VisualGDB Version History
This page summarizes the changes added in different versions of VisualGDB
| 04 Mar 2024 | v6.0 | Added support for
Software Tracing of embedded projects Added manual scale selection to Live Watch Added support for tagging USB JTAG debuggers Added support for selecting specific Keil pack versions Added support for unlimited software breakpoints in FLASH Added full support for ARM64 hosts Clang IntelliSense now uses LLVM 16.0 and fully supports C++23 Optimized the IntelliSense code suggestion popup Redesigned Code Navigation Bar Improved error reporting for broken debug methods Improved GDB command auto-completion Improved ESP-IDF and nRFConnect configuration editor Improved header file IntelliSense for CMake projects Improved smart indentation logic Redesigned the per-user variable configuration GUI Redesigned the Visual Watch GUI Fixed device selection for ESP-ADF projects Fixed ARMASM argument handling for ARMClang projects Fixed bit field support for DWARF4 and DWARF5 files Fixed Raspberry Pi Pico SDK selection GUI Fixed a crash in the RP2040 PIO debugger Fixed detection of GDB crashes for embedded projects Fixed version detection of the new ARMClang compiler Fixed building of assembly files in Keil projects Fixed issues with remotely running OpenOCD on Linux Fixed handling of BSP_ALIAS argument for CMake projects Fixed IntelliSense for RP2040 Arduino core Fixed issues with MSBuild projects referencing external sources Fixed VS freezing caused by timed out backtrace command Fixed IntelliSense on ARM64 projects Fixed ESP-IDF unit testing for components with SPIFFS Fixed a bug causing negative time labels in Live Watch Fixed logic for overriding build message regexes on project level Added support for CMSE library generation for MSBuild projects Embedded projects can now specify additional symbol files Fixed display issues on systems with non-default ICC profiles Fixed Embedded Code Coverage for projects using GCC 12.x Fixed Embedded CMake support for the latest ARMClang toolchain Fixed recursive filter creation for MSBuild projects on VS2022 Separated mbed/ESP-IDF/NRFConnect Python distributions Improved support for dark theme Fixed DEBUG/RELEASE flags for Embedded CMake projects Fixed compatibility with CoPilot plugin Fixed backward compatibility with Clang code analyzers Added support for quickly configuring Outline detail presets Improved automatic editing of CMakeLists.txt files Fixed a glitch with unaligned variables in Live Watch Fast Semihosting now supports bootloader handoff Improved KConfig compatibility with ESP-IDF 5.2 Added support for exporting hardware register values Improved usability of Live Tracing Graphs with dark theme Offline disassembly now works for ESP32 projects Added support for tabbing out of function calls and strings Fixes in R2 (28 Apr 2024) Added support for CMake presets Improved updating of ESP-IDF projects Exported CSV file separator now follows system settings Fixed .vgdbsettings file viewer when using dark theme Fixed debugging support for Arduino-based ESP32Cx projects Improved compatibility with IAR 9.x Fixes in R3 (21 May 2024) Added support for Qt 6 Improved reporting of errors from the STM32CubeMX generator Added detection of modal GDB prompts (e.g. debuginfod) Fixed command-line package manager mode Fixes in R4 (20 Oct 2024) Fixed completion of preprocessor directives with spaces Added support for filtering watch/call stack window contents Fixed Advanced Memory Window behavior when resizing Added support for Cortex-M0/M23/M33 with Keil Compiler Improved compatibility with Connect 2.7.0 Added an option controlling gap filling when generating binary files Fixed detection of WSL2 network interfaces Fixed Python environment initalization for ESP-ADF without ESP-IDF Improved custom action list editor for large action lists Fixed computation of $(DeployDir) for custom shortcuts Improved compatibility with Community Edition of the Keil compiler Fixed downloading of old Arduino libraries |
| 26 Oct 2021 | v5.6 | Added the new
CodeExplorer view with
RefactorScript support CodeJumps can now track type instances and allocations Code suggestions for C-style structs now show relevant functions Added support for Xilinx Vitis Tools Added support for Raspberry Pi Pico SDK Added support for Visual Studio 2022 Added support for running OpenOCD remotely on Linux targets Added support for MCUXpresso SDK 2.9.0 Added support for ESP-IDF 4.3 and ESP32C3 Fixed compatibility with VS 16.10 Fixed the check for used TCP/IP ports for embedded projects Open Serial Terminal command can now remember the port number Fixed parsing of escaped UTF-8 strings in GDB Clang IntelliSense now recognizes CUDA files Added supprot for selecting a specific mbed framework version Added workaround for an issue with disappearing call stack frames Improved support for FreeRTOS projects with static allocation Added support for 64-bit FreeRTOS projects Added support for CMSIS-RTOS v2 interfaces to Real-Time Watch Fixed an "object disposed" error triggered by idling CMake projects Fixed apptrace support for ESP32S2 targets Added support for exporting multiple Live Variables at once Improved integration with STM32CubeMX Added a workaround for freezing CMake Language Service Added support for debugging Raspberry Pi Pico PIO module Added a workaround for invalid debug info produced by the Keil compiler STM32CubeMX projects how support editing toolchain settings Fixed header search path discovery for embedded CMake projects Improved Real-time Watch interface Improved code reformatting usability Imported toolchains can now specify a custom toolchain.cmake file Improved usability of offline disassembly Updated Ninja version to 1.10.2 Added support for defining custom debugger setups Fixed issues with manually overridden host for running gdb Improved usability of Live Watch STM32CubeMX workflow now supports multi-core devices Improved support for asynchronous GDB mode Fixed issues with SSH compression Fixed variable