Using SoftBench Debugger

Loading or Rerunning an Executable Program

•If you start SoftBench Debugger from the command line (which means it has no access to the project data), or if you load an executable that is not part of the current project, you may need to list the source directories explicitly by choosing "File: Add Source Directories…".

Debugging Executables in a Project

When you start SoftBench Debugger from the main SoftBench window, the debugger benefits from the knowledge SoftBench has about the executable. SoftBench may provide information like the local workspace root, the source directories of the files in the project, and the execution properties for the target. The type of information SoftBench provides to SoftBench Debugger depends on how the executable was built. When you use project build, SoftBench knows where to find the source code. When you use external build, you can successfully build your project using your Makefile or build script, without telling SoftBench where to find all the source files.

Adding Source Directories for External Builds

If you run into source location problems with a target from a project using external build, you can choose: "File: Add Source Directories…" in SoftBench Debugger. When you need to add source directories you can specify the source directories in two ways:

•Explicitly list the directories where source can be found.

•List mappings that map the old file location into a new location. For example, assume the executable file was created under the home directory of another user, fred. All source and include files existed in a directory tree under /users/fred. Now you have copied fred's directory tree under your home directory, /users/myname. You could specify each directory in the directory tree where files can be found, but it is simpler to define a mapping: /users/fred=/users/myname. Now each reference to /users/fred/dir maps to

/users/myname/dir.

To specify alternate directories:

1.Choose "File: Add Source Directories…".

2.Type the directory names or mappings in the input box of the "Add

Source Directory" dialog box. See Figure 7-4.Or use the … button to browse the directories.

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