debugging

How to open a logfile in windbg from a script, such that each logfile is named by the timestamp of creation?

Hi,I want to run a windbg script that will accomplish the following: I want to track certain registers the moment an API is hit, without stopping due to timing issues. So , the moment the API is called, I want the script to open a logfile, echo the fact that the api is hit with the details of the parameters, and let it run till it hits ...

Based on your development stack, which is easier for you and why? Debugging or logging?

Please state if you are developing on the front end, back end, or if you are developing a mobile/desktop application. List your development stack Language, IDE, etc.. Unit Testing or no Unit Testing Be sure to include any AOP frameworks if used. Tell me if it is easier for you to use a debugger or to using logging during development, ...

Visual Studio 2008 Web Project error: Unable to start program http://localhost:port

I am re-hashing this question because I have looked at over 50 threads in different forums and have not been able to get a resolution to my problem. Here are the specs: Windows XP SP3, Visual Studio 2008 SP1, .NET 3.5, ASP. NET MVC 2 project, IE 7 (was IE 8) Up until a few days ago I was not having any issues. It is now happening on an...

Timing portions of a PHP script, including runtime of individual methods of objects?

I was looking for a reliable, clean way to do advanced runtime reports for specific portions of a PHP script. What I'd love to do is dynamically time and track every method call of every object during script execution, log this information, and create a table/report at the end of the script for output. I've thought about doing something...

How to debug .NET error logged in an Event Viewer ?

Hi I found out that my application causes some errors which are logged in an Event log. It states: NET Runtime 2.0 Error EventType clr20r3, P1 *****.exe, P2 1.0.0.0, P3 4b2a572f, P4 system.web.services, P5 2.0.0.0, P6 4889df18, P7 bc, P8 65, P9 system.net.webexception, P10 NIL. How can I find out what's going on? I've tried tha...

How to see variable in calling function in visual studio?

Hi all, Does anyone know how to watch a variable in calling function. For example: C#: void fn a() { int myVar=9; b(); } b() { Throw new Exception(); } How can I watch myVar when I get the exception in function b?? I have a really big recursive function with in a loop and get an exception in one iteration. I don't know which iterati...

Improve speed of own debug visualizer for Delphi 2010

I wrote Delphi debug visualizer for TDataSet to display values of current row, source + screenshot: http://delphi.netcode.cz/text/tdataset-debug-visualizer.aspx . Working good, but very slow. I did some optimalization (how to get fieldnames) but still for only 20 fields takes 10 seconds to show - very bad. Main problem seems to be slow ...

"this" pointer changes in GDB backtrace

I am examining a core dump, and noticed that in one frame the 'this' pointer is different than in the next frame (in the same thread). Not just a little different, it went from 0x8167428 to 0x200. I am not that well-versed in using GDB, but this does not seem right to me. Is this problematic, and if so, what could be the cause? ...

Is anyone else experiencing weird debug + crash behavior with Silverlight?

I have noticed that after awhile of debug/tweakcode/debug etc that eventually Silverlight starts to crash all of my browsers (i.e. doesn't matter which i fire, they all just crash). If i then go to a site that has Silverlight, it works fine? so it has something to do with debugger + Silverlight not getting along? I then reboot and the p...

Can't start gdb.exe in Qt Creator

I have a project in Qt Creator that builds fine, but when I try to debug it I get this message: Adapter start failed Unable to start gdb 'C:\Qt\2010.02.1\mingw\bin\gdb.exe': Process failed to start: The directory name is invalid If I navigate to the debug build folder and directly run my compiled application, it will run fine, but ob...

Can VS launch FireFox in a new window when hitting F5?

I am using FireFox as my default browser. I am using the setting "Open new windows in a new tab instead", since this is what I prefer when just browsing the web. However, this means that when I hit F5 in VS to start debugging, the web app is opened in a new tab in the active FireFox instance, alongside any other tabs I have opened alread...

Debug Visual Studio 2005 Web Service from Visual Studio 2008 Client...

I have a .NET Web Service running in VS2005 and a client that consumes it running in VS2008. Is there any way, while debugging the client, I can step into the code of the service? Both are running locally. Many thanks for your time, P ...

Debug AS3 in Flash CS4, how to watch a variable?

I am debugging AS3 in Flash CS4, a variable becomes NULL but I don't know who changes it at when. Is it possible to watch this variable and when the value changes to null, it stops? Thanks. Bin ...

What to implement today to help yourself fixing bugs in the future?

Assume you are in the process of developing some really cool software. It will be deployed to a lot of customers. They will need this software and they will use it in time-critical situations. So if something goes wrong they will call (you). And you or your team will be the ones who have to resolve the issue. Fast. You know out of experi...

DirectX application doesn't work over Remote Desktop

I have a WPF application which has a DirectX component within it. This component does not work over Remote Desktop--it just shows a corrupted image. The application works fine when not using Remote Desktop. In trying to debug the problem I installed the February 2010 DirectX SDK. Now, when I run the program on the computer with the SDK ...

Trying to debug a symfony app showing the list of all the functions called, debug_backtrace() doesn't fits me.

Hi, im trying to debug a symfony app. I've added a debug_backtrace() calling to this function below. It outputs a list of functions called, but the save() function (that is just before the debug_backtrace() calling) is not that list.. why? any other way to debug that shows more things, in this case the save() calling ? protected funct...

How To Disable Curl Debug Output in PHP

I wrote a PHP CUrl Class, if i execute Methods which should return the Content, it returns at first the Headers and after that the Content. So i cant parse any XML Data. I need to Disable This Sample Output. HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:11:58 GMT Server: Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-1+lenny4 with Suhosin-Patch mod_ssl/2....

How to Debug Weka?

Hi, I am trying to implement a new filter for Weka. I would like to know, what should i do to be able to debug weka, so that I can see what's wrong with my code, since when I try to run the filter in weka I am getting exceptions. Currently I am using JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, ...); to print the values of variables, to try ...

How to break whenever any line of code executes

I have a very strange bug, which I believe is caused by some code we have executing, but I'm not sure where. We can reproduce it to the point it happens whenever we click Tab, but short of putting a break point at the beginning of every method in the project to find out what is executing. Is there a way to set visual studio to break wh...

How to prevent VS copy .pdb files

Hi, i set the cache symbols from symbol servers to directory to D:\WebSymbols, but whenever i use VS2008 attach to process to debug, the VS2008 will copy the .pdb to the location of the attached process, and i also found many .pdb in the Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\sym. is there any way to prevent VS copying the .pdb files? t...