cannot break at the breakpoint when debugging IDAPython code by VisualStudio

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cannot break at the breakpoint when debugging IDAPython code by VisualStudio

Opened this issue 7 years ago · 4 comments

Hi,

I tried to debug IDAPython code according to your blog post.
http://sark.readthedocs.io/en/latest/debugging.html

I could install required packages and attach to IDA but I cannot break the execution.
For example, I set the breakpoint in the following code but it was ignored and print the message.

Any thought?
The attaching looks working and message is also displayed in VS output window.
I use IDA 7.0/6.95 and PTVS 2.2.6.

Answer 1 · 2018-01-02T14:02:41.000Z

I've had issues with that as well.
Sadly, I only have it working intermittently for me now, with no actual fix.

Answer 2 · 2018-01-04T02:56:15.000Z

ok, thanks for reply.

Answer 3 · 2019-05-09T20:56:25.000Z

Any fix for this method of debugging on IDA 7.2?

Answer 4 · 2019-05-19T19:48:32.000Z

I did not get to play with it yet, so I cannot answer that.
As for debugging - it might be that the timing of the first connection changes functionality.
IIRC, I had to first load a binary into IDA before connecting the debugger or it failed to work. It might be worth trying that out.