How to debug outer executable using Clion

Question

I want to debug with Clion an executable that was created using outer makefile.
I saw I can choose another executable in Run/Debug Configurations --> Executable but it automatically runs my CMakeLists, which I don't want to (cause it fails).

I know Clion currently doesn't support "import project with existing makefile".

Is there a way to do that?

hudac · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-13 13:33:41Z

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using Cmake's add_custom_command() and add_custom_target() I called my makefile
In the Clion Run/Debug Configuration --> Executable I chose the compiled executable from my makefile.

--- Edit ---
1. Example

add_custom_command(OUTPUT app_run.txt
    COMMAND /bin/echo "Not building!"
    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
add_custom_target(app_run ALL
    DEPENDS app_run.txt)

edited Jun 13, 2018 at 13:33

answered Apr 1, 2015 at 6:01

hudac

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2 Comments

scravy Over a year ago

can you share your configuration or an example? (like, as a complete piece of two lines of code as they would look like in CMakeLists?)

thegreatcoder Over a year ago

Is the makefile app_run.txt, in this case?

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