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Re: [cdt-dev] Problem debugging CDT

> On Friday 04 August 2006 15:35, Corey Ashford wrote:
> > I'm currently trying to understand how debug / launch configurations are
> > built in the CDT and having a problem with debugging - my entire
> > X-windows session locks up.  All the windows are locked, down.. I can't
> > move anything, type anything, or click anything.  However, it appears
> > the windows still update.
> > ...
> > Any ideas as to what I may be running into here?  Any work-arounds?  Am
> > I doing something wrong in the steps above?
>
> My guess is that you stop while inside the X11 event loop. If you stop there X > can not react to any other events and the session is "frozen". What you would
> need is to run the debugger (IDE) in a different X environment than the
> debugee (IDE).
>
> The easiest way would be to run the debugee in another machine (vmware would
> do). But I have no idea how to do remote Java debugging with eclipse :-(
>
> However it may be a starting point for you to search :-)
> Good luck!

Well, that does appear to be the problem, and I found a work around. I set my debug configuration for the CDT to use a different X display (My Hummingbird Exceed session), and keep the Debugging Eclipse session in VNC. I am able to debug now. Thanks a bunch!

- Corey



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