Creating launch group

To create a launch group:

  1. Choose Run > Debug Configurations.

    The Debug Configurations dialog appears.

  2. Select Launch Group in the left pane.
  3. Click the New launch configuration button available on the toolbar of the dialog.

    A new launch configuration of launch group type is created and shown on the left pane of the Debug Configurations dialog.

    Figure 1. Launch Group Configuration pane controls

    Launch Group Configuration Pane Controls

    Table 1. Launch Group Configuration Pane Controls
    Control Description
    Name Specify a name for the launch group
    Up button Click to move up the selected launch configuration
    Down button Click to move down the selected launch configuration
    Edit button Click to edit the selected entry in the launch group
    Add button Click to add a launch configuration to the launch group
    Remove button Click to remove a launch configuration from the launch group
  4. Specify a name for the launch group configuration in the Name textbox.
  5. Click Add.

    The Add Launch Configuration dialog appears.

    Figure 2. Add Launch Configuration dialog

    Add Launch Configuration Dialog

    Table 2. Add Launch Configuration dialog options
    Option Description
    Launch Mode Allows you to specify launch mode for the selected launch configuration. This can also be used to filter launch configurations.
    • debug - specifies that the launch configuration will be launched in debug mode.
    • run - specifies that the launch configuration will be launched in run mode.
    • profile - specifies that the launch configuration will be launched in profile mode.
    Use default mode when launching Selecting this checkbox indicates that the child launch configuration should be launched in the mode used to initiate the launch group launch.
    Post launch action Allows you to specify a post launch action for the selected launch configuration.
    • None - the debugger immediately moves on to launch the next launch configuration.
    • Wait until terminated - the debugger waits indefinitely until the debug session spawned by the last launch terminates and then it moves on to the next launch configuration.
    • Delay - the debugger waits for specified number of seconds before moving on to the next launch configuration.
  6. To add a launch configuration to the launch group:
    1. Select one or more launch configurations from the tree control.
    2. Select an action from the Post launch action list.
    3. Click OK.

      The launch configuration is added to the launch group and the Add Launch Configuration dialog closes.

  7. Click Apply.

    The launch configurations are added to the launch group.