expansion for Linux Subsystem Advanced CMake targets now support alternate deployment names Improved performance of setting GDB breakpoints Fixed .hex file generation for CMake-based IAR/Keil projects Improved IntelliSense performance for recently checked out projects Fixes in R2 (29 Nov 2021) Added support for PIC32 devices Fixed stand-alone CMake project conversion for IAR and Keil Improved compatibility with mbed Improved Code Explorer stability Added support for Xilinx MiroBlaze targets Fixed integration with the ESP-ADF 2.3 Fixed compatibility with the latest Android Studio Added support for native GDB pretty-printers Fixed entity selection for Ctrl-Click navigation Live Coverage now supports GCC 10.3 Fixed invocation of custom shortcuts via context menu Fixes in R3 (19 Jan 2022) Added support for STM8 devices Added support for displaying AzureRTOS (ThreadX) threads Added alignment setting for embedded resources Live Watch now supports bit fields Live Watch can now restrict the view to current file only Improved IntelliSense for ESP32C3 devices Custom Shortcuts can now use the 'ActiveSourcePath' variable Fixed incorrect handling of special characters in Keil components Fixed toolchain detection issues on VS2022 Fixes in R4 (27 Jan 2022) Fixed compatibility with the latest Arduino boards Fixed issues with custom shortcuts on multiplatform projects Fixes in R5 (21 Apr 2022) Added support for generated config files needed by Renesas RA devices Added GUI for automatically locating missing sources Improved support for forced includes in CMake projects Improved the ImportFolder Recursively GUI Fixed framework reference issues in Atmel START projects Fixed command-line unit test support for NRFConnect projects Fixed unit test creation on ESP-IDF 4.4.x Quick Debug now supports running gdbserver under root Fixed RemoteSourceCache issues for containers running on localhost Fixed issues with displaying CPU registers in the Hardware Registers window Fixes in R6 (6 Jun 2022) Improved the usability of CodeExplorer filters Fixed integration with STM32CubeMX 6.5.0 Fixed integration with Xilinx Vitis 2022.01 Fixed Embedded Frameworks page for BSPs with no frameworks Added support for rsa-sha2-256/512 SSH authentication Fixed stripping of deployed binaries using custom toolchains Fixed the "do not deploy versioned binaries" setting Added support for very long GoogleTest command lines Added DWARF5 symbol support to Memory Explorer and Live Watch Optimized CodeJumps and reference searches for huge projects Fixed code navigation for solutions with multiple remote projects Test Explorer now skips projects excluded from build Added support for overriding BIF and XPFM paths for Xilinx platforms Added support for changing OS version for Vitis projects Toolchain/remote host substitution now skips unaffected configurations Fixes in R7 (14 Aug 2022) Added a command for managing automatic tool window activation Added support for Raspberry Pi Pico W Improved Memory Explorer and Live Watch accuracy Fixed debugging of sources directly accessed via SSH on VS2022 Fixed GUI issues with the nRFConnect SDK selector Test reports now include test attributes Fixed outline details filters in Code Explorer Fixed loading or real-time watch reports with custom events Optimized Live Watch memory usage for large ELF files Fixed sudo handling on the latest WSL targets Fixed GUI glitches with the auto-stretching filter box Fixes in R8 (22 Aug 2022) Added a command for plotting large CSV files Fixed issues with starting debug sessions with Chronometer enabled Updating VS2022 no longer triggers fonts/colors cache warning CMake errors caused by too long paths are now reported correctly Added a custom action for setting internal variables directly Fixed IntelliSense entity selection window on high-DPI displays |
| 08 Oct 2020 | v5.5 | Added an Advanced Embedded
Project Subsystem Added GUI for viewing advanced GCC error messages Added checks for missing packages and tools when opening projects Added support for mbed unit tests Added IntelliSense-like suggestions throughout VisualGDB Settings Added support for inspecting globals without stopping the program Embedded ARM projects now support code coverage Added support for the nRFConnect SDK (including nRF91 and nRF53) Advanced CMake projects now support multiple platforms and configurations ESP-IDF, Arduino and Mbed projects can now edit advanced properties CMake projects now allow editing per-file properties Added support for customizable CMake project layouts Added support for the IAR compiler Added support for Atmel START Added support for ESP-IDF 3.3 and 4.0 Mbed projects can now be profiled Added suppor for CMake-based Qt projects Added support for automatically stripping symbols during deployment Added support for customizing the automatically loaded symbols Added support for multiple WSL distros Embedded BSPs can now be referenced by explicit relative paths Improved usability of the Additional Memories GUI Mbed projects now automaticaly handle .mbedignore files Fixed code coverage issues with gcc 9.x Fixed the invalid display of the "inline gdb stub output" window Added support for skipping specific updates Added support for locating missing headers and libraries Added support for multi-core STM32H7 devices Added a graphical editor for common embedded configuration files IAR- and ESP-IDF-based projects now support unit tests Fixed memory utilization reporting for adjacent memories Redesigned Quick Debug GUI to work better on High-DPI displays Added automatic diagnostics of deployment errors Hardware Registers window now supports background updates MSBuild projects can now generate .bat files for unattended building Improved stability and usability of Custom Shortcuts Added support for importing SW4STM32/STM32CubeIDE projects Improved performance of build output parsing Dynamic Analysis and Embeded Profiler now supports RAM builds Fixed out-of-date status computation for Ninja-based CMake projects Custom project templates can now automatically substitute project name Added support for Android NDK r21 Live variable values can now be shown directly in the code Added a live stack and heap analyzer Added support for visualizing the state of FreeRTOS objects Optimized IntelliSense popup performance Optimized Live Variable performance Improved automatic troubleshooting of path mapping problems Added support for ESP-IDF 4.1 Added support for importing LPC-Link setups from MCUXpresso IDE Moved most temporary files under the .visualgdb subdirectory Remote MSBuild projects can now generate ninja build scripts Local MSBuild projects now support object file subdirectories Improved support for Keil packs stored under %LOCALAPPDATA% Improved stability of J-Link debug sessions producing heavy output Added support for the Sipeed Maixduino platform Improved parsing of linker error messages Fixed the issue with ninja tool incorrectly reported as missing Added support for WSL 2 Fixed reliability issues with floating licenses Fixes in R2 (17 Oct 2020) Added support for SHA256-based SSH authentication Fixed live coverage support for Embedded CMake projects Mbed projects now remember custom hardware register files Cancelling an SSH connection prevents subsequent connection attempts Global Arduino settings can now be easily reset via the Settings window Raw Terminal can now be manually opened even when it's not configured Added settings for disabling individual project-load-time checks Fixes in R3 (16 Nov 2020) Advanced CMake projects for Linux now support unit test targets Improved the usability of debug-time output windows Linker script preprocessor now includes forced include files Improved the reliability of the "Step Into Specific" command ESP-IDF projects now support integration tests Fixed symlink creation issues on the latest Windows 10 update Improved IntelliSense for Arduino Sketch files Fixes in R4 (3 Dec 2020) Add commands for copying BSPs and frameworks under source control Fixed compatibility with NRFConnect 1.4 Improved integration with Visual Studio 16.8.2 Fixed handling of unit test changes for simulation platforms Fixed go-to-definition command in CMakeLists.txt Fixes in R5 (25 May 2021) Fixed compatibility with Visual Studio 16.10 |
| 14 Jan 2019 | v5.4 | Added an advanced ESP-IDF
project subsystem Added support for Ninja build system for CMake projects Added support for tracing ARM targets with Segger J-Trace Added support for Arduino projects (AVR, ARM, ESP8266 and ESP32) Added full integration with Clang-format including a visual style editor Added support for static stack analysis for ARM targets Added disassembly view to Embedded Memory Explorer Added support for debugging CMake Scripts Added CodeJumps - quick code navigation popups Added Advanced Mbed Project Subsystem Added support for the Keil compiler and RTX operating system MSBuild projects now support custom compilers Redesigned commonly used GUI for better usability Added support for stopping on specific C++ exceptions Significantly improved the ESP-IDF project usability Fixed compatibility issues with latest Windows 10 Linux Subsystem Linux profiling and dynamic analysis now works on Linux Subsystem Raw Terminal can now be shown after programming without debugging Fixed debug method selection issues Added support for "Collapse to definition" command Updated pre-packaged LLDB to version 6.0 Fixed errors with absolute paths in $(IntDir) for MSBuild projects Updated Clang IntelliSense engine to Clang 6.0 Hovering over a preprocessor macro can now preprocess it in-place Redesigned header discovery engine for better usability Added support for ESP-IDF 3.1 and improved overall ESP-IDF usability Added support for raw C++11 string literals Line endings unsupported by Clang are now automatically detected Added API for suspending/resuming advanced semihosting Added support for case-sensitive Linux Subsystem directories Android projects now fully support the LLDB debugger Improved compatibility with Linux targets running busybox Fixed issues with popup windows shown behind the Visual Studio window Coverage reports can now exclude system directories Added support for reporting test results in TFS-compatible format Added support for Renesas RL78 family Converted more GUI to High-DPI-friendly WPF framework Embedded Memory Explorer can now visualize section layout Improved the usability of the Raw Terminal window Improved the usability of the Embedded Profiling window Fixed unit test running on Linux Subsystem Fixed individual target building with Ninja Fixed compatibility issues when building projects with msbuild.exe Fixed delayed header loading via Header Discovery Added support for VS format modifiers in Watch windows Added support for resource directories in CMake projects Improved usability of Solution Explorer view of CMake projects Added support for searching through all symbols in solution Arduino projects now allow adding C/C++ sources together with sketches Fixed compatibility with CMake on Cygwin Added a new optimized file synchronization engine for Linux projects Added a project properties page for managing synchronized directories Improved usability of the Keil-related workflows Redesigned custom action editing GUI Added support for reusable custom action list files Custom actions now use the advanced file synchronization engine Added a toolbar for ESP-IDF projects Improved Keil component selector usability Added support for overriding gdb binary for embedded projects Hardware Registers window can now display CPU registers Added support for auxiliary hardware register definition files Fixes in R2 (18 Jan 2019) Fixed the workaround of missing permissions for creating Windows symlinks Fixed incorrect handling of gtest tests with multiple '_' characters in name Improved embedded thread detection accuracy Added support for customizing the location of WSL's bash.exe Fixes in R3 (10 Mar 2019) Added support for Visual Studio 2019 VisualGDB is now loaded on-demand and does not affect