Running and Debugging IDE Code

#Running and Debugging Visual F# IDE Code

To run custom builds of the Visual F# IDE components, follow the steps below. It is assumed that you have already built all components of the repo, as described in DEVGUIDE.md.

###Debugging VFSI

• Open solution <root>\vsintegration\src\Deployment.sln
• Set the project EnableOpenSource as Startup project
• Set the build profile to VSDebug or VSRelease
• Open the file vsintegration\src\vs\FsPkgs\FSharp.VS.FSI\fsiPackageHooks.fs
• Put a breakpoint on the line 55 : `windowFrame.Show() |> throwOnFailure0
• Press F5
• Wait while a lot of compiling and deployment occurs
• Create an F# console application in the newly-launched instance of Visual Studio
• Open an FSI window using the menus: View -> Other Windows -> F# Interactive
• Observe the yellow break point

This workflow should allow you to launch Visual Studio using private-built IDE bits. If these steps do not work, please open an issue so we can correct the problem.