[Visual Studio] Using Visual Studio 2015 to remote debugging C++ on linux

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##Toturials

Announcing the VS GDB Debugger extension or Chinese version Refer here to understand whole process.

Note and Gotcha

How to add ssh key from Windows to Linux server?

• Use ssh-keygen.exe to generate SSH (SSH-2 RSA)
• Upload ssh public key to server:
  • login to server
  • vi ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
  • Add public key content to this file with start ssh-rsa
    • Note: Don’t forget the line break in windows, remove them all.
  • Done
• Use private key locale to double confirm it.

My VS debugger cannot stop on breakpoint ?

Visual Studio will call gdb remotely and use gdb related command to communication. ex: add bookmark.

So, your local file name must identical with the remote source file name.
(ex: local: main.cpp, remote: main.cpp)

If file name not identical, the debugger will not stop on your breakpoint.

Where is pscp.exe and plink.exe

Download them from putty page

Refer Link:

• “使用 Visual Studio GDB 擴充套件在 Visual Studio 上遠端偵錯 Linux 上的 C/C++ 程式”
• Announcing the VS GDB Debugger extension