VS startup time Added support for LZMA-compressed BSPs (~4x smaller downloads) Added support for ESP-ADF and IDF-based ESP8266 SDK ESP8266 Arduino projects now support the GDB stub Improved Clang IntelliSense support for header files Toolchain testing now checks time difference between Linux and Windows Fixes in R4 (23 Mar 2019) Fixed IntelliSense initialization when opening projects via command line Fixed advanced code tooltips on Visual Studio 2019 Fixed KConfig parsing for ESP-IDF 3.3 $(SolutionPath) variable MSBuild projects is now visible from custom actions Advanced CMake projects now allow importing virtual targets for debugging Added support for customizing CMake clean command Fixed display of the custom actions view in the Output window Fixed build error display for files accessed via SSH Fixes in R5 (11 Apr 2019) Improved scaling of Live Variables Added support for ESP-IDF 3.3 Fixed MSBuild support for RISC-V targets Fixed erroneous IntelliSense cache invalidation for files with ambiguous paths Improved CodeJumps for huge projects Added support for Teensy Arduino targets Fixes in R6 (5 Jun 2019) Added ESP32 Arduino Core support for ESP-IDF projects Added support for importing CrossWorks projects Cloned STM32CubeMX projects no longer hardcode absolute paths Fixed MSBuild project cleaning when using overridden remote host parameters Fixed errors when creating Linux configurations for VC++ projects Fixed support for shared Linux folders for advanced CMake projects Added a quick button for suppressing embedded stack size annotations ESP-IDF projects now automatically get rebuilt when changing toolchain/IDF version Fixed embedded instrumentation when using custom FLASH/RAM addresses Fixed issues with CMake clean mode setting Fixes in R7 (18 Jun 2019) Added support for Ctrl-Click navigation for Clang IntelliSense Improved VisualGDB wizard discoverability in VS2019 Added support for STM32 Arduino targets Fixes in R8 (19 Jun 2019) Fixed invalid default update URL for Arduino packages Fixes in R9 (27 Jun 2019) Improved source control integration for Arduino projects Added support for upgrading STM32 projects to new BSP structure Fixes in R10 (7 Jul 2019) Added support for the STM32WB devices Added support for overriding machine/path used for sysroot synchronization Fixed rendering issues with VS2019 on the latest Windows 10 update Fixes in R11 (16 Jul 2019) Added support for STM32MP1 devices Fixed the "Missing BSP" error occasionally appearing after BSP updates Fixed incorrect debug session initialization rarely triggered by the new rendering logic Fixes in R12 (27 Jul 2019) Added support for the Kendryte K210 chip |
| 30 Sep 2017 | v5.3 | Added a new CMake Project
Subsystem with 2-way synchronization Added support for accessing sources directly over SSH Added support for Clang-Powered Static Code Analyzers Added support for non-SSH target transport plugins Added a 64-bit build of the Clang IntelliSense Engine Improved usability of various common GUI Added support for diagnosing IntelliSense performance Added support for IntelliSense-only precompiled headers Go-to-definition now tries to avoid cache rebuild when possible Background reparsing period is now chosen adaptively Improved performance of "Parsing References" stage Added support for "Peek Definition" Added a context menu command for renaming entities "override" auto-completion now works same way as in C# GCC warning pragmas can now be generated via smart tags Added support for parsing //TODO and other similar comments Improved support for parsing Doxygen and VS XML comments Added support for generating Doxygen comment block templates Added support for filtering redundant targets reported by CMake Fixed scrolling issues in quick navigation bar Added support for installing multiple versions of the same toolchain/BSP File paths in .vcxproj files now use the $(BSP_ROOT) syntax Toolchain information is now stored globally and inherited by projects Added support for Team Settings Streamlined the embedded debug settings GUI Added a workaround for VS2017 crashes with CMake project creation Added support for automatically importing STM32CubeMX and IAR projects Added an option to automatically step over interrupts in embedded code Added a graphical interface for verifying FLASH memory contents Added support for specifying C++ standard for new embedded projects OpenOCD for ARM now shows progress when programming FLASH Streamlined the new remote host selection control Added support for embedded integration tests Added support for Chronometer Added support for automatically importing Keil projects Fixed compatibility issues with Kinetis KSDK 2.x Improved upgrading process for projects created with older versions Improved reliability of RTOS therading plugin mechanism Added support for profiling Linux projects Added support for viewing code coverage for Linux projects Added Dynamic Analysis for Linux projects Memory Explorer now shows function and stack sizes directly in code Advanced CMake Projects are now integrated with TFS Chronometer now shows elapsed time directly in code Improved reliability of launching XMing when debugging X11 code Added convenient GUI for locating missing .so directories on target Googletest framework now allows grouping tests by class names Loading symbols via GDB Session window now updates call stack VS now shows breakpoints added via GDB Session window Unreadable subdirectories no longer break directory enumeration Added an option to specify the value for filling gaps in .bin files Added a global list of excluded files and subdirectories for source uploading VisualGDB will no longer re-upload imported projects on first build Improved display of 64-bit modules and AMD64 registers Fixed coloring for numbers with Clang IntelliSense Custom shortcuts can now rin in the background MSBuild templates now include additional settings Improved the usability of the Raw Terminal Settings page Fixes in v5.3R2 (11 Oct 2017) Fixed missing QMake PATH in newly