xhliu / vscode-lldb

A native debugger extension for VSCode based on LLDB

Features

• Debugging on Linux (x64 or ARM), macOS and Windows^*,
• Conditional breakpoints, function breakpoints, data breakpoints, logpoints,
• Launch debuggee in integrated or external terminal,
• Disassembly view with instruction-level stepping,
• Loaded modules view,
• Python scripting,
• HTML rendering for advanced visualizations,
• Rust language support with built-in visualizars for vectors, strings and other standard types,
• Global and workspace defaults for launch configurations,
• Remote debugging,
• Reverse debugging (experimental, requires compatible backend).

^* DWARF debug info format recommended, limited support for MS PDB.

For full details please see the User's Manual.

Minimal System Requirements

• 64-bit OS
  • Linux: glibc 2.18 (Debian 8, Ubuntu 14.04, Centos 8)
  • Mac: OS X 10.10 Yosemite
  • Windows: 10.0

Quick Start

Here's a minimal debug configuration to get you started:

{
    "name": "Launch",
    "type": "lldb",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${workspaceFolder}/<my program>",
    "args": ["-arg1", "-arg2"],
}

Links

• Initial Setup
• Debugging in VS Code - if you are new to VSCode debugging.
• CodeLLDB User's Manual - about this specific extension.
• Troubleshooting - known problems and solutions.
• Mailing list - for questions and discussion.

Screenshots

C++ debugging with data visualization (Howto):


Rust debugging: