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RE: [cdt-dev] Eclipse CDT generated C++ binary works outsideEclipse and not in it!

If gdb isn't in your path, you need to specify the direct path gdb in
the debug tab of the launch configuration. The MinGW debug integration
tries to do this automatically. That's why it works.

Cheers,
Doug 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abhimenon
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 4:59 AM
> To: cdt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Eclipse CDT generated C++ binary works 
> outsideEclipse and not in it!
> 
> 
> Guess what... This works just fine when I used MinGW instead 
> of Cygwin Although it must be noted that I had to download 
> gdb for MinGW separately
> 
> After which in the Debugger section I chose MinGW gdb, which 
> was also pointing to the correct location.
> 
> 
> abhimenon wrote:
> > 
> > So as I mentioned in my post before,
> > Under
> > Debug->Open Debug Dialog->Debugger(tab)->Debugger
> > I have the 4 options I mentioned before. Which one should I choose?
> > 1.Cygwin gdb debugger
> > 2.gdb debugger
> > 3. gdb/mi
> > 4.gdbserver debugger
> > ?
> > 
> > Thanks..
> > 
> > 
> > subs-6 wrote:
> >> 
> >> this is normally because it can't find 'gdb'. You need to edit the 
> >> name of the debugger in the debug configuration dialog.
> >> 
> >> abhimenon wrote:
> >>> Eclipse CDT 3.3.2 on Windows Vista; Cygwin installed with 
> g++, make, 
> >>> pdb.
> >>> I created a simple C++ project that prints out "hello world". It 
> >>> compiles fine and generates a binary. When I try to debug or run 
> >>> this binary from the Eclipse IDE I get the error "Exec Error: 
> >>> Launching failed". When I double click on the binary 
> through Windows 
> >>> explorer it runs fine.
> >>> I checked my configurations for the executable, in there under 
> >>> Debugger I have the following options Cygwin gdb debugger gdb 
> >>> debugger gdb/mi gdbserver debugger
> >>> 
> >>> I tried all four and get the same negative results with each.
> >>> 
> >>> What is going on? is it a problem with pdb / eclipse / cygwin
> >>> 
> >>> help!
> >>> 
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> abhimenon
> >> 
> >> 
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