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Title: Is there a C::B command line option support loading a specific plugin
Post by: ollydbg on December 27, 2009, 03:52:19 am
I'm debugging C::B in C::B, but it seems by default, it will cause several seconds( more than 30 second ) to let the gdb.exe load the debugee.

I suspect there are too many plugins(compiler, debugger, astyle....)

I found that there is an option to "Disable the whole plugin" command line option, but that not my choice.
I would like to only load one plugin such as "Code Completion plugin".

Can someone help me? thanks.
Title: Re: Is there a C::B command line option support loading a specific plugin
Post by: MortenMacFly on December 27, 2009, 12:36:54 pm
Quote from: ollydbg on December 27, 2009, 03:52:19 am
Can someone help me? thanks.
You have several options, pick one:
- Disable all plugins other that CC via the settings. This is persistent accross C::B sessions.
- Simply move all non-required libs out of the plugins folder (a batch file / script can handle that easily) and start C::B.
- Start C::B in safe mode (which disables all plugins) and load the plugins needed as desired.
Title: Re: Is there a C::B command line option support loading a specific plugin
Post by: ollydbg on December 27, 2009, 12:51:00 pm
Quote from: MortenMacFly on December 27, 2009, 12:36:54 pm
- Disable all plugins other that CC via the settings. This is persistent accross C::B sessions.
thanks, I have choose this one, because, the debugger C::B is a portable version, so, only the debugee C::B has the persistent settings.
 :D

By the way, to debug CC plugin, one need to at least enable compiler plugin, if not, it is really hard to let the parser following the include files.

Title: Re: Is there a C::B command line option support loading a specific plugin
Post by: mariocup on December 27, 2009, 01:00:55 pm
Hi ollydbg,

if you invoke C::B the default personality will be used (default.conf) (see right corner of status bar in C::B). If you start C::B with the option -p=<profile_name> then CB stores all settings in <profile_name>.conf. You can configure this profile to disable all unnecessary plugins and store the settings in this profile.
You can even use CB option -p=ask to get a dialog to switch between different profiles.  (See chapter Personalities in http://www.codeblocks.org/docs/main_codeblocks_en.html).

I prefer this solution since it has no persistent effect and it can be used to switch between different configurations easily.

Title: Re: Is there a C::B command line option support loading a specific plugin
Post by: ollydbg on December 29, 2009, 02:48:34 am
Quote from: mariocup on December 27, 2009, 01:00:55 pm
Hi ollydbg,

if you invoke C::B the default personality will be used (default.conf) (see right corner of status bar in C::B). If you start C::B with the option -p=<profile_name> then CB stores all settings in <profile_name>.conf. You can configure this profile to disable all unnecessary plugins and store the settings in this profile.
You can even use CB option -p=ask to get a dialog to switch between different profiles.  (See chapter Personalities in http://www.codeblocks.org/docs/main_codeblocks_en.html).

I prefer this solution since it has no persistent effect and it can be used to switch between different configurations easily.



Thanks, ,this is a really good alternative.
By the way CodeBlocks at the command line (http://www.codeblocks.org/docs/main_codeblocks_en3.html#x3-380001.12), I can't find any text about about "-p=ask", so, this option can be added in the next release of Manual. :D
Title: Re: Is there a C::B command line option support loading a specific plugin
Post by: mariocup on December 29, 2009, 11:30:10 am
Hi,

the manual contains already the info. The option -p is the short option for --personality.

Code
1.10.3  Personalities
....
If you start CodeBlocks from the command line with the additional parameter --personality=ask, a selection box will be displayed for all the available profiles.