 9:29 AM Cornelis Bockemühl <corne...@bockemuehl.ch> wrote: > Hi Tobias, > > This is a "side track" of the initial thread about setup problems of CMake > based projects: I was mentioning the fact that already now the QtCreator > sometimes asks what to do with certain settings that seem to be "changed on > disk" - probably meaning: there are differences between *.user file and > CMakeCache - but I am not really sure. This would be such a dialog that I > am getting from time to time: > > > > And I must admit that so far I had NO CLUE what this dialog really wants > to ask me! Now I have at least a guess: the expression "changed on disk" I > interpret now in the way that it refers to the content of the CMakeCache > file, while "the real project" (compared to which it is "changed") must > then probably be what comes from the *.user file. Next you have that table, > with the columns "Key", "CMake" and "Project". After our discussion I tend > to guess that "CMake" again refers to the CMakeCache, while "Project" > refers to the *.user file. > > So far I had no problems if I just press the right one of two buttons, but > I never had any idea what I am doing with this choice - much less why I am > asked this question. And I must admit that this kind of "stirring in the > fog" feels a bit strange... > > Because: for a "normal human being", ie without being blinded by knowing > too much internal details of either CMake or QtCreator, both mean more or > less the same: If you are working with a CMake based project then obviously > "CMake" is identical with "the project"! > > In other words: I think this dialog would need a bit of reconsideration in > terms of wording! Like: > > - At the top it could be something like "The project has been changed > outside of QtCreator" > > - Headers of the table: change the order of columns 2 and 3, then replace > "Project" by "QtCreator project" and "CMake" by "Changed value" > > - Finally the buttons should then be "Discard external changes" (left) and > "Adapt QtCreator project to changes" (right) > > This assuming that my current understanding which I gained during the > discussions in this thread is correct! > > Best regards, Cornelis > _______________________________________________ > Qt-creator mailing list > Qt-creator@qt-project.org > https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/qt-creator >
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