03. Setting up Debugger

• Start Visual Studio
• Select Create a new Project
• Select C++ for language, click on Empty Project and press Next
• Give location for your project and type project name, then press Create
• Right Click on the Project Name under Solution Explorer window and add files
• If Solution Explorer is not visible, click on View and then Solution Explorer

Setting up Debugger (for other build process)

• Visual Studio uses PDB file for debug information
• Set /Zi flag in MSVC compiler to generate PDB file
• Set -gcodeview flag in Clang compiler to generate PDB file
• Run a developer command prompt (comes when you install Visual Studio)
• Execute the command: devenv <path_to_your_exe>