[Lazarus] Debugging under windows

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:47:28 -0300
Andreas Berger <Andreas at TheBergerClan.org> wrote:

> Four years ago I tried to port our companies main application to 
> Lazarus. I mostly worked, but we had some problems with components not 
> quite compatible with D7 - also bitmap transparency did not work, but 
> has now been fixed.
> 
> However the main problem was debugging. We develop exclusively under 
> windows and, at the moment, for windows (although we are hoping to 
> change that). Debugging didn't work under windows. You could not stop 
> the app and see all the variables. Properties could not be seen at all. 
> We tried developing in D7 and porting to Lazarus, but the small 
> incompatibilities made it more hassle then it was worth. I do this for 
> myself, but the company stopped using Lazarus.
> 
> Now the company is planning to upgrade to D2010. I would still like to 
> switch to Lazarus. Can someone update me on the debugger issue? How is 
> the best way to debug under windows?

Properties with variable getters are shown.
Properties with getter functions are not shown.

Mattias