Visual Studio - Debugging Plugin Error
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Hello,
When I press the "Local Windows Debugger" to start debugging I get the following error message:
What do this error message mean?
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You're apparently trying to start the plugin as program. As a plugin is a DLL, it cannot be started on its own. You need to set Cinema4D as the debugging host program.
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@Cairyn
Hi,I had already set Cinema4D as the debugging host program.
I don't understand what mean the Command Arguments that you used in your screenshot, is it the path to the preferences folder? I tried this: g_prefspath="C:\Users\ComputerName\AppData\Roaming\MAXON\Cinema 4D R19_BFE04C39"
but I get the same error message.
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Hmm, on second glance, the error message doesn't even seem to complain about your own plugin... it tries to start a .lib (statically linked library) from the obj directory, which has a cinema.framework name to boot.
Which it shouldn't do, given the fact that you set Cinema4D as start application. At the time when you start the debugger, this .lib should be linked to your cdl64 output already.
What do your settings say under Linker/Debugging? The tabs you show here seem perfectly fine to me...
(Yes, the g_prefspath is my home directory; if you're not using a custom environment, you don't need that parameter.)
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@Cairyn said in Visual Studio - Debugging Plugin Error:
Linker/Debugging
Here is screenshot of the Linker/Debugging panel:
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Looks just like mine, so no errors there.
Okay, last try for today: Is your plugin project in the project explorer displayed as bold text? If not, try context menu -> Set as start project (or however the menu point is called in English)
If that doesn't work either, I need to leave the issue to the specialists
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@Cairyn Thank you so much, this has solved the problem.
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ah, great. I should try the last solution first, next time
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Hello,
you find information how to run a plugin from within Visual Studio in the documentation: Development for Microsoft Windows - Running Plugins.
best wishes,
Sebastian
