How to debug C++ plugin in Xcode with Photoshop

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HII am experienced in CEP/JSX development, and now start changing to native C++ plugin.I started with the C++ SDK sample code, everything works fine,  except I do not know how to debug the code in Xcode.I need to build the plugin, copy it to the Plug-in directory then restart Photoshop every time ...I know there must be an efficient way to get. I searched the whole web and find nothing about debuging with xcode, only some receipts on windows VS studio IDE. So, anyone exprienced in mac development, please guide me, or show some clue to search...Thanks a lot!apprecieate again.

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You absolutely need to restart Photoshop every time. Photoshop loads your plugin when it starts, and your code becomes part of Photoshop. So any code change must involve killing or quitting Photoshop, then starting it. Yes, plug-in testing can be pretty tedious.

To debug, since you aren't building an app, the target of your debugging must be Photoshop. I haven't done this with Photoshop plug-ins but it works with Acrobat plug-ins.

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