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- Specify build and run settings
- Qt Creator 20.0.0

Specify Clang tools settings ◦ Specify clangd settings

# Specify build and run settings

To override the build and run settings for the current project:

1. Go to Projects > Project Settings > Building and Running.

2. Clear Use global settings.
3. Specify build and run settings for the project.

Your choices override some of the values you set in Preferences > Build & Run > General.

Setting | Value
--- | ---
Add linker library search paths to run environment | Ensures that library paths used during linking are also available when running the application.
Create suitable run configurations automatically | Automatically generates run configurations based on the current build settings.
Start build processes with low priority | Launches build processes with a lower priority.
Warn against build directories with spaces or non-ASCII characters | Displays warnings if the build directory contains spaces or non-standard characters that may cause issues.
Default for "Run in terminal" | Specifies whether applications should run in a terminal by default.
Keep run configurations in sync | Specifies whether adding, removing, or editing a run configuration in one build configuration should update other build configurations accordingly.
Time to wait before force-stopping applications | Specifies the number of seconds to wait between a soft kill and a hard kill of a running application.

Select Restore Global to revert to the global settings.

See also Build and Run.