How to debug (set breakpoint) in file which has no extension

Vinoth R

Hi,
I am working on an open source project named openIG, which has standard files containing class declaration and definition without any file extension... I am not able to debug the class function inside those files by setting breakpoint.....

I would like to know if there is any way to debug files which does not has .cpp or .h file extension....

https://ufile.io/083bd
check the above link and see the red rectangle box indicating the file type

any help is appreciated.....

VRonin

File extension has nothing to do with the breakpoints, what exactly is that you can't do?

Vinoth R

When i debug my application , breakpoints which i set inside class definition is not hit , if those class are defined in a file which has no extension...

See the below link for reference....
https://ufile.io/0e56f

My breakpoints not hitting in file which has no extension, happens only with file that has .cpp/.c extension....

I would like to know if debugging is possible with file which has no extension.....If so, please guide me how to do them.....

mrjj

@Vinoth-R
Hi. you should mention which compiler/debugger
I suspect it is Visual Studio.

Vinoth R

I am using MSVC 2013 compiler .......

mrjj

@Vinoth-R
So the answer to your question is somewhere
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sc65sadd.aspx

ps. Its very not common to have no extensions. So if it cant work, i won't be surprised.
Its very bad idea in my book as it violates old rules and expectations.

VRonin

@Vinoth-R said in How to debug (set breakpoint) in file which has no extension:

open source project named openIG

Could you share the link to the sources? The one I found looks to be in Java

BjornW

Place a breakpoint in a file that calls code in the extensionless file. Follow using step functions (f11). See where it goes!

EDIT: f11 is for visual studio; I do not know the QtCreator shortcut.

Vinoth R

@VRonin Here is the link for OpenIG project

https://github.com/CCSI-CSSI/MuseOpenIG

Vinoth R

@BjornW I tried F11 too..... It dint break there......

BjornW

Could you break anywhere?

Show your code please :-)

Vinoth R

@BjornW ... See the link below,
https://ufile.io/083bd
https://ufile.io/0e56f

I am not able to debug inside AnimationPath File shown in the link.......

I am able to debug and set breakpoints only in files with .cpp extension..... This AnimationPath File has no extension...Its file type is mentioned as "File" itself....Check the link below .......
https://ufile.io/f57c4

BjornW

@Vinoth-R

Try putting a breakpoint in the code calling .getMatrix(...). Then use step functions to go in. Will it hit? Are you sure the code is actually being called from outside? Who calls it and how?

AnimationPath myAnimationPath(...);
myAnimationPath.getMatrix(...);  //Put breakpoint here, step in. Does it work?

Vinoth R

@BjornW ....getMatrix() is called from main.cpp
check the link for reference.....
https://ufile.io/97e2c

breakpoint hits in path->getMatrix() from main.cpp.... but when i try step Into that function, i am not able to get inside getMatrix(...) function body.........

BjornW

Well that is strange. Make sure to use the proper step function (step into, not step over). Other than that I am at a loss. Sorry :-(

Vinoth R

@BjornW Thank you for helping me........

I tried step into only..

Have u ever tried debugging a (c/c++)code in a file which has no extension or with extension other than (.cpp/.c) file format ????

BjornW

Is the library built with debug info enabled?

Vinoth R

@BjornW ... Yes, I built that OSG Library with debug info enabled and i am using debug version of that library in my application....