Debugger with GUI for C++ on Linux

Question

Currently I am doing C++ Development on Windows and Mac using Visual Studio and XCode respectively and planning to start on Linux too.

I know just a little about Linux, gcc/g++, gdb, Makefile.

Can one who works on large GUI development, how they debug it, as using gdb command-line tool for debugging will be difficult, as I have been in comfort of visual studio / xcode(front-end) debugger?

I see only Makefile for project on linux, is eclipse ide make project on basis of makefile?

Thanks

You could run `make`, `gdb`, some shell from inside `emacs`. Learning the Linux (i.e. command line) way of doing thing is worth the effort.... — Basile Starynkevitch, Aug 28 '13 at 16:13
@Basile Starynkevitch Thanks a lot for your reply! Can you please point at some tutorial{video if possible} how to set up vim for c++ development or some guideline of debugging and managing c++ project. — Vivek Kumar, Aug 28 '13 at 16:25
Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24109/c-ide-for-linux — Jarod42, Aug 28 '13 at 16:29

Gavin Perkins · Answer 1 · 2013-08-28T16:22:34.230

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Eclipse will do all of that stuff for you, including creating your makefile. Before you compile for the first time, just press ctrl+B and it will build your project for you.

All of your library linking can be done by clicking on the "project" menu, then under C/C++build, click "settings". There should be a setting on there somewhere that says "libraries", which is listed under GCC/C++ linker.

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answered Aug 28 '13 at 16:09

Gavin Perkins

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Thanks for your reply. But what if I have some library and I want to create project for it, using the Makrfile provided by the library. – Vivek Kumar Aug 28 '13 at 16:11
All of your library linking can be done by clicking on the "project" menu, then under C/C++build, click "settings". There should be a setting on there somewhere that says "libraries", which I think is under GCC/C++ linker. I cant remember where exactly, but you can specify your provided makefile in this menu also. – Gavin Perkins Aug 28 '13 at 16:19
I know Vim, I think that will do. After configuring the makefile, What need to be done to create something corresponding libName.vcporject for eclipse. Sorry, If my question bother you, as currently I am thinking everything I do on windows platform... But at the same time I do understand thing will be very differently in Linux World. – Vivek Kumar Aug 28 '13 at 16:20
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after creating the makefile, you can use the "make" command from your terminal. just type the word make followed by your target file. – Gavin Perkins Aug 28 '13 at 16:33

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 28 '13 at 16:32

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There are several IDE for linux as

which may also use custom makefile.

answered Aug 28 '13 at 16:32

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How to use the Makefile provided by the library or some open source to create project using these IDEs? – Vivek Kumar Aug 28 '13 at 16:42
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There is a option in project settings. – Jarod42 Aug 28 '13 at 16:46
Can you specify where, and the steps? – Vivek Kumar Aug 28 '13 at 17:08

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 30 '13 at 11:27

It's simple to work on project with existing makefile in Eclipse.

Just go to File -> Import -> C/C++ -> Existing code as Makefile project.

This will let you build your project from IDE. To debug it just go to Run -> Debug. If default launch generated this way is not ok for you, you can customized Launch configuration in Run -> Debug configurations.

Debugger with GUI for C++ on Linux

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