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Jo Sto
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Debug/Release no effect
Mar 24th, 2014 at 3:16pm
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I allways use for compile and upload the button "Local windows debugger"-"Auto"-"Release/Debug" in VisualStudio 2012 an it worked fine.

Today i installed the latest beta and now the relese/debug setting has no effect

I get allways

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Compiling 'curiosity' for 'Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK'
Binary sketch size: 11854 bytes (used 5% of a 258048 byte maximum) (1,89 secs)
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The usb debugger has been activated in 'Automatic Debugging' mode
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Compiling debug version of 'curiosity' for 'Arduino Mega 2560 or Mega ADK'
Binary sketch size: 12468 bytes (used 5% of a 258048 byte maximum) (2,17 secs)
Uploading to I/O board using 'COM7'
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first it compiles the release code, then the debug code
"micro debug" is set to "none"

what do i wrong? 



  
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Re: Debug/Release no effect
Reply #1 - Mar 24th, 2014 at 3:30pm
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Hi Jo,

There are two ways to enable the debugger.

1)

Novice mode (Automatic Debugging) is on by default. Novice mode used to only start the debugger if the configuration was not set to Release. The problem was that novice users didn't see the release option and in later versions of Visual Studio release is sometimes called something else.

Novice mode will always produce a debug compile when you click "Debug>Start". 

note: Visual Micro will always make a release compile if you click "Debug>Start without debugging" regardless of any debugger settings.

2)

You can switch off novice mode by un-ticking "Tools>>Visual Micro>Automatic Debugging". You can then choose which configuration(s) "Debug/Release/MySpecialDebug" etc. to enable debugging for by setting the project property (Micro Debug=Full) when the desired configuration is active.

The Youtube video on the debugger page shows how Visual Micro works with Automatic Debugging switched off but it is as simple as setting (Micro debug) = Full

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Hopefully you can now see the clear distinction between the two modes. Debug/release etc was just a step too far for new users and that experienced users have full control.

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Reply #2 - Mar 25th, 2014 at 1:04pm
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Thank you, everything ok. I have not noticed the checkbox in Tools ...
  
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Reply #3 - Mar 25th, 2014 at 1:05pm
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Great, thanks for the update
  
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