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 Hi,

I want to use the SD debugger in my application which contains only a simple SDTextEditor, i tried to use the ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Debugging.DefaultDebugger class like this :

ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Debugging.DefaultDebugger debugger = new DefaultDebugger();
debugger.Start();

but it don't work, can someone help me ?

 Thanks.

The class you mentioned is a "dummy debugger" that cannot step through the source code. This dummy is used when no debugger addin is installed. The real debugger is in src\AddIns\Misc\Debugger\Debugger.AddIn\Project\Src\Service\WindowsDebugger.cs 

 But you cannot use the debugger outside of SharpDevelop, it's bound to the addin-system; the way breakpoints and bookmarks (including "current line bookmark" are managed) etc

What you can do is:

- use the Debugger.Core library. You will have to write your own UI for the debugger (synchronizing breakpoints with the text editor, stepping, lists for variable display...)

OR

- embed SharpDevelop in your application (including the AddIn-system etc.) See http://laputa.sharpdevelop.net/AnnouncingSharpDevelopForApplicationsSDA.aspx 

 Hi Daniel,

Thank you so much for your answer, it was so helpfull as first step. I was waiting for and answer to Tar-K question but no one replied. I tried to launch the SDA user sample but i get always the message :

"Could not load file or assembly 'SharpDevelop' or one of its dependencies. File not found" and an exception is thrown "FileNotFoundException" at

"host = new SharpDevelopHost(startup);" 

Do you have any suggestion?

Thanks again Daniel 

The SdaUser sample works for me, which version of SharpDevelop did you try?

I'm using the 2.2 and I tried the 3.0 too and always an exception at the same place. 

Start fuslogvw (a tool in the .NET SDK, you can start it from SharpDevelop Tools > Assembly Binding Log Viewer), click Settings, and choose "Log in exception text". Then you should get more information in the error message why the assembly load failed.

 I get :

"Exception System.IO.FileNotFoundException was thrown in debuggee:
Could not load file or assembly 'SharpDevelop' or one of its dependencies. File not found

.ctor()
RunWorkbench() - c:\Documents and Settings\bs\Bureau\SD3_source\samples\SdaUser\MainForm.cs:87,5
ThreadedRun() - c:\Documents and Settings\bs\Bureau\SD3_source\samples\SdaUser\MainForm.cs:75,4
WaitCallback_Context()
Run()
PerformWaitCallbackInternal()
PerformWaitCallback()
"

something strange is that the value of the line "startup.DataDirectory= ..." is ""C:\\<mypath>\\Desktop\\SD3_source\\bin\\../data". strange path. Is there any special manner to put the sources folder and the SD installation folder or no ?

Do you have SharpDevelop.exe in C:\\<mypath>\\Desktop\\SD3_source\\bin?

SharpDevelop.exe contains the image resources and English string resources for SharpDevelop, so it's required even for SDA (though you can compile the resources into another assembly and set StartupSettings.ResourceAssemblyName).

Also, that's not the complete exception information (it's missing the binding log); I think you get more information if you catch the exception and call ToString().

 should I put it there too ? :s

Please ensure SharpDevelop is compiled completely (no files missing from bin or any other directory). If that doesn't help, catch the exception and post the binding log here.

YES, it works.

Thank you so much Daniel. 

I want to implement my own debugger into my application. I know it's in ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Debugging, but i don't know where to to start and what are the the basics of a debugger.

Can anyone help me or advice me an article?

Thanks

So are you using the SDA after all?

Unfortunatelly, there is no real documentation for the deubbger.

The debugger is split into two main components:

1) Debugger.Core  -  The independent debugging library

2) Debugger.Addin  -  The SharpDevelop specific binding

What do you want to exactly do?

 Hai,

I also want to create a program able debug c# code and i would like to use Debugger.Core library so can you say how to do that?

Thanks in advance.