Running Valgrind Tools on External Applications

Qt Creator integrates Valgrind code analysis tools for detecting memory leaks and profiling function execution.

To run the Valgrind tools to analyze external applications for which you do not have a Qt Creator project:

  1. Select Analyze > Valgrind Memory Analyzer (External Remote Application) or Valgrind Function Profiler (External Remote Application).

    "Start Analyzer dialog"

  2. Specify the application to run and analyze, and the kit to use.