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| <div role="main"><h1>Debugging a program</h1> |
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| <p>You must create a debug launch configuration the first time you debug your |
| program.</p> |
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| <p>To create a debug configuration:</p> |
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| <li>In C/C++ Projects view, select a project. |
| </li> |
| <li>Click <strong>Run > Debug</strong>.</li> |
| <li>In the Debug dialog box, select a debug configuration type from the <strong>Configurations</strong> |
| list.</li> |
| <li><p>Click <strong>New</strong>.</p></li> |
| <li>In the <strong>Name</strong> box, type a descriptive name for this debug configuration.</li> |
| <li>In the <strong>Project</strong> box, type the name of the project containing |
| the application you want to debug.</li> |
| <li>In the <strong>C/C++ Application</strong> box, type the name of the executable |
| that you want to run.</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>Debug</strong>.<br><br> |
| <p>The debug perspective is opened and the application window opens on |
| top. The C/C++ editor window is repositioned in the perspective.</p></li> |
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| <p>For more information:</p> |
| <ul><li>To specify the |
| execution arguments an application uses and the working directory for a run |
| configuration, see <a href="cdt_t_run_arg.htm">Specifying execution arguments</a>.</li><li>To set the environment variables |
| and values to use when an application runs, see <a href="cdt_t_run_env.htm"> |
| Setting environment variables</a></li> |
| <li>To select a debugger to use when debugging an application, see |
| <a href="cdt_t_run_dbg.htm">Selecting a debugger</a></li> |
| <li>To specify the location of source files used when debugging a C or C++ |
| application, see <a href="cdt_t_run_source.htm">Specifying the location of |
| source files</a></li> |
| <li>To specify where the run configuration is stored, how you access it and |
| what perspective to open when running an application, see |
| <a href="cdt_t_run_com.htm">Specifying the location of the run configuration</a></li></ul> |
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| <p>To use a debug configuration:</p> |
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| <p>You can reuse a previously created debug launch configuration to debug your |
| program.</p> |
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| <ol> |
| <li>Click <strong>Run > Debug</strong>.</li> |
| <li>In the Debug dialog box, select a debug configuration from the Configurations |
| list.</li> |
| <li>Click <strong>Debug</strong>. </li> |
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| <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> |
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| <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_over_dbg.htm">Debug overview</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_dbg_info.htm">Debug information</a></p> |
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| <a href="cdt_o_debug.htm">Debugging</a></p> |
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| <a href="../reference/cdt_o_run_dbg_pages.htm">Run and Debug dialog box</a></p> |
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