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Re: [cdt-dev] Mutiple gdbs on a single launch configuration
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Have you thought about using Launch Groups? This allows you to launch multiple debug sessions at the same time.
Just a thought.
On 28 Nov 2013, at 12:10, Xavier Raynaud <xavier.raynaud@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to have multiple gdbs for a single launch configuration ?
>
> Here is the use-case:
> We have an application deployed on both the host and an embedded device.
> Up to now, we have managed this use-case thanks to the "launch group" feature.
> Therefore, we have defined 3 launch configurations.
> (1) one for the host part (launch config is a standard "C/C++ Application")
> (2) one for the embedded part (launch config is a home-made one, for our embedded device)
> (3) one for the launch group, on charge of starting the two others.
>
> This approach is OK in both "Debug" and "Run" modes.
> (in debug mode, two debuggers are started: a standard gdb on host and an cross-compiled gdb for the embedded part).
> However, it cause a few problems.
> Issue1:
> - Launch configs (1) and (2) cannot be run separately. Since they appears in the launch dialog, it's error-prone.
> Issue2:
> - As soon as we want manage different options, we increase the number of launch config by a multiple of 3.
> Therefore, it becomes quickly a mess when there are a few different launch options to support at the same time.
>
> To fix these two issues, I plan to create a single dedicated launch configuration that manage this use case.
> I'm quite confident that the "Run" mode will be OK.
> However, I'm not sure this approach is compatible with "Debug" mode.
> Oh... by the way, I'm using dsf.
>
> Any clue about that ?
>
> Xavier Raynaud
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