C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide

Using SoftBench Debugger
Loading or Rerunning an Executable Program
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Loading or Rerunning an Executable
Program
When you start SoftBench Debugger by selecting a target in the main
SoftBench window, then selecting the "Debug" icon, SoftBench Debugger
automatically loads the correct executable file.
To load an executable program into SoftBench Debugger when you are
already in SoftBench Debugger, choose "File: Load Executable…". (If
SoftBench Debugger already has an executable loaded, you must first
unload it by choosing "File: Unload Executable".) A dialog box lets
you specify the executable to load and the environment in which you
want to run the program. See “Specifying the Runtime Environment” on
page 165.
To restart an already-loaded executable program using the same
runtime environment, choose "File: Rerun". To restart the program and
specify a new runtime environment, choose "File: Rerun…".
See “Debugging After a Program Fails (Core Dump)” on page 217 for
information on loading and debugging a core file.
Specifying the Runtime Environment
Ordinarily, the program runs using the default runtime environment.
You can specify the runtime environment in the main SoftBench window
by choosing "Target: Modify Properties…". The "Execution/Debug
Properties" tab of the resulting dialog box lets you set program
arguments, I/O redirection, and the working directory. The "Runtime
Variables" tab lets you set the program's environment variables. In
SoftBench Debugger, choose "Options: Default Load/Rerun
Settings…". Both the SoftBench main window and SoftBench Debugger
store the runtime environment information for your project targets in
the same place.
When you load or rerun an executable, SoftBench Debugger starts the
program and pauses at the automatically-created breakpoint on the first
line of your main() procedure. It's important to realize that your
program is already running at this point, so it's too late to specify
program arguments, I/O redirection, and environment variables.
SoftBench Debugger provides several ways to run your program that let
you control settings before SoftBench Debugger starts your program.