RE: [cdt-dev] Re: automatic detection of .launch files

[Marc Khouzam <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Black
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:53 PM
> To: CDT General developers list.
> Subject: Re: [cdt-dev] Re: automatic detection of .launch files
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> I'm glad to see there's been some mutual education here, so I 
> don't feel like a leech! The .launch files go to 
> <workspace>/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launche
> s/ if you specify "Save as" "Local file" on the Common tab of 
> the Debug Configurations dialog. If you choose "Shared file" 
> you can choose a project-relative location. 

Cool.  There is always more to learn with eclipse :-)

> I didn't know about the launch filters.. Indeed, my launch 
> file is shown when I turn off "Filter Deleted/Unavailable 
> Projects". When I select it, the error msg at the top of the 
> dialog says "[Main]: Project does not exist". This is a bit 
> perplexing, because I have every indication that the 
> enclosing project does in fact exist. I'll play around with 
> the settings and see if there's something that brings it back to life.
> 
> On a related topic, when I select another debug configuration 
> (one that I could run but not debug), the error msg at the 
> top of the dialog says "[Main]: Program is not a recognized 
> executable." Would I get this error if I had built the 
> executable without debug information?

I don't think so.  I tried it and it didn't complain.

Marc

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> T
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> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Marc Khouzam 
> <marc.khouzam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> 	Did you check the launch filter?
> 	In your launch config window, there are 5 icons to 
> create, copy, delete, compress and filter.
> 	Check the filter one and see if it makes your 
> configurations show up.
> 	 
> 	I didn't know you could create your own launches in 
> your project.
> 	All my launches are stored under
> 	<workspace>/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches/
> 
> 
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> 		From: cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:cdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Black
> 		Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:02 PM
> 		To: CDT General developers list.
> 		Subject: [cdt-dev] Re: automatic detection of 
> .launch files
> 		
> 		
> 		An interesting data point is that when I open 
> the Debug Configurations.. dialog, the .launch is not shown 
> in Debug Configurations... dialog under C/C++ Application. 
> However, if I create a new one and type in a name identical 
> to the basename of the existing .launch file, I get the "A 
> configuration with this name already exists" error. So it at 
> least recognizes my .launch file. Could there be some problem 
> with the .launch file? Like I said, I haven't manually modified it...
> 		
> 		I can create a new Debug Configuration with a 
> different name and duplicate settings, and this one seems to 
> be recognized and work. I'd still like to figure out why this 
> happens from time to time, and if there's a better solution 
> than recreating it...
> 		
> 		Thanks,
> 		T
> 		
> 		
> 		On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Tim Black 
> <timblaktu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 		
> 
> 			I use shared .launch files and 
> typically have many of them within a single eclipse project, 
> located alongside the executable they correspond to. I keep 
> these in an SVN repo along with the rest of the project 
> files. The idea is that user can just check out an SVN 
> metaproject, build, and immediately "Debug as..." without 
> having to tweak anything. Most of the time, eclipse seems to 
> correctly detect the .launch files and populate the Debug 
> Configurations... dialog accordingly. Sometimes, however, it 
> gets in a state where it doesn't recognize a .launch file. I 
> don't move the .launch files around or manually edit them. 
> Can anyone shed any light on what might cause this behavior? 
> Any insight on how/when Eclipse CDT detects these files would 
> be useful.
> 			Thanks,
> 			Tim
> 			
> 
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