Visual Studio

The GitBook based NorthstarWiki has been replaced in favour of the NorthstarDocs where this wiki has been integrated.

Check it out here: https://docs.northstar.tf/Wiki/

The same page on the new wiki should be located here: https://docs.northstar.tf/Wiki/development/debugging/visualstudio

Northstar is easiest to debug through Visual Studio due to its cmake support.

• If you do not already have Visual Studio download it https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/

  • Its recommended that you install the Community version because it is freely availalbe.

  • You need to install the Desktop development with C++ workflow to debug native programs
• Open Visual Studio

• Select Open a project or solution

  • If you already have a solution open you can open a new project through the menu bar
• Open NorthstarLauncher.exe

• You can now debug Northstar

  • You can find relevant debug symbols in NorthstarLauncher releases