CMake debug

1. If CMake generation failed, click the debug hint in the CMake tool window:

   

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   You can also ask the AI Assistant to explain the error.

2. CLion will launch a debug session and get you to the corresponding point in your code:

   

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Before starting a debug session, wait for your project to load/reload and for indexing to finish.

• Open the top-level CMakeLists.txt, click the gutter icon next to the first command, and select Debug:

  

When you launch a debug session this way, CLion creates a temporary configuration of the type CMake Debug. You can save it for further use and create more configurations of that type. For more information, refer to the next section.

1. Go to Run | Edit Configurations.

2. Click on the toolbar or press AltInsert. Select CMake Debug from the list of templates:

   

3. Set the name for your configuration and add the Before launch steps if required.

4. Select the newly created configuration in the switcher and click or press ShiftF9.