CodeWarrior Command Line Debugging

CodeWarrior supports a command-line interface to some of its features including the debugger. You can use the command-line interface together with various scripting engines, such as the Microsoft® Visual Basic® script engine, the Java™ script engine, Tcl, Python, and Perl. You can even issue a command that saves the command-line activity to a log file.

You can use the Debugger Shell view to issue command lines to the IDE. For example, you can enter the command debug in this window to start a debugging session. The window lists the standard output and standard error streams of command-line activity.

Figure 1. Debugger Shell View
Debugger Shell View

To open the Debugger Shell view, perform these steps.

  1. Switch the IDE to the Debug perspective and start a debugging session.
  2. Select Window > Show View > Debugger Shell.

    The Debugger Shell view appears.

    Note: Alternatively, select Window > Show View > Other . Expand the Debug tree control in the Show View dialog box, select Debugger Shell, and click OK.
    Figure 2. Show View - Debugger Shell
    Show View - Debugger Shell

To issue a command-line command, type the desired command at the command prompt ( %>) in the Debugger Shell view, then press Enter or Return. The command-line debugger executes the specified command.

If you work with hardware as part of your project, you can use the command-line debugger to issue commands to the debugger while the hardware is running.

Note: To list the commands the command-line debugger supports, type help at the command prompt and press Enter. The help command lists each supported command along with a brief description of each command.
Tip: To view page-wise listing of the debugger shell commands, right-click in the Debugger Shell view and select Paging from the context menu. Alternatively, click the Enable Paging icon.

When you debug from the command line, you can use: