I'm writing a netscape iplanet plugin (on solaris/C using eclipse) which is basically a shared object with specific entry points, and I'd like to be able to debug the shared object with eclipse's debugger (gdb). I remember doing something similar in AIX where you could make xldb attach to a running process. Is it possible to get eclipse to run gdb to attach to a running binary? And should I expect grief because I want to debug a dynamically loaded piece of code?
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Did you try stackoverflow.com/questions/655853/…?lothar– lothar2009-04-16 20:19:37 +00:00Commented Apr 16, 2009 at 20:19
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Yes it is. You need to go to the Lauch Configuration Dialog and select "C++ Attach to ...". Depending on your Eclipse version there may be only one or more "C++ Attach to ..." variants available.
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I use Eclipse CDT for HP/UX remote environment. I'm not sure whether it will work for you:
have your app running on unix
go to Run / Debug Configurations / C/C++ Attach to Remote
click Debug and a list of processess will be shown
select the process you want to debug.
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Hassaan
In step #1, how can I make sure the app doesn't run past the point I want to debug? (on HP-UX)
AAB
Hi, can you specify which plugin you are using? I am not able to find any option under Debug Configurations for C++ Attach To Remote I have C++ Remote Application.
AAB
@Hassaan hi you can write int x = 1; while(x) { sleep(1000);} this will make sure code stops at someplace. If the symbol files are loaded and mapped then any breakpoints you set after will be hit and work like a charm.