How-to: Debugging CodeSmith Generator on Microsoft Windows 7

We have updated the Tips & Tricks: Debugging CodeSmith Generator with the changes needed to debug CodeSmith Generator on Microsoft Windows 7.

Here is the quick overview of what you need to-do to enable debugging on a Microsoft Windows 7 machine.

1. Update the Just-In-Time debugger setting DbgJITDebugLaunchSetting. The setting is found in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework.
2. Set the value of DbgJITDebugLaunchSetting to 2.
3. If you are using a 64bit operating system then you must also set the same key DbgJITDebugLaunchSetting in this folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework to 2.
4. If you run into any issues try running CodeSmith Generator Studio and Visual Studio as an administrator.

Now when CodeSmith Generator enters a break point you will see something like this:

Click Yes, Debug CodeSmithStudio to continue debugging.