No reverse debugging for C++ Eclipse project

Question

I installed Eclipse CDT and MinGW on Windows 8.1 and can launch an "Hello World" project but have no reverse debugging controls. I saw on the net that I had to activate them in the "Customize Perspective" dialog.

When I try to activate the different commands (like "reverse resume, reverse step into") in the "Tool Bar Visibility" tab I get the error message

the command cannot be made visible in this dialog

How can I enable the reverse debugging controls in Eclipse (CDT)?

Answer 1

I ran into the same problem (and error message) under Linux.

I followed this Eclipse FAQ entry which seems to be a bit dated. What I actually ended up doing was:

• menu Window -> Perspective -> Customize Perspective...
• tab "Action Set Availability": check "Reverse Debugging"

After enabling reverse debugging there, I still cannot change the visibility in the "Tool Bar Visibility" tab of the Customize Perspective Dialog but I get another icon in the tool bar that says "Reverse toggle".

upon turning on reverse debugging via that button I have the full set of reverse debugging controls in the tool bar.