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<h1>Defining debug settings</h1>
<p>Select a debugger to use when debugging an application.</p>
<p>To select a debugger:</p>
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<li>In the C/C++ Projects view, select a project.</li>
<li>Click <b>Run > Run</b> or <b>Run > Debug</b>.</li>
<li>In the <b>Configurations</b> box, expand <b>C/C++ Local</b>.</li>
<li>Select a run or debug configuration.</li>
<li>Click the <b>Debugger</b> tab..<br>
<img src="../images/run_debugger.png" alt="Run Debugger window">
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<li>Select a debugger from the <b>Debugger</b> list.</li>
<li>To be prompted to select a process from a list at run-time, select <b>Attach to running process</b>.</li>
<li>To let your program run until you interrupt it manually, or until it
hits a breakpoint, clear the <b>Stop at main() on startup</b> check box .</li>
<li>Specify debug options in the <b>Debugger Options</b> box.</li>
<li>Click <b>Run</b> or do the following, as required:<ul><li>To specify the
execution arguments that an application uses and the working directory for a run
configuration, see <a href="cdt_t_run_arg.htm">Specifying execution arguments</a>.</li><li>To set the environment variables
and the values to use when an application runs, see <a href="cdt_t_run_env.htm">
Setting environment variables</a></li>
<li>To specify the location of source files used when debugging a C or C++
application, see <a href="cdt_t_run_source.htm">Specifying the location of
source files</a></li>
<li>To specify where the run configuration is stored, how you access it, and
the perspective to open when running an application, see
<a href="cdt_t_run_com.htm">Specifying the location of the run configuration</a></li></ul>
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<p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21">
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<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_projects.htm">CDT Projects</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_proj_file_views.htm">Project file views</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_over_dbg.htm">Debug overview</a><br>
<a href="../concepts/cdt_c_dbg_info.htm">Debug information</a></p>
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<a href="cdt_o_run_config.htm">Creating or editing a run configuration</a></p>
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<a href="../reference/cdt_o_run_dbg_pages.htm">Run and Debug dialog box</a></p>
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