Debugging a Carbide.c++ plug-in

In order to launch Carbide.c++ in debug mode you need to create an Eclipse runtime debug configuration. Follow these steps.

  1. Click the Debug icon () in the task bar or right click on a project and choose Debug As > Open Debug Dialog... You should see the Eclipse launch configuration dialog.
  2. Choose Eclipse Application and then click on the New button. A new configuration is created. You should be able to take the default settings which should look like this:


  3. Click Debug and the Carbide.c++ project will launch another instance under debug control. You can set breakpoints in any of the plug-ins you have imported or any sources in the stack crawl during a debug session.


    TIP: Under the Arguments Tab, be sure to add theses VM Arguments for memory management: -Xms40m -Xmx1024m