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What's the difference between "Run Configurations" and "Debug Configurations"? [message #336526]

Fri, 19 June 2009 08:07

Toralf Lund

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What's the difference between "Run Configurations" and "Debug
Configurations"? I mean, "Run Configurations" also supports debugger
settings, and I can choose to display an entry from debug configurations
under the "Run" faviourites menu and vice versa - so why are there two
separate sets of configurations?

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Re: What's the difference between "Run Configurations" and "Debug Configurations" [message #336527 is a reply to message #336526]

Fri, 19 June 2009 08:21

Ed Merks

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They're not separate sets of configurations. The only difference is the
title and action of the button in the wizard.

Toralf Lund wrote:
> What's the difference between "Run Configurations" and "Debug
> Configurations"? I mean, "Run Configurations" also supports debugger
> settings, and I can choose to display an entry from debug
> configurations under the "Run" faviourites menu and vice versa - so
> why are there two separate sets of configurations?
>

Ed Merks
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Re: What's the difference between "Run Configurations" and "Debug Configurations" [message #336541 is a reply to message #336527]

Mon, 22 June 2009 06:38

Prakash G.R.

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Ed Merks wrote:
> They're not separate sets of configurations. The only difference is the
> title and action of the button in the wizard.

The Debug supports both run and debug mode and its up to the extensions
to make use of them. Most of them support both modes for their
configurations, but few like "Remote Java application" makes sense only
in the debug mode. Also depending on the mode, the configuration can
change some of their parameters (like classpath) - its left to the
configuration.

- Prakash

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Re: What's the difference between "Run Configurations" and "Debug Configurations" [message #336554 is a reply to message #336541]

Mon, 22 June 2009 15:00

Toralf Lund

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Prakash G.R. wrote:

> Ed Merks wrote:
>> They're not separate sets of configurations. The only difference is the
>> title and action of the button in the wizard.

> The Debug supports both run and debug mode and its up to the extensions
> to make use of them. Most of them support both modes for their
> configurations, but few like "Remote Java application" makes sense only
> in the debug mode.
Of course.

The real question, though, is if there could be a common "Run and Debug
configurations..." menu entry - which would essentially display the same
as "Debug Configurations..." today. I mean, there is not exactly a lack of
items to display in the Run menu...

> Also depending on the mode, the configuration can
> change some of their parameters (like classpath) - its left to the
> configuration.
Hmmm... It's not entirely clear to me how a common dialog would impact
this...

- Toralf

> - Prakash

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