I am working on a VS2008 unmanaged C++ project that uses an in house build of OpenCV 2.4.12. I would like to be able to step into the OpenCV code, but I am not sure how to get that to happen. I believe that if I add the OpenCV build project into my VS2008 solution, I should be able to step into the OpenCV code without a problem. That is doable, but is it necessary to have the 3rd party projects inside my solution? Is there instead, a way to point at the source files in order for VS2008 to find them and allow for stepping in. This is not something I have done in this version of the IDE.
I particularly want to be able to step in when running in release mode, as the issue I am trying to track down only happens in release. I have rebuilt the OpenCV code release binaries with debug information turned on, along with all other options that are necessary to support running with debug information. Now I just need to be able to actually step into the source files as I am running.
I have seen some others asking about stepping into files and have not seen anything that helps my situation. Particularly since I am working with unmanaged C++ and I'm trying to debug in release mode.
Any help would be appreciated.