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Eclipse cdt debugging an executable within a shell script [message #896341]

Wed, 18 July 2012 06:56

Zvi Yehudai

Messages: 3
Registered: July 2012

Junior Member

I recently started using Eclipse CDT on Linux and like it a lot!!!

I am able to find an answer to almost everything.

I am unable to invoke debugger on a simple executable and I need to do it after running a quite big shell script which sets many environment variables.

My question is simply how to do it, so that eventually, I'll be able to invoke the debugger (GDB) where all environment variables are set by some pre-running shell script.

Alternatively, how do setup a script which - as first stage - sets up the environment, and eventually invokes the Eclipse CDT debugger.

Your assistance is much appreciated.

Regards, -Zvika

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Re: Eclipse cdt debugging an executable within a shell script [message #896372 is a reply to message #896341]

Wed, 18 July 2012 08:24

Axel Mueller

Messages: 1973
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You have two possibilities.
1) Adapt your Debug Launch Configuration so it has all the environment variables you need and then start your executable directly
2) Adapt your Debug Launch Configuration so that it calls your shell script.
Here is an example for KDE and konsole:
- Set C/C++ application to "/usr/bin/konsole"
- as argument use

-e "bash -c \"./myshellscript.sh; exec bash\""

(the quotes are important!)

Before you ask
- search this forum
- see the FAQ http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/FAQ
- google

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Re: Eclipse cdt debugging an executable within a shell script [message #897381 is a reply to message #896372]

Mon, 23 July 2012 20:49

Zvi Yehudai

Messages: 3
Registered: July 2012

Junior Member

Hi Axel,

I tried to follow your receipt, and was kind of stuck. Eventually, I was able to do something along your lines which was good enough for me. I'll have to explore more to make this working stable enough.

Thanks for your advice.

-Zvika

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