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System: M1 mac with 16G of memory, OS Ventura.

My large application with codelite builds fine with g++ and comes up and runs. There are features that don't work correctly, so I need a debugger. When I try to start either lldb or gdg either something flashes on the monitor and stops or simply just does nothing. Codelite has worked well for me for 13 years. I hope someone has a similar problem. My only choice now is to use lldb from the command line, and this is difficult for me.

I changed debuggers frequently tried to acquire an older version of codelite, asked for help on ther codelite forums and got no response.

user20940451
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CodeLite no longer supports lldb directly (on all platforms). It has moved to use the new DAP (Debug Adapter Protocol) method of debugging code.

  • On macOS, you should install lldb-vscode via brew:
brew install llvm

  • In CodeLite make sure that the DebugAdapterClient plugin is loaded: Plugins -> Manage...

  • Force a new scan: Settings -> Debug Adapter Client and CodeLite should detect the new debugger

  • In your project, change the debugger to lldb-vscode

You can read more about DAP integration here: https://docs.codelite.org/plugins/dap/

Eran
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  • I followed the instructions for installing llvm but the "Debug Adapter Client" does not appear in the list of available plugins. – user20940451 Jan 07 '23 at 04:52
  • which CodeLite version are you using? – Eran Jan 10 '23 at 06:11
  • I am using codelite version 16.0.0 built from brew. It is indicated by brew be to the most recent version. Even without being able to run the plugin DebugAdapterClient, if I set the debugger to '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/llvm/15.0.6/bin/lldb-vscode', a single window appears with tabs "Locals" "Watches", ... – user20940451 Jan 10 '23 at 07:06
  • The more recent version is 17.0.0 in brew. Can you try it? https://docs.codelite.org/downloads/download/#macos – Eran Jan 11 '23 at 08:10
  • I cannot install codelite 17.0.0 with brew, only 16.0.0. Is there a direct download you have available. – user20940451 Jan 11 '23 at 22:38
  • I found codelite 17.0.0, and it does not run on an M1 mac. It comes up and crashes in a few seconds. – user20940451 Jan 12 '23 at 05:43
  • You should use `brew` (it installs other dependencies as well). What is not working for you from this document: https://docs.codelite.org/downloads/download/#macos ? – Eran Jan 13 '23 at 09:08
  • This all I get when I set a breakpoint and start debugging. – user20940451 Jan 14 '23 at 22:17
  • Hit return too quickly.Working directory is set to: /Volumes/HermesSSD/DiscreteMathCalculatorProject-current/build-Debug Executing: /tmp/codelite-exec.sh /Volumes/HermesSSD/DiscreteMathCalculatorProject-current/build-Debug/DiscreteMathCalculatorProject.app Hit any key to continue... – user20940451 Jan 14 '23 at 22:18
  • Codelite17.0.0 crashes frequently on my M1 mac. I have had to go back to 16.0.0. Has anyone else had this problem? – user20940451 Jan 16 '23 at 03:48
  • I appreciate your efforts, but the problem may be the Apple Silicon (M1) mac processor. I will move my project to Xcode. Thanks again. – user20940451 Jan 16 '23 at 19:54