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| Debug preferences |
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| The following preferences can be set using the |
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| <b>Run/Debug</b></a> preference page. |
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| <p> Option </p> |
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| <th> |
| <p> Description </p> |
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| <p> Default </p> |
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| <p> Build (if required) before launching </p> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> If the workspace requires building, an incremental build will be performed |
| prior to launching an application. </p> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> On </p> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> Remove terminated launches when a new launch is created </p> |
| </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> When an application is launched, all terminated applications in the |
| Debug view are automatically cleared. </p> |
| </td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> On</p> |
| </td> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> Reuse editor when displaying source code </p> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> The debugger displays source code in an editor when stepping through |
| an application. When this option is on, the debugger will reuse the editor |
| that it opened to display source from different source files. This prevents |
| the debugger from opening an excessive number of editors. When this option |
| is off, the debugger will open a new editor for each source file that |
| needs to be displayed. </p> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> On </p> |
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| <tr> |
| <td align="left" valign="top">Activate the workbench when when a breakpoint |
| is hit</td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top">This option brings attention to the debugger |
| when a breakpoint is encountered, by activating the associated window. The |
| visual result varies from platform to platform. For example, on Windows, |
| the associated window's title bar will flash.</td> |
| <td align="left" valign="top">On</td> |
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| <p> Save dirty editors before launching </p> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> This option controls whether the user will be prompted to save any dirty |
| editors before an application is launched. The allowable settings are: |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> Never - when this option is selected, the user is never prompted |
| to save dirty editors, and editors are not automatically saved. </li> |
| <li> Prompt - when this option is selected, the user is prompted to save |
| dirty editors before launching an application. </li> |
| <li> Auto-save - when this option is selected, any dirty editors are automatically |
| saved before launching (and the user is not prompted). </li> |
| </ul> |
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| <td align="left" valign="top"> |
| <p> Prompt </p> |
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| <a href="../concepts/concepts-10.htm">Debugger</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/clocdbug.htm">Local Debugging</a><br> |
| <a href="../concepts/cremdbug.htm">Remote Debugging</a> |
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| <img src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related Tasks" border="0" > |
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| <a href="../tasks/tasks-9.htm">Changing Debugger Launch Options</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-133.htm">Preparing to Debug</a><br> |
| <a href="../tasks/tasks-126.htm">Running and Debugging</a> |
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