debugging not working

debugging not working

• Plume-Tsee

  hello;
  
  am trying to port an application wich works on Mingw compiler version to win32 on VC++
  
  I'm trying to build a GTK 2.0 application with VC++. Building with MinGW works,
  Am using mapserver
  when i try to load a map in the windows i get the message cannot load file "C:...file.map" and projection librairie error
  I think i can figure it out but when i want to run the application in the debug mode although i toggle a breakpoint to the msloadmap function (where comes from the error i gess as reported by the return variable wich is null and should not) but i can't step in the function, i ve tried to include the mapserver function in order to make it textually part of the project but it doesnt work.
  
  ANYWAY
  in one word : i_can't_step_in_ a_function.
  am using visual c++ 2005 express edition
  
  Does anyone have any suggestions about what to look for
  If I'm missing some important information, let me know and I'll post more.
  

• Jason Whitehurst

  I'm getting the same message with VS05 TS (RTM). The problem stems from include file that disables debugging. I think it's the following:

  #else // !DBG
  #define Debug(s)                      // Statement/declaration included only if DBG
  #define Retail(s) s                   // Statement/declaration included only if !DBG
  #define DebugOrRetail(d, r) r   // d if DBG; r if !DBG
  #endif                                  // !DBG

  fMy problem is like most dev's, they have overloaded new. I'm forced to not use their debug overloaded new - and this puts me into a postion where there includes somehow force my output to not be built with debug info. I've checked my properties conif properties\C++\command line and /Zi shows up.

  
  

• rpsprott

  Hi, Mr.Caves
  
  

  Jonathan Caves MSFT wrote:

  You should try to do a complete clean rebuild of your application: ensure that there are no errors and then try to debug it.

  
  
  I agree with you. Debugger guru Mr. Jone Robbins says in his very famous book that any warning should be treated as ERRORS. I follow his advice almost always. In reality, however, his advice may put a lot pressure on C++ beginners. May I have your very personal comment on this
  
  Very sorry to interrupt you and many  thanks in advance.
  
  
  
  

• techbob62

  Go to project properties or press Alt-F7
  
  Make sure the current configuration is Debug.
  
  Go to
  Configuration properties
  C/C++
  General
  
  There is an item called Debug Information Format, set it to ZI or Zi, then go to
  
  Configuration Properties
  Linker
  Debugging
  
  Activate the Generate Debug info, Im not sure if you also need the Generate Map file item.
  
  You will be able to debug now.
  
  
  
  

• Gus Perez

  The message you originally saw can indicates that your program did not compile correctly and then when you then tried to debug it Visual Studio attempted to use a previous, successful, build of your application.
  
  You should try to do a complete clean rebuild of your application: ensure that there are no errors and then try to debug it.
  
  

• PriyaGhosh

  okie, I'll try that out. I hope it works.
  
  
  
  

• Mark Doughty

  Could you try building with debug information and see if that fixes the issue
  
  Search http://msdn.microsoft.com for debug information or the compiler switch /Zi to enable debug info.
  
  Thanks,
    Ayman Shoukry
    VC++ Team
  
  

• richardjjs

  In order to use the watch tab the program execution must be in the scope of the variable, if in the current scope there is no variable named 'moveitem', it wont work, why dont you try using the "Locals" tab or the "Autos", in the locals every variable at the local scope will be shown. In the autos tab, recently modified variables will be shown and the value will be red for the ones that changed last statement.
  
  just in case here are my settings
  
  in:
  Configuration Properties
  C/C++
  General
  
  Additional Include Directories : empty
  Resolve #using References : empty
  Debug Information Format : ZI
  Supress Startup Banner : Yes(/nologo)
  Warning level : Level 1
  Detect 64 bit : no
  treat warnings as errors : no
  use unicode response files : no
  
  in:
  Configuration Properties
  Linker
  Debugging
  
  Generate debug info : yes(/debug)
  Generate program database file : $(TargetDir)$(TargetName).pdb
  Strip Private Symbols : empty
  Generate Map File : Yes (/map)
  Map file name : empty
  Map Exports : No
  Debuggable Assembly: No debuggable attribute emitted
  
  
  Those are my settings.
  
  
  
  

• Kurt Vergeyle

  I am able to get the debugger to break-in with the above settings but, I cannot see debug info for local variables.

  I explictly added the variable to the watch window and see the following message -

  moveitem CXX0017: Error: symbol "moveitem" not found
  

  Is some other setting missing.

  Anothe question regards to default projects, why is this debugging information set by default for all VC++ projects

  Thanks

  Sunil.

  
  

• SudeepNambiar

  
  When I try debugging a message box pops up and says,
  
  

  "Debugging information for "game.exe" is not found or does not match. Binary was not built with debug information."

  
  
  "Do you want to continue debugging "
  
  When I click 'yes' it directly takes me to the source code and no debugging happens...
  
  i'm clueless as to what to do..
  
  

• Brownr21

  Ayman Shoukry wrote:

  Could you try building with debug information and see if that fixes the issue

  
  
  How exactly do you build the application with debug information In the general toolbar, the options are set to debug and win32. Inspite of that it gives me the same above response.
  
  I tried searching the link you gave me but I can't find anything that could help me.
  
  Actually the first time I debugged the same program it worked fine. The second time around, a couple of hours later after some modifications I tried debugging and it wouldn't work. I don't know why..!
  
  
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