topic Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15) in Archicad C++ API

Debug AddOns in XCode (macOS, AC15)

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:03:54 GMT

Hello!

I have no problem when debug AddOns in the Windows.
And in the macOS my addons, compiled with XCode 3.2.1, work properly.

But I don't undestand how attach XCode debugger to debug my AddOns in the macOS.

Please, help who know ).

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Tibor Lorantfy — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:07:49 GMT

Hi Tsepov,

If ArchiCAD is already running, you can do it in Product / Attach to Process menu selecting ArchiCAD from the applications.

Best regards,
Tibor

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:34:57 GMT

Thank You, Tibor!
But i get an error
"No launchable executable present at path"
And it means that i was did all rightly. May be my problem that to test the debugger I use VMWare (I try compiling for Mac OS in the virtual machine on Win)...

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Ralph Wessel — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:56:04 GMT

Tsepov wrote:
But I don't undestand how attach XCode debugger to debug my AddOns in the Mac OS.

If you're using Xcode 3.x, you can define one or more executables to be launched for debugging. Look at the Executables section in the list of Groups & Files. If you right-click, you can add ArchiCAD to the list (see attached image). Then when you start debugging, it will launch ArchiCAD and the debugger will attach to it.

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Ralph Wessel — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:59:32 GMT

Tsepov wrote:
But I don't undestand how attach XCode debugger to debug my AddOns in the Mac OS

For Xcode 4.x, it's slightly different (better IMO). You define the debugging executable in the relevant scheme (see attached image). When you run, the debugger attaches to the specified executable.

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 02:47:07 GMT

Thank you very much!
Everything works as it should!
Sincerely, Yury

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:24:53 GMT

Hi !

I'm unearthing this old post in order to keep info centralized.
I am too having a problem with XCode debugging : As i attach XCode to ArchiCAD, open the XCode console and launch my addon, I can not see any output, despite the console being set to "All Output".

Using breakpoints doesn't help me much either, as I sometimes end up with and lldb prompt in the console, or with dessassemblied ASM to go through when I try to use any sort of breakpoint / pause etc.

I have already gone through what is on this page : http://archicadapi.graphisoft.com/tools-for-debugging?_ga=2.8108533.691920868.1524568776-219266765.1522773012 , and I have no difficulty obtaining debug output on Visual Studio.

I am running this inside a High Sierra VM , and AC21.

Do you have any leads for me ? Thanks !

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Ralph Wessel — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:31:26 GMT

Sounds like you're building with a release configuration. Check the active scheme to ensure it's set to build the debug configuration (and that the build target has the appropriate debug settings).

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:48:25 GMT

Checked my project, It was building in Debug mode, so I guess that's not the problem.

As i am a beginner using XCode, I tried using an Example plugin, peppering it with DBPrintf statements and running it while attached to ArchiCAD in case I botched the settings on my own project, but no more luck : still nothing in the console.
I opened the View>Debug Area>Activate Console window, could you confirm me It's the right one ?

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Ralph Wessel — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:09:17 GMT

Yep, that should display the console output from DBPrintf – and it should write the console log even when running the release build. How are you launching ARCHICAD?

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:31:09 GMT

I am launching it from my dock, which I guess is a shortcut for the ArchiCAD21.app in "/Applications/GRAPHISOFT/ARCHICAD 21".
Just tried launching it using "open ARCHICAD\ 21.app" from that same directory, no more luck.

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Ralph Wessel — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:36:38 GMT

OK, that's the answer. You want to set ARCHICAD as the executable in the scheme and use Xcode's Product > Run menu.

Re: Debug AddOns in XCode (Mac OS, AC15)

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:57:44 GMT

Thanks a lot, it works, I can now use the debugger correctly !
Though it is a bit annoying that i have to close / open ArchiCAD each time I want to make a change, it's wayyyy better than nothing.

Thank you!