Netbeans "Resolve missing debugger command" C++

For Mac OSX 10.5 and above,

1. Install Homebrew (if you don't have it already)

   /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   

2. Install GDB

   brew install gdb
   

3. Go to https://sourceware.org/gdb/wiki/BuildingOnDarwin and follow the instructions to code sign the gdb binary.

4. If you're on Sierra, run the following command in your terminal

   echo "set startup-with-shell off" >> ~/.gdbinit
   

5. Finally, run the following comamnd in your terminal

   which gdb
   

6. Copy the output path from that command, (mine was /usr/local/bin/gdb) into the Debugger Command box in Netbeans and start debugging!

On Linux systems derived from debian, you have to install gdb

sudo apt-get install gdb

Then in debbuger command type

/usr/bin/gdb

More information of gdb can be found in GDB: The GNU Project Debugger

Make sure gdb is installed in your machine. you can do this by following C:\cygwin64>setup-x86_64.exe -q -P gdb

after this, select gdb as a debugger in netbeans gdb location

Use Synaptic to install gdb. This debugger is required for Netbeans.

On a Mac, I installed HomeBrew first, then followed this exactly on the Sierra OS. Worked perfectly. After Homebrew is installed, you have to create then sign your gdb certificate. Then select it in your IDE debugger section.

The instructions show how to select gdb in Eclipse, but I got it working in NetBeans by pushing the debugger button and typing in the file path in the popup (as mentioned in this document).

https://www.ics.uci.edu/~pattis/common/handouts/macmingweclipse/allexperimental/mac-gdb-install.html