From 9c04fcca241b36915feeac189d038514961de331 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jieyou Xu Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:31:44 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Document how to acquire `cdb.exe` --- src/tests/compiletest.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/tests/compiletest.md b/src/tests/compiletest.md index dc886e252..f47715889 100644 --- a/src/tests/compiletest.md +++ b/src/tests/compiletest.md @@ -272,6 +272,17 @@ the debugger currently being used: [`tests/debuginfo`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree/master/tests/debuginfo +> **Note on acquiring `cdb.exe` on Windows 11** +> +> `cdb.exe` is acquired alongside a suitable "Windows 11 SDK" which is part of +> the "Desktop Development with C++" workload profile in a Visual Studio +> installer (e.g. Visual Studio 2022 installer). +> +> **HOWEVER** this is not sufficient by default alone. If you need `cdb.exe`, +> you must go to Installed Apps, find the newest "Windows Software Development +> Kit" (and yes, this can still say `Windows 10.0.22161.3233` even though the OS +> is called Windows 11). You must then click "Modify" -> "Change" and then +> selected "Debugging Tools for Windows" in order to acquire `cdb.exe`. ### Codegen tests