Debugging a C++ program in NetBeans 8.0 which needs the sudo to run

Question

I know that this question was asked many times on various sites, but I couldn't find any recommendations how to fix my problem. I'm working with GCC 4.8.1 in NetBeans 8.0 and need to (visually) debug a program, which accesses raw devices, so I need to run it via sudo.

My project properties settings are:

• Run -> Run Command = "sudo ${OUTPUT_PATH}"
• Run -> Console Type = "External Terminal"
• Run -> External Terminal Type = "Default"

All the other settings are default ones, including Debug -> Debug Command, which is empty.

So, the program works fine when I run it in NetBeans - sudo asks for a password and then the program continues. However, I can't debug it in the NetBeans - the debugger outputs the text below and stops.

Any ideas? Please don't suggest running the NetBeans as root - it's too troublesome for me.

(I'm on Xubuntu 3.11, which runs as a guest OS in the VMWare Fusion VM on Mac)

UPDATE FROM 2015/09/16:

According to multiple advices (from the net) I tried to replace the Debug Command in the Tools -> Options -> C/C++ pop-up window by my script with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
PROG=$(which gdb)
sudo $PROG "$@" 

This script works fine from command line. However, when I try to debug my program from NetBeans I get the following pop-up window:

So, the first problem goes away and the second one pops up. I saw a number of recommendations to clear breakpoints in this case - it didn't help me.

Any ideas what to try next?

(The gdb version is GNU gdb (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2.1) 7.4-2012.04)

Answer 1

A bit late, but I ran across this question while I was looking for a solution to the exact same problem.

Create a script file with the following:

#!/bin/bash
sudo /usr/bin/gdb $*

Change the permissions of the script file to executable for your user.

In NetBeans, go to Tools -> Options -> C/C++ -> Debugger Command -> script_file_name