Debug Menu Grayed Out

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kmarler18 OP

Created Oct ’21

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Hi All !

I'm new to Xcode, but have really enjoyed it so far in my C++ class !

The class is starting to get into some debugging stuff and I noticed my debug dropdown is all grayed out and unusable, as seen below.

I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to make it work ?

I'm running High Sierra 10.13.6 (that's the highest OS my computer will go to b/c it's a late 2011 pro). When I looked up what version of Xcode to get, I saw I needed to get Version 9.4.1 (9F2000) so that's what version of Xcode I have.

Thank you !

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Answer 1

Claude31 OP

Oct ’21

Debug menu items are active when app is running in debug mode. When app stops (for instance at a break point), then Debug items will be active.

It seems you are just in Xcode editing.

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Answer 2

OOPer OP

Oct ’21

I'm running High Sierra 10.13.6 (that's the highest OS my computer will go to b/c it's a late 2011 pro). When I looked up what version of Xcode to get, I saw I needed to get Version 9.4.1 (9F2000) so that's what version of Xcode I have.

As far as I checked, you can run Xcode 10 or Xcode 10.1 on a Mac running 10.13.6 . But if Xcode 9.4.1 is doing well with your C++ class, it would not make a big difference.

I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to make it work ?

What sort of debugging feature do you want to use? If you want to use some feature which are runtime-only, run your code. And you may need to learn that some of the features in the Debug menu are only for apps and you would not make them use in C++ code.

So, again, what in the Debug menu do you want to use?

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