Debugging CB by itself

[lexis]

I just have tried to start debugging CB. It seems started but it arises the next messege immediately:
"Cannot find resources...
Code::Blocks was configured to be installed in 'bla-bla'...."

What I need to setup to start my built version without a conflict with an installed version?

I try to debug one of latest SVN revisions under Win XP, mingw, gdb 5.2.1.

[Jenna]

Compile the svn-sources you have downloaded by right-clicking on "CodeBlocks.cbp" in the first "src" subdir and chosing "build".
Do the same with "ContribPlugins.workspace" if you also want to debug one of the plugins, or if you want to use one of them during debugging.

The run "update.bat" from the same directory.

Double-click "codeblocks.exe" from the "<C::B_source-root>\src\output" and open the C::B project file you used for compiling.
If it asks to change file-associations for c++-files you should not change actual associations.

That's it.

If you want to debug one of the contrib-plugins, open the "ContribPlugisn.workspace" and additionally open the "Codeblocks.cbp"-file.
To debug a plugin you have to activate the "Code::Blocks"-project and start debugger. If it asks which target to run, chose "src".

You can (of course) place breakpoints into the plugins-sources.

[lexis]

Thanks a lot, it works

It will be handly to add these instructions to a wiki for a newbies like me...

[TDragon]

... gdb 5.2.1.

Make sure you upgrade to GDB 6.3 or later, or you'll run into problems down the road.

[lexis]

Make sure you upgrade to GDB 6.3 or later, or you'll run into problems down the road.

Thanks for the advance.