How to debug a CMakeLists.txt in MSVC 2022?

[JUANDENT]

I read that it is possible to debug a CMakeLists.txt file in MSVC 2022 but I have not been able to accomplish it!!

Is it possible? How?


Regards,
Juan

[malibor]

Open up Visual Studio Installer, click modify and under "individual components" into search box type "cmake"

Check the "C++ Cmake tools for Windows" and install it.

I don't know if this let's you debug cmake files, debugging cmake files is rather strange because cmake isn't a programming language, however this component provides you with syntax highlighting and with cmake.exe to execute your cmake.txt files.

[deleted account xyzzy]

Configure CMake debugging sessions in Visual Studio

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/configure-cmake-debugging-sessions?view=msvc-170

Of course that doesn't debug the CMake file itself, it modifies whether a release or debug session is launched from an executable built using CMake.

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https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=visual+studio+cmake+debug+arguments&ia=web