Debugging C++ template class in VS 2008

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Debugging C++ template class in VS 2008

Hello,

I'm learning C++ and using VS C++ 2008 Express.

I have a simple project with 2 code files. One is for my Class and the other is "_tmain()". My class file is using: template <typename T> code.

The program seems to run fine, but I can't step into my class file code in c++ view. I have to look at the assembly code.

I can step into _tmain() just fine, but when I try F11 to step into my class methods, there is "no source code available".

Any ideas on this one?

Thanks, M3NTA7

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Maybe you just forgot to active debug information (happens if you create an empty project).
This can (at least in VS2005) be activated via the Projects Properties -> Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Generate Debug Info.

Georg Fritzsche 2009-09-24 18:31:41

Thanks, I just looked and I've got Debug info set to YES and I can set break points in 'main()' but when I try to step into from one of those lines into my Class is where I can only view assembly.

M3NTA7 2009-09-24 18:41:08

Do you have the .pdb in the same directory? Have you verified you are debugging the current build?

Georg Fritzsche 2009-09-24 18:44:27

You say you have debug info set to yes, but are you actually compiling in Debug configuration (i.e. with optimizations disabled)? Class template methods are typically all `inline`, and are likely to be aggressively inlined when you compile with optimizations.

Pavel Minaev 2009-09-24 19:45:46

Thanks Pavel, That was it. I disabled the optimizations and then I could break into my C++ code.

M3NTA7 2009-09-24 21:06:50

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