Debugging on the Target

If you are expecting a really long and complex answer to How do I debug code running on the Target?, then you are going to be very disappointed. Qt Creator makes it incredibly easy. Are you ready?

To debug your code on the Target, simply make sure you have selected the Target build profile, then click the Debug icon () in the left toolbar.

Troubleshooting debugging

While developing this chapter, I ran into a small problem. I kept having issues with Qt Creator connecting to the debug program on the Target. After a few failed attempts, and a complete rebuild of my Target image for other reasons, I found the answer. The Yocto image we started with comes with a firewall installed. The firewall prevented...