[cdt-debug-dev] Can CDT use the windowsToolkit (WinDbg) debugger

[Hasse Hellberg <hasse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello cdt-debug-dev,

I really like to use the Windows Toolkit (WinDbg) debugger.
Make it work like the default GDB debugger for CDT projects!

I'm also kind of new to how the default Eclipse debugger actually works.
I have gathered some information trough Eclipse newsgroup and mailing 
list and there are talks about doing this. Nothing really final doe as I could 
see. Probably my knowledge of the technical detail are to thin to interpret 
all the discussions in the right way.

If you feel you have information about this or even better, you are also
trying this approach! - Please respond and let me know what to expect :

Here are some of my initial tactics pursuing the goal of WinDbg implementation.
- The main problem seems to be the MI interface Eclipse CDT use. 
I think like this: (I'm starting from scratch) (correct me if I'm wrong)

I need some form of converter to make WinDbg talk and listen. 
This can be because default implementation provided by for the
debugger is based on GDB/MI. - And WinDbg  can not talk/listen to
that.

The plugin org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core
can be used as a template and adding the "converter code" here is a
good idea.

Any insight and starting points is greatly appreciated!
//Thanks Thomas!


Thanks in advance.

Sincerely yours,

Hasse