How can I fix debugging error in Code::Blocks which uses MSYS2?

Question

I installed gnu GCC and GDB with MSYS2.
This is the command I used:

pacman -Syu
pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain

I added environment variable "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin" and I changed the compiler location in Code::Blocks.

It works well in "compile & run", but when I'm debugging, at the last line of the main function, it shows this error:

C:\M\B\mingw-w64\crt\crt.exe.c not found

I tried other MinGW versions, such as 8.1.0, and it worked out well. I also tried Cygwin, but it started debugging and finished.

I use MSys2 and I have used Code::Blocks -- but no long do. While CB is a good tool, it is quite dated. MSys2 provides very good terminals in which you can run gdb manually for small projects. For larger projects, I've become a fan of VSCode (or vscodium) as an IDE. Yes, like all IDEs it has a learning curve, but the MS documentation is quite good -- even for Linux use. Your install looks fine, the -toolchain package is just a meta-package that installs a number of gcc utilities (including gdb), the C:\M\B\mingw-w64 error doesn't match your "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin" path - double-check — David C. Rankin
– David C. Rankin, Commented Aug 29, 2024 at 2:43
That's normal behavior. You're trying to debug beyond main(), so it tries to open crtexe.c which is where main was called from. Why is that a problem? — ssbssa
– ssbssa, Commented Aug 29, 2024 at 10:29

Brecht Sanders · Accepted Answer · 2024-08-28 10:56:07Z

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Open Code::Blocks

Configure debugger

Configure compiler to use the debugger

answered Aug 28, 2024 at 10:56

Brecht Sanders

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Thank you for your answer,but I did tried both of it.

Full instruction is at winlibs.com/#usage-codeblocks if you are willing to try the winlibs standalone build instead of MSYS2.