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At least for me it was a challenge to get the debugger properly configured to allow debugging fwupd when built in tree. This should allow very simple debugging.
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Using Visual Studio Code to debug
This directory contains a collection of scripts and assets to make debugging using Visual Studio Code easier.
Preparing
First install the following applications locally:
- GDB Server
- GDB
- Visual Studio Code
In Visual Studio code, visit the extension store and install C/C++ which is an extension provided by Microsoft. Configure Visual Studio code to open the folder representing the root of the fwupd checkout.
Building
Run ./contrib/debugging/build.sh to build fwupd with all default options and create helper scripts pre-configured for debugger use.
The application will be placed into ./dist and helper scripts will be created for fwupdtool, fwupdmgr, and fwupd.
Running
To run any of the applications, execute the appropriate helper script in ./dist.
Debugging
To debug any of the applications, launch the helper script with the environment variable DEBUG set.
For example to debug fwupdtool get-devices the command to launch would be:
sudo DEBUG=1 ./dist/fwupdtool.sh get-devices
This will configure gdbserver to listen on a local port waiting for a debugger to connect.
Using Visual Studio code
During build time a set of launch targets will have been created for use with Visual Studio Code.
Press the debugging button on the left and 3 targets will be listed at the top.
- gdbserver (fwupdtool)
- gdbserver (fwupd)
- gdbserver (fwupdmgr)
Select the appropriate target and press the green arrow to connect to gdbserver and start debugging.