created Qt project Unit tests now run on Windows 10 Linux Subsystem Visual Watch supports multi-graph CSV files Fixed semihosting window visibility bugs Files outside the main CMake project directory are now reported to SCC STL type visualizer now shows std::unique_ptr Fixes in v5.3R3 (13 Oct 2017) Running under TFS agent now disables various popup dialogs Fixed broken VisualGDB toolbar buttons "Suppress interrupts while stepping" is now remembered between sessions Fixes in v5.3R4 (23 Oct 2017) Fixed changing MSBuild build host via VisualGDB Project Properties Fixed TFS building of .vgdbcmake projects Creating Linux projects from template no longer duplicates files Advanced CMake Project Subsystem now supports CMake 3.10 Fixed toolchain substitution for MSBuild projects Fixed a bug with disabling 'multiple BSP versions' option IntelliSense-only include paths are now stored relative to the project Vendor Samples with .a files are now created correctly Fixes in v5.3R5 (27 Oct 2017) Fixed broken locals window Embedded Memory Explorer now handles subdirectories correctly Fixed embedded threading issues when using Segger J-Link Fixes in R6 (11 Nov 2017) Added automatic repair for invalid toolchain settings in projects Disabled --gap-fill option by default due to compatibility issues Improved handling for 'path too long' errors Optimized BSP updating process Fixes in R7 (27 Nov 2017) Supported changes to LXSS in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Ambiguous linker script warnings are now more informative Fixed incorrect debug-time test selection for GoogleTest framework Fixes in R8 (17 Dec 2017) Added support for Android CMake projects Improved Natvis expression parser Added automatic diagnostincs for add-in loading issues Fixed list editor appearance on high-DPI screens Fixed escaping of mbed macros in Makefiles Linux MSBuild projects now support absolute source paths Added a workaround for incorrectly displayed modal windows Added extensibility API for displaying custom code annotations |
| 31 Oct 2016 | v5.2 | Added support for
unit tests for Embedded, Linux and Android projects Significantly improved Clang IntelliSense performance Clang IntelliSense can now automatically repair missing include paths Find Symbol Results window is now WPF-based and no longer flickers Find All References now highlights variable assignments differently The .vgdbsettings files can now be moved arbitrarily Android Logcat window now has a quick filter Added an improved memory window Added support for switching embedded toolchains for existing projects Improved the performance of the Embedded Thread API Added support for MSBuild projects Added transparent FreeRTOS support Added a new Real-Time Watch feature Added support for RSA SSH keys "Program Without Debugging" will now verify the FLASH memory contents Quick Debug now supports Linux cross-toolchains Fixed reference highlighting problems on dark theme VisualGDB Project Properties can now be opened as normal tabbed documents Added support for importing Embedded CMake projects Deployment and debug initialization is now done in background Remote Qt projects now automatically download generated header files Fixed advanced suggestion list display on high-DPI screens Natvis engine now automatically resolves typedefs Improved Natvis performance with large arrays and lists Default source code location can now be customized for each host Live variables now support arrays and structures |
| 21 Feb 2016 | v5.1 |
Added support for profiling embedded ARM applications Added support for debugging Python code on Linux, MinGW and Cygwin Added support for mbed Quick Debug now supports embedded applications Simplified embedded device and toolchain selection in the project wizard Embedded and Linux projects can now be exported to project templates Added support for exportable custom action templates Added basic support for LLDB that is now shipped with VisualGDB Added support for natvis Added support for the "step into specific" command Added support for automatic Virtual Machine management via Vagrant Added support for debugging Docker containers Large toolchains and BSPs are now downloaded in multiple threads Improved the usability of Live Variables and Visual Watch Added support for selecting arbitrary external memories for embedded projects Added an improved navigation bar to code windows using Clang IntelliSense Looking up matching sources for header files is now background Import Folder Recursively command can now automatically setup include search path VisualGDB now tries to check out files from VCS before modifying them Improved stability of automatic environment variable adjusting Added a VisualGDB Diagnostics Console (in View -> Other Windows) Added transparent support for the 'signal' command Added suport for selecting a specific C/C++ version in Project Wizard Remote file/directory browser now remembers last used directory Sysroot synchronization now allows skipping arbitrary directories Changes since Preview 2: Embedded Profiler now supports instrumentation mode Improved IntelliSense usability Fixed various small bugs Fixes in R3: Fixed compatibility issues with some 64-bit Android devices Improved Qt5 support on Raspberry Pi Fixed problems with detecting Raspberry Pi toolchain location Fixed various small bugs Fixes in R4: Added support for Visual Studio 15 Preview Fixed compatibility with Android NDK r11b Fixed various small bugs Fixes in R5: Added a workaround for stepping into functions from additional libraries Added a workaround do the 'run-as' permission bug Added support for fixing broken NDK r11c gdb binaries Fixes in R6: IntelliSense now uses Quick Actions instead of Smart Tags on VS2015+ IntelliSense now automatically replaces "." with "->" for pointers Fixed several IntelliSense-related bugs |
| 01 Aug 2015 | v5.0 | Added new Clang-based
