Possible to debug a custom module in IDEs?

Race · November 9, 2021, 3:02am

Hi I’m new to the plugin dev. I wanna make some custom modules, and I followed the guide to built it so running in Rack. However, I doubt is there a convenient debugging environment setups (like using IDEs or something) to see the live status or errors’ caught up. I’ll be grateful to see your answers.

Squinky · November 10, 2021, 7:09am

It’s easiest to use the recommended command line tools. Gdb is fine for debugging. I debug most of my code outside of a plugin just is a stand alone test fixture using visual studio.

Richie · November 10, 2021, 11:40am

See How to Setup your Windows VS Code Environment for VCV Rack Plugin Development and Debugging | by the tonetechnician | Medium (I haven’t tried it, but it seems excellent).

Jens.Peter.Nielsen · November 10, 2021, 11:58am

Race · November 10, 2021, 4:47pm

Thanks for the link. I’ll check about that.

Race · November 12, 2021, 12:25pm

After following the steps above, I set my dev environment in macOS. Helps a lot!