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Debug Preferences
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Debug preferences
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The following preferences can be set using the Debug Preferences page.
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<p> Option </p>
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<p> Description </p>
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<p> Build (if required) before launching </p>
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<p> If the workspace requires building, an incremental build will be performed
prior to launching an application. </p>
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<p> On </p>
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<p> Remove terminated launches when a new launch is created </p>
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<p> When an application is launched, all terminated applications in the
Debug view are automatically cleared. </p>
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<p> Off </p>
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<p> Reuse editor when displaying source code </p>
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<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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<p> On </p>
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<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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<p> This option controls whether the user will be prompted to save any dirty
editors before an application is launched. The allowable settings are:
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<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>
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<p> Prompt </p>
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<p> Default perspective for Debug </p>
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<p> This setting controls the perspective that is switched to when an application
is launched in debug mode. By default, each launch configuration inherits
this setting. However, a launch configuration may also override this setting
by specifying an explicit perspective in the Common tab. </p>
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<p> Debug perspective </p>
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<p> Default perspective for Run </p>
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<p> This setting controls the perspective that is switched to when an application
is launched in run mode. By default, each launch configuration inherits
this setting. However, a launch configuration may also override this setting
by specifying an explicit perspective in the Common tab. </p>
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<p> No perspective change </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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<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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