How to stop GDB from executing “break main” by default in Eclipse?

Question

I\'m working on a C project with Eclipse and MinGW. When running a debug build of this project, gdb always breaks on entering main(). I can see why this could b

Answer 1

Make sure you are in the c++ perspective, then go to menu Run -> Debug Configurations. Make sure your application is chosen in the left pane, press the Debugger tab, and uncheck Stop on startup at: checkbox.

EDIT: you can see a screen-shot here: Method/Function Breakpoints in Eclipse CDT