Debugging on macOS
Debugging on macOS
If you experience crashes or issues in Electron that you believe are not caused by your JavaScript application, but instead by Electron itself, debugging can be a little bit tricky, especially for developers not used to native/C++ debugging. However, using lldb, and the Electron source code, it is fairly easy to enable step-through debugging with breakpoints inside Electron’s source code.
Requirements
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A debug build of Electron: The easiest way is usually building it yourself, using the tools and prerequisites listed in the build instructions for macOS. While you can easily attach to and debug Electron as you can download it directly, you will find that it is heavily optimized, making debugging substantially more difficult: The debugger will not be able to show you the content of all variables and