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Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #648967]

Sun, 16 January 2011 16:55

Eclipse User

I have run into a rather weird bug: whatever I try to do, the "Run" menu is always empty in the C/C++ Perspective. Run and Debug toolbar items are also all missing. I can program and compile fine and even execute the files I have made by manually browsing to them and running them, but I cannot do so within Eclipse because I do not see any way of doing so.

I know the options are missing, but I do not know why. I am using the latest version of CDT (Dev Tools and Dev Tools SDK 7.0.1) and Eclipse running on Windows 7 x64 with the latest version of MinGW and MSYS.

The Workspace error log does not seem to be helpful and the build console does not output any error message. The executable is properly detected and listed in the project's "Binaries" node, but double-clicking brings up a not too helpful text viewer that tries to parse the EXE.

Am I missing something blindingly obvious?

[Updated on: Sun, 16 January 2011 16:56] by Moderator

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #649209 is a reply to message #648967]

Tue, 18 January 2011 03:31

Eclipse User

Perhaps you deactivated the menu by accident. Right click on the toolbar and select "Customize perspective". There you can choose which menus and toolbars are shown.

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #649303 is a reply to message #648967]

Tue, 18 January 2011 11:34

Eclipse User

Tried that, but the menu items or toolbar buttons aren't even there.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled CDT to no avail. Are there further steps towards fully uninstalling?

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #650435 is a reply to message #648967]

Mon, 24 January 2011 15:36

Eclipse User

Well it would appear my entire install had been corrupted by CDT, since I couldn't find any Run button no matter the perspective and language, so I've wiped it and now I have the Run button again.

Let's just hope CDT will work this time around...

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #1228659 is a reply to message #649303]

Tue, 07 January 2014 13:31

Eclipse User

I had a similar problem with next to nothing on the Run menu, and missing debug toolbar. Try this: if when you go to "Window>Customize Perspective" you don't see the Debug Tools bar at all, try the Command Groups Availability tab. Alternatively, short of a complete reinstall, try reseting the perspective.

It also helped to realize different persepctives show different buttons (and menus?) Apparently 'customize perspective' customizes the active one.

David

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #1697841 is a reply to message #648967]

Mon, 08 June 2015 16:02

Eclipse User

I had a similar problem. I could still reach the debug perspective by opening the perspective with the "Open Perspective" button in the top right corner. When I returned to the C/C++ Application perspective, the run and debug options had returned.

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #1711818 is a reply to message #1697841]

Mon, 19 October 2015 18:01

Eclipse User

That did it for me, too. It was enough to open the Debug perspective (which popped up a dialog box asking me to agree to enable debugging support). After that, the Run and Debug toolbars are available and visible.

Re: Missing "Run" Menu/Toolbar [message #1711990 is a reply to message #1711818]

Tue, 20 October 2015 11:17

Eclipse User

Did you try to add a run/debug launch configuration? Use the drop down menu using the little arrow next to the Debug and Run icons and select Run/Debug Configurations. Either arrow will do; the same configuration is used for both. They can also be reached by Project ==> Properties ==> Run/Debug Settings where you can edit the ones there or create a new one.

More info here:
http://help.eclipse.org/mars/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc%2Ftasks%2Fcdt_o_run_config.htm&cp=71_4_0_0

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