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[`Layout`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustc_target/abi/struct.Layout.html


## Configuring CodeLLDB for debugging `rustc`

If you are using VSCode, and have edited your `config.toml` to request debugging
level 1 or 2 for the parts of the code you're interested in, then you *should* be
able to use the [CodeLLDB] extension in VSCode to debug it.

Here is a sample `launch.json` file, being used to run a stage 1 compiler direct
from the directory where it is built (does not have to be "installed"):

```javascript
// .vscode/launch.json
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "lldb",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Launch",
"args": [], // array of string command-line arguments to pass to compiler
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/stage1/bin/rustc",
"windows": { // applicable if using windows
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/stage1/bin/rustc.exe"
},
"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}", // current working directory at program start
"stopOnEntry": false,
"sourceLanguages": ["rust"]
}
]
}
```

[CodeLLDB]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb