PostgreSQL code is a lot about of macros, which hard to track. Qt Creator
allows going to macros declaration on Ctrl+Click.
Initial configuration is extremely simple, just set tab width as 4 symbols.
The PostgreSQL code standard defines tab width as 4 symbols and uses a mix of
tabs and spaces. It is awful. For example, the definition of a pointer is
aligned with 3 spaces:
Now disallow Qt Creator to substitute tab with whitespaces while edit. Go to
Tools->Options...->C++ and create a new settings.
Choose mixed for Tab policy, set Tab width to 4 and choose Align continuation
lines With Regular Indent.
The next step is to import project. Follow
New File or Project->Import Project->Import Existing Project, specify project
name and location, and add to filters .sql, .sgml, and *.control. Qt Creator
adds project files:
# Qt Creator files
postgresql.config
postgresql.creator
postgresql.files
postgresql.includes
*.autosave
*.creator.user # Stores per-project user settings
You do not want these files to be committed into repository either excluded with
.gitignore file since they are specific to a particular workflow. Thus, the best
approach is to add these files to .git/info/exclude file. This file has the
same format as any .gitignore.
Ok, you are ready to work with PostgreSQL.
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