Debugging with Eclipse CDT

Question

Hi,
I've successfully configured the CDT to point to Flascc toolchain and it actually produces a 3.0 MB air executable (yay). (Though I don't know how to replase O3 switch with -O4 switch and also don't know how to change the name of the output file to Out.swf in case of -emit-swf. help/hints appreciated)
I tried to configure flascc gdb with CDT (local app debugging) but failed. Can anyone tell how to configure CDT to debug swf files ? Local, attached or remote debugging, anying please ? I am using Mac OSX.

Answer 1

I was once able to get FlasCC gdb working within Eclipse on a Mac.  I'm not sure if that will work with an AIR executable.
These were the rough instructions of how I got debugging setup.  Your mileage may vary and you may need to make some changes based on how your project is setup.
When debugging using FlasCC GDB you need to set an environment variable called FLASCC_GDB_RUNTIME that points to the application to launch the SWF with. This will either be a standalone Flash Player Debugger or a browser that has a Flash Player Debugger plugin.
To set this variable in Eclipse:
Right Click the Project > Properties
C/C++ Build > Environment
Click Add
Name: FLASCC_GDB_RUNTIME
Value: /Users/path/to/runtimes/player/11.1/mac/Flash Player Debugger.app
Next create a new debug configuration:
Click the "Green Bug Button Down Arrow"
Click Debug Configurations...
Create a new "C/C++ Attach to Application" configuration
Set the "C/C++ Application:" field to your SWF using the Browse button
Select the Debugger tab
Change the "GDB debugger:" field to point to the gdb in your alchemy build using the Browse button
Click Debug
Click New...
Select the SWF file
At this point the debugger view should take over and show what appears to be a source not found error. Ignore this error by pressing the green continue button.You should now be broken at main.If you are using Windows you may need to add a path mapping so CDT knows how to map /cygdrive/c/ style paths to native C:/ style paths:
In your Debug Configuration go to the Source tab
Click Add...
Choose Path Mapping and click OK
Click Add
Set the Compilation Path to the Cygwin style path to your source drive (/cygdrive/c/)
Set the Local file system path to the Windows style path to your source drive (C:/)
Note: Recent versions of Eclipse may have broken this workflow, so you may need to try an older build of Eclipse.
Note: Debugging is not supported on projector executables, only on SWFs running in the standalone Flash Player Debugger or in a browser that has the Flash Player Debugger installed.