Maybe it's stuck trying to load symbols. Check the status bar of the main VS window.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brent Lewis Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [hlcoders] Failure to Debug when VS launched from Steam I just recently installed SP1 for Visual Studio 2008. I also allow steam to do any engine/client/whatev updates it pleases. Problem is, I opened up a mod I've been working on in VS and try to run (with debugger). This used to work just fine. Now it causes hl2.exe to launch as seen in the process list, but the main window never appears and the debugger never fully attaches to the process. Attempting to break execution in the debugger results in an, "unable to break execution" message. Trying to stop execution results in, "The debugger was unable to terminate one or more processes: hl2.exe the debugger is still attaching to the process. ...": http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6894/microsoftvisualstudio20.png I go to task manager and attempt to kill hl2.exe with no success. Terminating visual studio however, is effective immediately and causes hl2.exe to also close. --------------------- As I was writing this email I discovered the cause and solution. I also recently started launching VS as though it were a game from the Steam games list. Running VS from outside of Steam fixes it. Hope this helps anyone who run into the same thing. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
