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RE: [cdt-dev] CDT Debugging on Windows using Microsoft debugger


Done.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schaefer, Doug [mailto:Doug.Schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:13 PM
> To: mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx; CDT General developers list.
> Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] CDT Debugging on Windows using Microsoft
> debugger
> 
> In all seriousness. Yes.
> 
> We get a small but continuous stream of requests to support the
> Microsoft C++ toolchain in Eclipse. There is also a commercial bent to
> it, customers that use the CDT for supported platforms who also do work
> on Windows and want to use the same IDE with the high quality Microsoft
> compiler (and I have personally met such paying customers of Eclipse
> vendors).
> 
> Unfortunately, the barrier appears to be too high to justify the
> investment. If Microsoft was willing to lower that barrier, by
> providing
> a supported API for debug integration with the CDT we could then find
> contributors to invest in this. I think it's a win-win by enabling C++
> developers to continue to target Microsoft platforms while working in
> Eclipse.
> 
> Doug.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mike Milinkovich
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:53 PM
> To: 'CDT General developers list.'
> Subject: RE: [cdt-dev] CDT Debugging on Windows using Microsoft
> debugger
> 
> So in all seriousness, do you want me to ask Sam what Microsoft's
> position would be on helping CDT enable this support?
> 
> Mike Milinkovich
> Office: +1.613.224.9461 x228
> Mobile: +1.613.220.3223
> mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:cdt-dev-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Pawel Piech
> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:56 PM
> > To: CDT General developers list.
> > Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] CDT Debugging on Windows using Microsoft
> > debugger
> >
> > I know that the TCF component in the DSDP/TM project has an agent
> > prototype for Windows, but it's of very limited functionality.  I
> > think the main roadblock to good MS debugger support is the MSVC
> debug
> 
> > symbol data format.  I actually chatted with an MSVC engineer at
> > EclipseCon this year and asked him about this issue.  It seems that
> > the general debugging interface is an API that belongs to the Windows
> > group, and there are strict (read court ordered) publishing
> > requirements for this API.  However the debug symbol files generated
> > by the MSVC compiler/linker are consumed only by the MSVC debugger
> > only and are internal to the MSVC group.  I'm sure that there would
> be
> 
> > a lot of technical and political challenges to making this format
> > open, but you can always ask... I think it was asksam@xxxxxxxxxxx :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Pawel
> >
> > Pavel Krupets wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > As I understand there is no support for Microsoft debugger. Is it
> > based on some political/legal reasons? Patents?
> > > I am willing to commit my time and skills to add support for this
> > debugger and if someone is working on this I am willing to help, if
> > not I am willing to start this project (want to be dead sure before
> > starting it, I'd rather help working on existing project).
> > >
> > > With regards,
> > > Pavel Krupets
> > >
> > >
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