Debug view

The Debug view shows the target information in a tree hierarchy shown below with a sample of the possible icons:

Session item Description Icons
Launch instance Launch configuration name and launch type Icon: Debug executable Icon: Run executable
Debugger instance Debugger name and state Icon: Debugger
Thread instance Thread number and state Icon: Thread; suspended Icon: Thread; running Icon: Thread; stopped
Stack frame instance Stack frame number, function, file name, and file line number Icon: Stackframe Icon: Stack frame; running

The number beside the thread label is a reference counter, not a thread identification number (TID).

The CDT displays stack frames as child elements. It displays the reason for the suspension beside the thread, (such as end of stepping range, breakpoint hit, and signal received). When a program exits, the exit code is displayed.

In addition to controlling the individual stepping of your programs, you can also control the debug session. You can perform actions such as terminating the session and stopping the program by using the debug launch controls available from Debug view.

Action Icon Description
Terminate Ends the selected debug session and/or process. The impact of this action depends on the type of the item selected in the Debug view.
Disconnect Detaches the debugger from the selected process (useful for debugging attached processes)
Remove All Terminated Clears all terminated processes in Debug view
Terminate and Remove Ends the selected debug session and removes it from Debug view
Relaunch Starts a new debug session for the selected process
Terminate All Ends all active debug sessions in Debug view

Related concepts
Debug overview
Debug information

Related tasks
Debugging

Related reference
Run and Debug dialog box

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