Sharing Debug Configuration with Eclipse
Sharing Debug Configuration with Eclipse
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Eclipse has the concept to store settings in the ‘framework’. The ‘framework’ is the Eclipse internal data, basically what is inside the .metadata folder of the workspace.
metadata folder in workspace
If I create a debug configuration for a project, then by default Eclipse stores it in the ‘framework’ (workspace data). This means that the debug configuration is *not* stored in the project settings: If I zip that project or share it with a version control system, then the debug configuration is *not* shared. In order to share the debug configuration, it needs to be stored in a physical file.
Sharing Debug Configuration File
For this, I need to enable ‘Shared file’ in the ‘Common’ tab of the debug configuration:
Shared Debug Configuration
If I have multiple debug connections for my project, then the settings for each are stored in a separate .launch file:
Launch Configuration Files in Project
If now I share the project, and that project gets opened with the .launch files, then the debug configurations will show up. 
Summary
To share debug (or launch) configurations with my project, then I need to enable ‘Shared file’ in the configuration: that way the configuration gets stored in a file inside the project.
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