Launching preferences


The following preferences can be set using the Opens the Launching preference page Launching preference page.


Option

Description

Default

Save required dirty editors before launching

This option controls whether the user will be prompted to save any dirty editors before an application is launched. The allowable settings are:

  • Always - when this option is selected, the user is never prompted to save dirty editors, and editors are automatically saved.
  • Never - when this option is selected, the user is never prompted to save dirty editors, and editors are not automatically saved.
  • Prompt - when this option is selected, the user is prompted to save dirty editors before launching an application.
Prompt
Wait for ongoing build to complete before launching

This option controls whether a launch will wait for an already executing build to complete before launching an application. The allowable settings are:

  • Always - when this option is selected, a launch will always wait for the pending build to complete
  • Never - when this option is selected, a launch will never wait for the pending build to complete
  • Prompt - when this option is selected, the user is prompted to wait for the pending build to complete when they launch
Always
Launch in debug mode whenever the workspace contains breakpoints

This option controls whether a launch will be performed in debug mode, even when run is pressed, when the workspace contains breakpoints. The allowable options are:

  • Always - when this option is selected, a launch will always be performed in debug mode when breakpoints are present, no matter which launch button is pressed (run or debug)
  • Never - when this option is selected, a launch will always be performed in the user specified mode
  • Prompt - when this option is selected, the user is prompted to launch in debug mode when the workspace contains breakpoints
Never
Continue launch if project contains errors

This option controls whether a launch should be performed when a related project contains an error. The allowable options are:

  • Always - when this option is selected, a launch will continue in the face of compilation errors
  • Prompt - when this option is selected, the user is prompted to proceed with a launch when relevant compilation errors are in an associated project
Prompt

Build (if required) before launching

If the workspace requires building, an incremental build will be performed prior to launching an application.

On

Remove terminated launches when a new launch is created

When an application is launched, all terminated applications in the Debug view are automatically cleared.

On

Size of recently launched applications list

This option controls how many launches will appear in the Run/Debug pull-down launch history menus.

10


Related concepts

Debugger
Local Debugging
Remote Debugging

Related Tasks

Changing Debugger Launch Options
Preparing to Debug
Running and Debugging