IntelliSense engine with Code Map and refactroring Changes since beta 1: Optimized debugging performance for multi-thread applications Android Device Compatibility Center can now automatically test toolchains Added support for debugging Visual Studio 2015 Cross-platform Projects Added support for importing flavors from Gradle projects Improved the "Show Containing Type" command on Code Map Supported "Open Included File" and "Toggle Source/Header" commands Clang extension warnings are now disabled by default Changes since beta 2: Added support for Live Variables Added support for relocating Embedded BSP files to custom folders Ctrl-Shift-Insert now allows browsing clipboard history Embedded projects can now be easily opened by users with different settings Added support for specifying linker script explicitly VisualGDB now preserves the tool window order between debug sessions Added support for automatically breaking long SOURCEFILES lines FreeRTOS and ST USB stack now works out-of-the-box for STM32 Device reset confirmation can now be disabled Improved compatibility with Visual Assist X Improved compatibility with dark color theme Changes since Beta 3: Added support for importing CMake projects Clang IntelliSense now supports Code Snippets Added support for transferring source subdirectories non-recursively Include/library path GUI now substitutes sysroot and project directory Added support for Visual Watch Go-to-definition in a pure virtual method now searches for overrides Supported creating cross-compiled Linux projects without connection to target Fixed issues with trying to upload the busy .log file Added support for automatic Samba setup on CentOS7 Added support for auto-installing gdbserver if missing on target Improved installation performance Custom CFLAGS unsupported by Clang no longer cause error messages Changes since Beta 4: Improved IntelliSense usability with aggressive suggestion mode enabled Added support for ignoring IntelliSense errors within system directories Improved compatibility with the final release of VS2015 Live Varlables now remember the plot settings between debugging sessions Path mappings from referenced projects are now used to map paths in error messages Hexadecimal mode in debugger now affects typedefed character variables |
| 24 Nov 2014 | v4.3 | Added CMake integration Added integration with Android Studio Added ARM semihosting support Added support for Embedded Thread Plugins Added support for analyzing GDB command timing Added support for stepping into embedded entry point Added support for converting Embedded projects to stand-alone projects Added support for SSH host aliases and SSH connection searching Added automatic diagnostics of SSH environment problems Improved deployment experience Added support for Visual Studio 2015 Improved usability of Embedded Memory Explorer Custom Embedded projects now support flag editing via GUI Fixed vs-android debugger integration on Visual Studio 2012-2013 Added support for Android 4.4W Added support for attaching to isolated Android processes Added support for attaching to existing Android tool instances Added a button to reset Embedded programs GDBServer failing to bind to a port now leads to an interactive fix dialog Temporary directory can now be customized for each host Cross-compiled Qt projects now support sysroot synchronization Added support for STM32L0 devices Fixed armeabi-v7a issues when debugging Custom APK files Imported projects won't try to upload .opensdf files by default Fixed a bug with missing single quotes in GDB strings Added detection of known problems with old versions of tar Fixed a bug with launching gdbserver on machines with custom SSH port Changing local source directory no longer breaks Makefile settings page Fixed incompatibility with the MySQL plugin Fixed bugs in QMake flag editing page Fixes since Beta 1: Added a workaround for Android library symbol loading problems Added support for Android 5.0 Fixed compatibility issues with VisualKernel Cleaning projects no longer shows errors when target directory is missing Fixed various issues related to CMake settings editing Fixed CMake problems on Cygwin Breakpoints in downloaded source packages are now set correctly Launching Android projects without debugging now checks secondary EABI Fixed flag editing for stand-alone embedded projects Detaching from Android apps now leaves apps running Changing MCU in an embedded project is now faster Fixed the 'see output window for more details' message on errors Fixed Gradle build and manifest finding problems Added support for Cubieboard toolchain Fixed shared folder removal on Windows 8.x Fixes since Beta 2: Improved project generation for CC3200 devices Build error reporting now shows more details in verbose mode Added a workaround for pgrep bugs with long paths Fixes in R2: Fixed issues with pthread_setname_np() Fixed library path update bug in Debug Custom APK dialog Added support for vs-android native executables Fixes in R3: Fixed problems with cross-compiling Qt5 projects Make/CMake syntax highlighting now works with the dark scheme IntelliSense include files now use the $(LOCALAPPDATA) variable Fixes in R4: Added support for 64-bit Android 5.0 Significantly improved disassembly window usability |
| 19 Jun 2014 | v4.2 |
Added a Raw Terminal window to
