Using MonoDevelop to Debug Executables with no Solution Files

Every once in a while I need to debug some Mono program that does not come with a solution. Either a program that was compiled using a Makefile or an executable that I installed with RPM on my system.

Sometimes I would end up cretaing MonoDevelop solution that contained every source file, command line option and resource that I meticulously copied from the Makefile. In other words, I was in for a world of pain just to be able to use MonoDevelop's awesome debugger.

Lluis offered this solution, and I am blogging it hoping that it will help someone else in the future. Follow these steps to debug a Mono executable and set breakpoints on the source code or class libraries source code:
1. Create a Generic Solution

Select File/New Solution and select Generic Solution

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