Debug external console program using Eclipse

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How can I use Eclipse to debug a (C/C++) console program running external from Eclipse? I'd like to click the Debug button to launch the external console (Cygwin shell in Windows; or Terminal in OS X) and break in main().

Mahesh · Answer 1 · 2011-01-09T02:13:58.800

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If an alternative is fine, xxgdb should do most of what you need. And gdb, if you intend work from terminal. refer this article

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answered Jan 09 '11 at 02:08

Mahesh

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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You can attach your debug session to an external application:

Is it possible to attach a debugging session to a running program in eclipse CDT

Greetings

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answered Jan 09 '11 at 03:29

xlarsx

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 12 '11 at 07:30

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LiveOutput.com

Not sure if this helps, but you can log messages to this website in a few lines of code (if your program has internet access). Its like a cloud based console.

answered Jul 12 '11 at 07:30

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Debug external console program using Eclipse

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