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Re: Problem using gdb with Microsoft .exe
- To: Geoffrey Noer <noer at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Problem using gdb with Microsoft .exe
- From: Anders Norlander <anorland at hem2 dot passagen dot se>
- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 19:51:43 +0200
- CC: David Calabrese <david at tradeware dot com>, gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- References: <19980929134558.16593.qmail@findmail.com> <19980929214700.40111@cygnus.com>
Geoffrey Noer wrote:
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 01:45:58PM -0000, David Calabrese wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to debug a program that was built using the Microsoft C++
> > compiler. I built the exe to include debug info.
> >
> > Is it possible to use gdb to debug this program?
>
> No it isn't, the debugging info that gcc emits is different from what
> VC++ does. As a result, gdb does the best it can, which isn't a lot.
>
> I know this isn't desirable; I'd certainly like complete VC++/gcc
> compatibility but there are quite a few reasons why this isn't there
> yet and isn't likely to happen soon. One of the reasons is that,
> as far as I know, documentation about the MS debugging format used by
> VC++ isn't available. :-(
Check out MSDN under:
Specifications->Technologies and Languages->VC5 Symbolic Debug
Information
Beware that access is slooow (java applet). It would be better if the
doc
could be downloaded separately. You may need a windows browser to access
the document.
Anders Norlander
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