Xcode 4.2 jumps to main.m every time after stopping simulator

Question

This is more of a general annoyance. Every time after stopping the simulator, Xcode jumps to main.m for some reason. On the left nav, it jumps to the Debug Navigator.

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Answer 1

Xcode -> Preferences

Under Behaviors

Click on Run Starts

Checkbox for [Show] debugger with [Current Views]

...worked for me.

Answer 2

Go to Preferences -> Behaviors. Choose "Run Completes" in the left hand side. Check the box next to "Show Tab" and enter a tab name. I use "Edit". This way whenever you stop, you will always be back at a tab called Edit.

Answer 3

None of the other solutions listed were suitable for me, so I made a macro (using an external hotkey utility).

(wait 0.1 second after each step)

command-period

command-1

down arrow

up arrow

command-j

enter

Use this key instead of the normal stop, and you end up with your cursor positioned where you left it. Very nice.

Answer 4

I had the same problem and it WAS really annoying, especially when you were in the middle of debugging, stopping/launching the app several times in a row after small modifications.

Everything is solvable through settings in Xcode user preferences:

• Just go to "run completes"
• There find the "Show" line and click the checkbox
• On the same line modify target to go to "Current" in the dropdown menu.

There you go. Xcode will not move your editing view from now on. Enjoy.

PS: Xcode version 4.2 Build 4C199

Answer 5

I was trying to find the offending line when my code was breaking, so what I did was:

1. Go to where you define your breakpoints (breakpoint navigator, according to the documentation)
2. Click in the "+" sign in the left bottom corner of the navigation area
3. Click on Add Exception breakpoint
4. You click Done
5. Run your app

Xcode shows you the offending line.