c++: How to debug a C++ application compiled using the “Microsoft Visual C++” toolchain in eclipse?

Question

I have installed Eclipse CDT and CDT Visual C++ Support (from the Yoxos Marketplace).

This lets me compiled and run a C++ application, however, I cannot debug it.

Answer 1

Please follow this https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=162108

Summary: As of the last comment (Doug Schaefer 2012-03-13 10:49:27 EDT) in this bug it seems there are plans to integrate this but it is not yet working.

Answer 2

As far as I know you can't debug Visual C++ applications using gdb which is only supported by CDT plug-in.

Debugger for Visual C++ toolchain is called CDB and you have to search for the tool that can use it. For sure Visual C++ IDE (even from Express Edition) can be use to debug application that are compiled under Eclipse+CDT. I think that also some nightly builds of CodeBlocks IDE can cooperate with CDB.