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I've just installed kdevelop 4.1 , then created a normal hello world , build is ok but when i press execute it gives me (no valid executable specified) any idea ?

Ismail Marmoush
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Meh, the launch configuration - our biggest usability problem...

  1. Go to Run -> Configure Launches
  2. select your project to the left
  3. hit the "+" button
  4. to the right, select your project target
  5. optionally add a build dependency (again, select e.g. your target).

that should be it.

/me really wants to rewrite this dialog...

milianw
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  • That doesn't really help me. In particular, from my view a compiler *produces* an executable, what exactly am I pointing it at? The execute I want it to create? It displays an error about not being able to find the executable. So if not that, then what? – Fred Aug 25 '15 at 06:52
  • @Fred: KDevelop is not a compiler, it does not produce any executable. Your toolchain, i.e. make files, probably generated by CMake or QMake, run a compiler which then produce an executable. KDevelop just runs make and tries to find targets which you can use in the dialog here. I suggest you understand your toolchain first. – milianw Aug 25 '15 at 11:27
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After following the steps provided by milianw. In case it doesn't work, follow this steps:

  1. Go to Run >> Current Launch Configuration
  2. choose the current file name you are trying to compile.
slfan
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