Debug in VS2022

[DanH]

Hi, I'd like to get a little advice on how to debug in VS2022. Can you run your app inside VS and - if it crashes - will VS point you to somewhere useful, either in your script or otherwise?!

Thanks!

[d.healey]

@DanH said in Debug in VS2022:

Can you run your app inside VS and - if it crashes - will VS point you to somewhere useful, either in your script or otherwise?!

Yes

[DanH]

@d-healey thanks Dave. So VS opens the project in Debug 64 mode. What do I want to do next?!

[d.healey]

@DanH

What do I want to do next?!

Start by just running the program and seeing if it crashes.

Keep an eye on the console output.

If it crashes follow the stack trace back to the point where you think the crash originated.

Add break points and step through the code to try and narrow down where the problem occurred.

If none of this makes sense, head to YouTube.

[DanH]

@d-healey Thanks, which is the correct option / button to hit to run the project? 'Start Debugging' ? 'Local Windows debugger' ?

[d.healey]

@DanH Click the play button

[DanH]

@d-healey :vulcan_salute:

[DanH]

@d-healey Ok so I already hit an error

Breakpoint Instruction Executed

It's in a source code file, Arpeggiator. cpp

If I hit play / continue it just seems to cycle back to this.

I have no idea what this means

[d.healey]

@DanH Is it an error? Is there a breakpoint there?

[DanH]

@d-healey Here's what it looks like. What should breakpoints look like?!

[d.healey]

@DanH Ah ok, that's a jassert. So now you have to figure out why that case of the switch statement is being reached.

To the call stack with you! (also check the console) :)

[Lindon]

@DanH -- in your jassert its falling thru to the default option- so are you sure you have the direction control set up in your arp?

[DanH]

@Lindon @d-healey yep so I found the direction knob in my project which wasn't being used, deleted any code to do with it and recompiled. I'm still running into the same issue.

Lindon do you mean I need to have something set up for the direction? I've opted out of using it.

From the console:

JUCE Assertion failure in Arpeggiator.cpp:810
A breakpoint instruction (__debugbreak() statement or a similar call) was executed in HALO-2 Debug.exe.

[Lindon]

@DanH well yes - generally you'd need to tell the arp which direction to go in...

[DanH]

@Lindon sure but it has a default setting... oooor does it.....

Ok so in my project they were all unspecified... i.e no direction set. Bravo!

Will recompile and try again!

[DanH]

@Lindon ok we got past that one! Cheers for the help :)

Onto the next one! Please let me know if you have any ideas, I can't see a 'Gain Mode' on any envelopes...

[Lindon]

@DanH "Show Call Stack"

[DanH]

@Lindon thanks, I found the culprit and now have an open app in VS :thumbs_up:

[Lindon]

@DanH said in Debug in VS2022:

@Lindon thanks, I found the culprit and now have an open app in VS :thumbs_up:

yes - so now the fun begins....

[DanH]

@Lindon indeed! So when playing notes on my instrument the console spits out messages like the below - anything to worry about?!

The thread 0x206c has exited with code 0 (0x0).
The thread 0x20f4 has exited with code 0 (0x0).
The thread 0xbdc has exited with code 0 (0x0).
The thread 0x468 has exited with code 0 (0x0).