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diff --git a/clang/www/hacking.html b/clang/www/hacking.html index 969a39c5599..b65768c9873 100644 --- a/clang/www/hacking.html +++ b/clang/www/hacking.html @@ -86,6 +86,28 @@ </ul> <!--=====================================================================--> + <h3 id="debuggingVisualStudio">Debugging using Visual Studio</h3> + <!--=====================================================================--> + + <p>The file <tt>utils/clangVisualizers.txt</tt> provides debugger visualizers that make debugging + of more complex data types much easier.</p> + <p>There are two ways to install them:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Put the path to <tt>clangVisualizers.txt</tt> in the environment variable called + <tt>_vcee_autoexp</tt>. This method should work for Visual Studio 2008 and above. + </li> + <li>Edit your local <tt>autoexp.dat</tt> (make sure you make a backup first!), + located in <tt>Visual Studio Directory\Common7\Packages\Debugger</tt> and append + the contents of <tt>clangVisuailzers.txt</tt> to it. This method should work for + Visual Studio 2005 and above. + </li> + </ul> + + <p><i>[Note: To disable the visualizer for any specific variable, type + <tt>variable_name,!</tt> inside the watch window.]</i></p> + + <!--=====================================================================--> <h2 id="testing">Testing</h2> <!--=====================================================================--> |
