Please note, the part of my original post following the ----- break includes the solution. Thanks for your concern.
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:49:10 -0700 > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Failure to Debug when VS launched from Steam > > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
