There is an issue the XCode front end has accessing variables for display. The formatters are used not only for the variable window but also others areas such as tool-tips. I filed a bug against this a few weeks ago(Bug# 8128556)
To me the wrong approach is to turn off the formatters, this makes the tool less useful. File a bug against the issue so Apple fixes it. Make sure you submit a debugger trace log. Here are the steps incase you don't remember. 1. Goto Preferences/Debug. 2. Check GDB Log and give it meaningful name and location(~/desktop/trace.log) 3. Load your project, get it to access violate. Submit that log with a bug. HTH, -Tony On Jul 21, 2010, at 1:12 PM, Charlie Dickman wrote: > I have turned the data formatters off and the debugger continues to get > EXC_BAD_ACCESS while stepping through code. It then "times out fetching data" > and everything is hosed. > > On Jul 21, 2010, at 12:03 PM, Nick Zitzmann wrote: > >> >> On Jul 21, 2010, at 4:43 AM, sebi wrote: >> >>> every few times I want to step through my code with Xcode's debugger it >>> eventually refuses to work. I click on the "Step Over" button and then >>> nothing happens. The variable window becomes empty and the three step >>> buttons become greyed out. The "Pause" button reacts on clicks but doesn't >>> do anything. Stop and restart still work. The Debugger Console doesn't show >>> any output. It's really annoying when I'm hunting a bug several functions >>> deep and then I have to start all over again because the debugger just >>> stops working. All I can do is to set the breakpoint a bit later, try again >>> and hope for the best. >>> Does anyone else experience this behavior? Is there anything I can do? >> >> 1. This is a list for Cocoa, not Xcode. Next time, please ask Xcode >> questions on the Xcode list. >> >> 2. That said, this is almost always caused by data formatters. If you turn >> them off in the Debug menu, the problem should go away. >> >> Nick Zitzmann >> <http://www.chronosnet.com/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/3tothe4th%40comcast.net >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > > Charlie Dickman > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/tonyrom%40hotmail.com > > This email sent to [email protected] > -Tony _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
