Creating a Launch Configuration

To run or debug a project you need a launch configuration. A project must have at least one launch configuration, and can have as many as necessary. When run on an emulator project the wizard simply creates an emulator launch configuration and launches the emulator. When running a device project for the first time the New Launch Configuration Wizard seeks additional information required to create the launch configuration, then downloads the executable to the device and launches it. Once the emulator or device are loaded with the executable, the debug session can commence.

There are two methods for setting up a launch configuration, including:

Creating a Default Launch Configuration

NOTE Carbide only creates a new default launch configuration when it cannot find one in the project. If the project already contains a launch configuration, Carbide launches that instead.

NOTE To see if a project already has a launch configuration, open a Run or Debug window using the Run > Run As or Run > Debug As menu items.

In the event that the default launch configuration settings must be changed, edit them in the Debug window, or simply create a new launch configuration for the project that deviates from the default settings.

Creating a Custom Launch Configuration

  1. Open the Run or Debug launch configuration window
    • Select the Run> Run As or Run > Debug As menu item

      The appropriate Run or Debug launch configuration window appears (Figure 1).

    Undefined launch configuration

    Figure 1 - Initial blank Debug launch configuration window

  2. Select a type of launch configuration (for example, Symbian OS Emulation), then click the New launch configuration icon to create a new configuration of that type.

    A new configuration appears in the configuration list under the appropriate section using the project name and target to create the configuration name.

    NOTE Project information is used to fill in the Project and Process to launch text boxes by default when you click New. You should not have to edit these for a normal run/debug project. If a bld.inf has multiple MMP files listed, then the first executable in the list is used to fill in the executable field. Therefore, for projects with multiple MMPs you may need to change the executable field.

  3. New launch configuration

    Figure 2 - New launch configuration with name and settings filled in (emulator)

  4. View the information to define the project and executable

    Modify or fill in the following fields in the Main tab so the IDE can setup the configuration properly each time. Typically when creating a new executable from a project that has successfully linked, the fields will be auto-populated and do not need to be modified. The important fields here are:

    • Name - This is a unique name to identify this debug launch configuration. It can be any name.
    • Project - The project to associate with this debug launch configuration. Click Browse to select a different project.
    • Process to launch - This is the name of the executable that is linked to the project.
  5. Modify settings in the other Carbide tabs to customize the launch configuration for the project

    To debug something outside of the workspace, be sure to import the binary into the Executables view.

  6. Click Debug

    The IDE launches the executable. If the launch configuration is set to change perspective, it switches to the specified perspective.

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