I am failing at getting the debugging in Code::Blocks to work on D applications. I have downloaded the GDB executable and set a path to it. Even though I ticked all the "generate debug symbols", it just recompiles and gives me this output:

Building to ensure sources are up-to-date
Selecting target:
Debug
Adding source dir: C:\Learning\Play\
Adding source dir: C:\Learning\Play\
Adding file: C:\Learning\Play\bin\Debug\Play.exe
Changing directory to: C:/Learning/Play/.
Set variable: PATH=.;C:\DMD2\windows\bin;C:\DMD2\windows;C:\dm\bin;C:\Windows\System32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Windows Performance Toolkit;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn;C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;C:\Program Files (x86)\Gtk-Runtime\bin;C:\Program Files\Gtk-Runtime\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\GtkSharp\2.12\bin;C:\DMD2\dmd2\windows\bin;C:\DMD2\dm\bin
Starting debugger: C:\Program Files (x86)\mingw\bin\gdb.exe -nx -fullname  -quiet  -args C:/Learning/Play/bin/Debug/Play.exe
done
Registered new type: wxString
Registered new type: STL String
Registered new type: STL Vector
Setting breakpoints
Debugger name and version: GNU gdb 5.2.1
No symbol table is loaded.  Use the "file" command.
Starting the debuggee failed: No executable specified, use `target exec'.
Debugger finished with status 0

I've read that I have to pass some flags to the debugger, but I have no idea how or what flags.

Any help would be appreciated

Nevermind, it's not worth it in the end.

since you are on windows, you may want to try Visual D(http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/)

On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:08:42 UTC, Geancarlo Rocha wrote:
> since you are on windows, you may want to try Visual D(http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/)

Well, I am using Visual D and I was searching for alternatives.

On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:36:31 UTC, Daemon wrote:
> On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:08:42 UTC, Geancarlo Rocha wrote:
>> since you are on windows, you may want to try Visual D(http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/)
>
> Well, I am using Visual D and I was searching for alternatives.

Try ddbg, I remember having limited success using it in C::B

On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:36:31 UTC, Daemon wrote:
> On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:08:42 UTC, Geancarlo Rocha wrote:
>> since you are on windows, you may want to try Visual D(http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/)
>
> Well, I am using Visual D and I was searching for alternatives.

For what it's worth, I have written a small howto for code:blocks in the wiki here (under CodeBlocks) and it works properly (under linux, that is).

From what little experience I have in running linux developed software on Windows, I always felt it to be a PITA. Quite probably the problems you experienced are related to that, too.

A word on CodeBlocks:

It's a nice IDE and it works plus or minus fine. But there are "buts":

- Debugging is limited insofar as strings and composite types can't be watched in the debugger.

- in the current release 12.11 the Code Blocks guys cut out - for whatever weird reason ever - the (very handy) local variables display.
In other words: If you want to use Code Blocks you should definitely use the old version 10.05.

I can't speak too loud in development in Windows (because I hardly use Windows and try to avoid it) but the advice given above sounds reasonable to me. Simply use Visual(whatever).

A+ - R

On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:08:42 UTC, Geancarlo Rocha wrote:
> since you are on windows, you may want to try Visual D(http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/)

You are aware of the fact that VisualD does not work with the free version of the Visual Studio, are you?

On 11.11.2013 13:37, Dejan Lekic wrote:
> On Thursday, 13 June 2013 at 20:08:42 UTC, Geancarlo Rocha wrote:
>> since you are on windows, you may want to try Visual
>> D(http://www.dsource.org/projects/visuald/)
>
> You are aware of the fact that VisualD does not work with the free
> version of the Visual Studio, are you?

It does not work with Visual Studio Express, but it works with the VS Shell (the IDE without support for MS supplied languages).

> 
> It does not work with Visual Studio Express, but it works with the VS Shell (the IDE without support for MS supplied languages).

Thanks for the enlightenment Rainer! I did not know this! (obviously)