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Marsh
Marsh

Reputation: 8145

Is there any difference between "Run Configurations..." and "Debug Configurations..."

In Eclipse (Mars, probably older versions too), the Run menu has Run Configurations... and Debug Configurations..., both of which open the same dialog window. The only functional difference I've found so far is that one has a "Run" button, and the other has a "Debug" button.

It looks like both dialog windows can be used to edit Launch Configurations, but it's not clear if there are two separate configurations for Run vs Debug, or if they are the same.

Is there any substantial difference between the two dialog windows, other than the button next to the "Close" button?

Bonus question: Is there another way to view and edit Launch Configurations besides the two menu options I mentioned (and their equivalents in various toolbars)?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1310

Answers (1)

greg-449
greg-449

Reputation: 111216

There is only one configuration which is shown in both the Run and Debug Configuration dialogs.

The configuration is actually stored in the workspace .metadata in the .plugins/org.eclipse.debug.core/.launches folder. There is one xxx.launch file for each configuration.

Upvotes: 1

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