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Chapter 3 Remote Debugging in the C and C++ Environment
Running and Debugging Applications in Virtual Machines
YoucanusetheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerto:
 Startanapplicationdebuggingsessioninavirtualmachine.
 Startanapplicationinavirtualmachinewithoutdebugging.
Start an Application Debugging Session in a Virtual Machine
DonotsuspendavirtualmachinewhiletheIntegratedVirtualDebuggerisconnectedtoanapplication.Ifyou
do,theIntegratedVirtualDebuggerdisconnectsfromtheapplication.
To start an application debugging session in a virtual machine
1Youcanstartdebugginginthefollowingways:
 ClickRun>DebugConfigurationsandunderC/C++AttachtoVirtualMachine,choosethe
configuration.
 ClicktheDebugbuttonandchoosetheconfigurationeitherfromthedrop‐downmenu(ifpreviously
debugged)orclicktheDebugbuttonandclickDebugconfiguration.
2Performdebuggingtasksasyouwouldinalocaldebuggingenvironment.
Start an Application in a Virtual Machine Without Debugging
Youcanstartanapplicationwithoutdebugginginanyconfiguredvirtualmachine.
To start an application in a virtual machine without debugging
Beginthesessioninoneofthefollowingways:
 Clickthedrop‐downarrow ontheRunbuttonandchoosetheconfigurationfortheapplicationthatyou
wanttostart.(TheRunmenudoesnotprovideawaytochoosetheconfiguration.)
 IntheRunpage,selecttheconfigurationunderC/C++AttachtoVirtualMachineintheleftpaneandclick
Runintherightpane.
Troubleshooting the C and C++ Environment
BeforeyoutroubleshootanerrormakesurethatyouhavecorrectlyinstalledandconfiguredtheIntegrated
VirtualDebugger.Youmustpoweronavirtualmachinebeforeyoucandebugit.
Debugging Session Fails to Start
Problem
Adebuggingsessionfailstostart.
Causes
Thisproblemhasseveralcauses:
 Thefirewallisturnedonintheguest.
 Thenetworkadapterisdisabled,ornetworkingfunctionalityisnotreadyintheguest.
 Thevirtualmachineispoweredoff.
 TheUbuntu8hostiscausingthedebuggingsessiontofail.