IDCS5 Mac debugging

[JADarnell]

Hello everyone.

I am attempting to debug a CS5 plugin on the Mac.

I have created the InDesign executable in the executables group (I used the instructions found in the "CS5 Getting Started" manual on page 14) and double-checked the path and the executable (Adobe InDesign.app), but when I click "Build and Debug" or "Build and Go (Debug)" or for that matter "Build and Run"  in the "Build" drop-down or any of the options in the "Run" drop-down menu, the only thing that happens is that down in the message bar at the lower left-hand corner of the screen, I get the message, 'Debugging of "CS5" ended normally.' 

Does anyone know where I've gone wrong?

TIA!

John

[Dirk Becker]

Could it be that you have the release build running and try to launch the debug build, or vice versa?

Btw, you can also attach the debugger  to a running program, after launch.

Menu / Run / Attach to Process ...

Dirk

[JADarnell]

I admit that I really am bone-headed enough to do something like that (I'd hoped that the forum hadn't noticed -- grin), but alas, not this time. I checked several times because I am soo prone to such, ahem, mistakes.

I will, however, give the second option a chance.

Thanks, Dirk.

R,

John

P.S. A quick try of option #2 did not work either. I'll give it a try after some extra study later.

-JD

[Peter Schuelke]

Hi John,

what works for me is selecting "Custom directory" in Info window of Executable and specifying the folder containing the built plugins.

HTH

Peter