.NET source debugging in Visual Studio 2010

Question

I've been unable to step into .NET source. I've downloaded the reference source and I think I've correctly followed the instructions. There seems to be a lot of confusion online as to whether this works. Clearly it has worked in the past, with Visual Studio 2008, but some seem to think it no longer works in Visual Studio 2010. Can Microsoft provide a definitive answer?

Answer 1

Hi imb001,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

Seems not a .NET Setup installation issue.

Could you please show more details to us about your issue?

What is your programming language and which source do you want to use and debug?

Thanks,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
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Answer 2

Hi Barry

I'm trying to step into .NET 4 source code. I just want to know if this is possible. If it is I'll devote some time to achieving it, but there is a lot of comment on the web to the effect that this doesn't work any more. I just want to be sure I'm not wasting my time if I try getting this to work.

Ian.

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Ian

Answer 3

Hi, I moved the thread to the dedicated forum.

Based on this site: http://referencesource.microsoft.com/netframework.aspx .NET 4 is open sourced. You should be able to do it.  Also after you install all symbols and source, you need to disable Just My Code in Debug options. There're a couple of  related settings there in Visual Studio options.

with regards,

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Forrest Guo | MSDN Community Support | Feedback to manager