simplify debugging of embedded projects Added Embedded Memory Explorer to control RAM/ROM usage Added integration with Cocos2d-x for Android Added an Android file manager Added support for quickly importing an entire folder to Visual Studio solution Added support for controlling signal handling via Debug->Exceptions menu Significantly improved GUI appearance on high-DPI screens Added basic IntelliSense support for Makefiles Significantly improved usability of the Hardware Register window Added a register layout visualizer for hardware registers VisualGDB now supports launch without debugging Added support for signing release builds of Android apps Added support for creating and debugging native Android tools Custom build/debug steps can now transfer files to/from Android devices All necessary Android packages can now be installed in one step VisualGDB won't redeploy an App to the same device if it was not modified Added basic FreeBSD support Added support for customizing gdbserver executable and environment Remote program console now supports pausing and saving Improved handling of file transfer errors for Linux projects VisualGDB can now automatically search for toolchain/BSP updates Added support for IPv6 VisualGDB can now automatically kill previous process instance on Linux Shared folder setup can now be done with sudo Added transparent support for pkg-config Installing .Net 2.0 is no longer required if .Net 4.0 is installed Build settings now allow changing target name and type Added support for searching/filtering text in GDB Console window Importing large projects to Solution Explorer is now much faster Significantly improved the performance of -file-list-exec-source-files Fixes since Beta 1: Fixed crashes caused by Embedded Registers window C++ toolchain testing now uses CXXFLAGS instead of CFLAGS Added support for Cocos2dx 3.1 Raw terminal settings editor now supports testing connection Raw terminal can now automatically convert LF to CRLF VisualGDB Project Properties now work even if Solution Explorer is hidden Fixed a bug where some generic custom actions required Android license Fixed bugs with transferring same source directory to multiple machines Fixes since Beta 2: Trying to update source list in a read-only makefile now produces a warning Fixed a bug where some threads were not shown in the Threads window Embedded Memory Explorer now shows C++ methods correctly Fixed problems with killing previous instances of a multi-threaded program Fixed issues with merging signal handling settings from VS project settings Fixed issues with removing configurations on imported projects 'Detach all' command on an embedded project now leaves the target running Added a workaround for SSH reliability issues with parallel builds Changing shared folder settings in one VS window affects all other ones Fixed shared folder issues on domain-joined computers Fixed shared folder issues with Ubuntu 14 Executable name is now set correctly when importing custom Linux projects Fixed Launch Without Debugging issues for configurations with deployment Fixed issues with editing existing SSH connection settings Fixes in R2: Source cache is deleted correctly when cleaning a project Fixed problems with fetching symbolic links over SSH Fixed problems with refreshing include cache via alternate SSH port Fixes in R3: Fixed incorrect handling of invalid paths when browsing for folders The BSP location can be now overridden via registry Improved multi-user support for embedded projects |
| 07 Oct 2013 | v4.1 | Added support for
cross-compiling QT apps on Raspberry PI Added support for building QT5 apps on Linux Added support for Beaglebone boards Added support for Visual Studio 2013 Improved VisualGDB Project Properties dialog Added support for defining custom per-project shortcuts Added support for programming Embedded devices without debugging Improved NEON register view in Android Creating project configurations automatically adds solution configurations Quick Debug now allows specifying environment VS-Android projects can now be debugged with F5 Fixed Memory window bugs Fixes in R2: VisualGDB Project Properties command is now shown for vs-Android projects Fixed project cleaning issues for cross-compiled QT projects Missing QT5 libraries on Ubuntu 13.x are now detected correctly Fixed solution configurations when using Project->New Configuration menu Generated Windows-specific QT files are now skipped when building for Linux |
| 24 Jul 2013 | v4.0 | Compiler settings can be
conveniently configured via Project Properties Makefiles now support arbitrary amount of independent configurations IntelliSense is automatically synchronized with changes to compiler settings Greatly simplified Embedded and Windows project wizards Improved usability of Embedded Project Properties Added support for custom per-user project variables Easy porting: add Linux configurations to Windows projects and vice versa Android build settings are now easily editable via Project Properties dialog Sysroot can now be easily synchronized when using cross-compiler toolchains GDB is now launched under 'sudo' when attaching to Linux processes Custom steps can now be added to all project types with Custom Edition Source transfer command can now transfer selected subdirectories Added support for STM32 microcontrollers Added support for Segger J-Link debugger Fixed inline build errors Disable 'info target' for old GDB versions that does not support it correctly Changes since Beta 1: Fixed problems with custom build/debug steps pages Added support for OpenOCD debugger Added support for building Android projects using cygwin tools Fixed a bug with running gdbserver without specifying deployment host Added a button to conveniently reload all cached includes directories Build commands can now be skipped when no file changes are detected Individual custom actions can now be temporarily disabled Fixed compatibility issues with latest Android bundle Fixed problems with QT projects Added support for ST-Link devices Fixed user variable expansion in various settings |
| 17 Apr 2013 | v3.1 | Added support for 'Step into
new instance' command Added support for debugging arbitrary APK files Added support for creating and debugging core dumps Can now import set build variables from external files XMing is now auto-installed if missing Added support for running X11 programs on the main host display Added support for pthread_setname_np() for Android Fixed the 'cannot set controlling terminal' bug Added support for creating QT projects Added support for copying and saving Linux program output Added debugging options for vs-android projects Added support for copying and saving logcat contents Improved compatibility with MacOS Changes since Beta 1: Fixed post-debug command sequence bug in custom configurations Fixed variable substitution bug in file copying commands Conditional and hit-count breakpoints are handled correctly from start Improved general stability Fixed Android thread name detection for emulator builds Improved installation speed of Android tools Fixed IntelliSense cache problems for SSH hosts with explicitly specified port Fixed IntelliSense issues with Visual Studio 2012 C++-specific include directories are now detected correctly |
| 10 Feb 2013 | v3.0 |
Added full support for
building and debugging over SSH. Added integration with vs-android. VisualGDB can now automatically manage SMB shares. Built-in XTerm-compatible terminal based on SmarTTY Fixed compatibility issues with the new Android tools Added support for HAXM. Simplified debugging Linux applications with gdbserver. A project can now be configured to attach to a process instead of launching. Simplified the Linux project wizard. Improved IntelliSense for Linux projects. Added support for LLVM on Linux. MinGW32 and MinGW64 can now be auto-installed with one click Added out-of-the-box support for Raspberry PI The VisualGDB Project Properties window now supports quick search. You can now tweak VisualGDB via Tools->Options command in Visual Studio Changes since Beta 1: Automatic removal of previous app instances with mismatching signatures Android menus are shown properly for solutions opened from command line SMB password is now automatically set when creating remote samba shares Fixed auto-detection of the new ADT bundle The "debugging ended without breakpoints" warning shows program output Fixed include directory caching bug when using build server New SSH console instances can now be opened from SSH console window Fixed "Debug->Break All" functionality when using cross-compilers. Added a global verbosity setting |
| 23 Nov 2012 | v2.8 | VisualGDB projects can now be
debugged with F5 Added a special "Quick debug" feature for Win32 and Linux applications Added easy attaching to Windows and Linux processes Missing source files are now auto-downloaded from the Linux machine Added interactive breakpoint diagnostics feature for Linux and Android Improved path mapping editor Fixed ANDROID_SDK_ROOT bug Fixed unloaded project bug Fixed crashes on VS2012 when debugging 16-bit MCUs Added support for removing generated ANT files for Android projects Improved the sending of source files to Linux machines VisualGDB now distinguishes main thread and worker threads Added support for browsing source files discovered by GDB Android startup activity is now determined correctly Win32 and Linux projects can now be easily converted to full-custom Added /v command line option for verbose build output Added support for Android 4.2 |
| 30 Sep 2012 | v2.7 | Added a hardware register
window Improved usability of the embedded project wizard Fixed compatibility issues with Visual Studio 2012 |
| 05 Sep 2012 | v2.6 | Added an Android log window Simplified project wizard Added workaround for partially unreadable frames |
| 19 Jul 2012 | v2.5 | Added an
interactive Source
Cache Manager Added support for Android 4.1 (including the linker bug workaround) Added support for running Linux apps in a separate terminal window. Improved usability of the project wizard Added support for browsing directories on remote Linux machines Improved static library debugging experience Added automatic GCC flag diagnostics to VisualGDB wizard Fixed $(ProjectDir) bug with error messages Simplified importing code from a remote Linux machine Improved error reporting and diagnostic messages for full-custom configurations |
| 05 Jul 2012 | v2.4 | Added STL container
visualization Android Edition can now debug code executed on startup Changing debugged program arguments is now easier Optimized -var-list-children calls Can cancel frozen GDB commands on Android Can explicitly terminate Android app on exit Provided workaround for armeabi-v7a deployment bug Importing include directories no longer requires tar.exe Solution folders are now supported correctly. |
| 29 Jun 2012 | v2.3 | Included a prebuilt gdbserver with NEON support. Added a workaround for rebinding breakpoints on Android library loads. Added automatic diagnostics mode for Android launch problems. |
| 15 Jun 2012 | v2.2 | GDB breakpoint errors are now reported correctly. Added a workaround for incomplete Android activity names in manifest files. NDK platforms are now selected correctly. Fixed problems with armeabi-v7a target. Added support for advanced binary directory cleaning. |
| 08 Jun 2012 | v2.1 | Several Android-related improvements: Added workaround for PATH conflicts for ndk-build Added support for multi-line LOCAL_SRC_FILES Added an option to customize ndk-build arguments |
| 03 Jun 2012 | v2.0 | Introduced new Android
Edition Improved support for static and shared libraries Fixed incompatibility with pre-SP2 .Net framework 2.0 |
| 28 Apr 2012 | v1.5 | Added an option to disable absolute GDB paths Added support for sending emulated Ctrl-C events to GDB Auto-generated makefiles now support assembly files If GDB hangs during startup, the user can abort debugging session |
| 15 Apr 2012 | v1.4 | Added support for "note" messages. Added support for relative error messages in full-custom builds. Implemented automatic Add-in diagnostics. Improved project wizard. |
| 07 Apr 2012 | v1.3 | Added support for gdb 7.4. Microsoft .Net framework 3.5 is no longer required. Fixed installation issues with Visual Studio 2005. Improved MinGW error message parsing. Internet connection is no longer required to start a trial. |
| 31 Mar 2012 | v1.2 | Improved appearance on Chinese versions of Windows Specifying invalid directory in Project Wizard no longer aborts the wizard When updating from v1.0 the Build Server is updated correctly |
| 27 Mar 2012 | v1.1 | Added support for Visual Studio
11 Added support for automatic launching and closing of debugging monitors. DLL load event while executing "step over" no longer causes a break |
| 08 Mar 2012 | v1.0 | First version |