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## Debugging with XCode
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### Generate xcode project for debugging sources (cannot build code from xcode)
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Run `gn gen` with the --ide=xcode argument.
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```sh
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$ gn gen out/Testing --ide=xcode
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```
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This will generate the electron.ninja.xcworkspace. You will have to open this workspace
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to set breakpoints and inspect.
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See `gn help gen` for more information on generating IDE projects with GN.
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### Debugging and breakpoints
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Launch Electron app after build.
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You can now open the xcode workspace created above and attach to the Electron process
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through the Debug > Attach To Process > Electron debug menu. \[Note: If you want to debug
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the renderer process, you need to attach to the Electron Helper as well.]
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You can now set breakpoints in any of the indexed files. However, you will not be able
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to set breakpoints directly in the Chromium source.
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To set break points in the Chromium source, you can choose Debug > Breakpoints > Create
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Symbolic Breakpoint and set any function name as the symbol. This will set the breakpoint
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for all functions with that name, from all the classes if there are more than one.
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You can also do this step of setting break points prior to attaching the debugger,
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however, actual breakpoints for symbolic breakpoint functions may not show up until the
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debugger is attached to the app.
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