Specify Valgrind settings for a project
Specify settings for running applications on the Run device that you select for a kit in Projects > Build & Run > Run > Run Settings.
Qt Creator integrates Valgrind code analysis tools for detecting memory leaks and profiling function execution.
To specify Valgrind settings for the current project:
- In the Valgrind Settings section, select Custom.
- Specify Valgrind settings for the project.
- In Valgrind executable, specify the path to the Valgrind executable.
- In Valgrind arguments, specify additional arguments for Valgrind.
- In Detect self-modifying code, select whether to detect self-modifying code and where to detect it: only on stack, everywhere, or everywhere except in file-backend mappings.
Click Restore Global to revert to the global settings.
To specify global Valgrind settings, select Preferences > Analyzer.
See also Configuring Projects, Selecting Options for Memory Analysis, Selecting Profiling Options, and Using Valgrind Code Analysis Tools.
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