[Ironpython-users] PTVS "attach to process" can't see IP in embedded process

[Jeff Hardy]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Alain Cormier <alain at mcneel.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm trying to get PTVS to a native app that embeds IP.
>
> My script starts with
>    import ptvsd
>    ptvsd.enable_attach(None)
>
> I have no problems attaching to ipy.exe if I run the script from there but
> what do I need to do to make VS detect the embedded IP (Frames and Tracing
> enabled) from my (native, c++) hosting app?

Your best bet is probably to ask on the PTVS forums. I'm not sure how
the PTVS debugger detects IronPython, or if it even does anything
special (IronPython emits normal .NET debug information, so it might
just hand it off to the .NET debugger).

- Jeff