QtCreator debug pause stop at code not assembly

Question

How can I configure QtCreator so that when I'm debugging and I press pause it would show the code it is currently processing (now it shows assembly). Couldn't find an answer anywhere about this.

I am using Windows 7.

Answer 1

I have this problem with Qt Creator 4.2.2 in Ubuntu 16.04. One of the steps can solve your problem:

1. Try to swith compile mode in the left corner to Debug mode
2. Try to switch off option Debug->Operate by instruction, when you debugging. But it doesn't work for me.
3. Try to switch option Tools->Debugger->Set breakpoint using full absolute path.
4. Try to add your Qt Src path in window Source Path Mapping (Tools->Debugger->Add Qt sources)
5. Use only ASCII symbols in your 'project' and 'build' directory paths.

After step 5, there was magic and gdb sucess work in src mode.

Answer 2

It might not have the sources for the code it is currently executing. It could be in a system DLL, for instance. If you look at the stack trace, you might find a function that it has the source for, but this is not guaranteed -- it could be in a thread for which no source is available at all.