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GDB fails with "File format not recognized" on Windows
See original GitHub issueEnvironment
- IntelliJ Rust plugin version: 0.2.118.2171-193
- Rust toolchain version: rustc 1.42.0 (b8cedc004 2020-03-09)
- IDE name and version: CLion
- Operating system: Windows 7
Problem description
Debug with GDB doesn’t work and fails with an exception.
Console log:
Error during pretty printers setup: Undefined info command: "pretty-printer". Try "help info".
Some features and performance optimizations will not be available.
com.jetbrains.cidr.execution.debugger.backend.gdb.GDBDriver$GDBCommandException:
"C:/Personal/xxx/Documents/workspace/untitled/target/debug/untitled.exe": not in executable format: File format not recognized
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 3 years ago
- Comments:8 (4 by maintainers)
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@ortem The problem is now resolved. I did in fact, have to upgrade MinGW. I used these settings:
@psotos Great!