How can I debug .a libs(c++ and I have source code) in a Xamarin.forms project?

Question

I have a Xamarin.Forms project and there are also some .a libs(C++) referenced in Xamarin.iOS project.

Xamarin.Forms project

  ------codes

Xamarin.iOS project

  ------codes

  ------.a libs(c++)

I do have the source code of those .a C++ libs.

The question is that is there a way that I can debug the C++ source code when running the Xamarin.forms project?

Update:

I just followed this document and the Xcode does not attach to the Xamarin app when it launches. Any idea?

Answer 1

You cannot debug C++ in a xamarin.ios project, it is not supported and was confirmed by Microsoft's dev team.

Possible solution will be to mix objectiv-C and C++ code together in your xcode application.

Otherwise you will not be able to debug native code.

reference for help:

Using native libraries in xamarin