I have an executable (compiled by someone else) that is hitting an assertion near my code. I work on the code in Visual C++ 2003, but I don't have a project file for this particular executable (the code is used to build many different tools). Is it possible to launch the binary in Visual C++'s debugger and just tell it where the sources ...
I'm working in VS 2008 and have three projects in one solution. I'm debugging by attaching to a .net process invoked by a third party app (SalesLogix, a CRM app). Once it has attached to the process and I attempt to set a breakpoint in one of the projects, it doesn't set a breakpoint in that file. It actually switches the current ta...
I'm comparing it Java where you can start your application server in debug mode, then attach your IDE to the server. And you can change your code "on the fly" without restarting the server. As long as your changes don't affect any method signatures or fields you can just hit recompile for a class and the application server (servlet conta...
Is it possible for the compiler to remove statements used for debugging purposes (such as logging) from production code? The debug statements would need to be marked somehow, maybe using annotations. It's easy to set a property (debug = true) and check it at each debug statement, but this can reduce performance. It would be nice if the ...
I can easily set breakpoints in embedded JS functions, but I don't see any way of accessing extarnal JS scripts via Firebug unless I happen to enter them during a debug session. Is there a way to do this w/o having to 'explore' my way into the script? @Jason: This is a good point, but in my case I do not have easy access to the script. ...
Im sure this has happened to folks before, something works in debug mode, you compile in release, and something breaks. This happened to me while working on a Embedded XP environment, the best way i found to do it really was to write a log file to determine where it would go wrong. What are your experiences/ discoveries trying to tackl...
does anyone know how to debug JSP in intellij idea? when i set breakpoint in my jsp files, those breakpoints never seem to take effect. debugger never hit them. IDEA seems to think that the breakpoints are valid. i do see a red dot placed to the left of the line where i place my breakpoint. i read in intellij forum that someone indic...
I have to do some JavaScript in the future, so it is time to update my toolbox. Right now I use Firefox with some addons: JavaScript Shell from https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html Firefox Dom Inspector Firebug Greasemonkey Stylish I plan to use Venkman Javascript debugger as well as jsunit and js-lint. For program...
So, I've read that it is not a good idea to install VS2008 on my test server machine as it changes the run time environment too much. I've never attempted remote debugging with Visual Studio before, so what is the "best" way to get line by line remote debugging of server side web app code. I'd like to be able to set a breakpoint, attac...
I'm debugging a production application that has a rash of empty catch blocks sigh: try {*SOME CODE*} catch{} Is there a way of seeing what the exception is when the debugger hits the catch in the IDE? ...
I'm a long-time emacs user, and I'm now working about 1/2 time in Java. What are the best emacs libraries for Debugging Java Code Completion/Intellisense Javadoc browsing ? ...
After downloading all .NET framework symbols and sources using NetMassDownloader, is it possible to setup the VS.NET 2005 for debugging into .NET 2.0 source files? ...
I have just received and bypassed a problem with LightWindow and IE7 where, on page load, it throws a JavaScript error on line 444 of lightwindow.js, claiming that the "object does not support this property or method". Despite finding various postings on various forums, no Google result I could find had a solution, so I am posting this ...
Is it possible to remote-debug a Visual C++ 6.0 application running on a Windows NT machine from a developer workstation running Windows XP? If so, is there a procedure written up somewhere? ...
I'm trying to debug a deadlock in a multi-threaded Python application after it has locked up. Is there a way to attach a debugger to inspect the state of the process? Edit: I'm attempting this on Linux, but it would be great if there were a cross-platform solution. It's Python after all :) ...
So I have about 10 short css files that I use with mvc app. There are like error.css login.css etc... Just some really short css files that make updating and editing easy (At least for me). What I want is something that will optimize the if else branch and not incorporate it within the final bits. I want to do something like this if(Deb...
I'm looking for suggestions on how to debug and chase down deadlock issues in an SQL Server 2000 database. I've had it recommended to me to use trace flags 1024 and 3605, which I have found give me the following: 1024 - this trace flag returns the type of locks participating in the deadlock and the current command affected. 3605 - th...
I have to use a third-party component without source code. I have the release DLL and release PDB file. Let's call it 'CorporateComponent.dll'. My own code creates objects from this DLL and calls methods on these objects. CorpObject o = new CorpObject(); Int32 result = o.DoSomethingLousy(); While debugging, the method 'DoSomethingLous...
I've had a Windows app in production for a while now, and have it set up to send us error reports when it throws exceptions. Most of these are fairly descriptive and help me find the problem very quickly (I use the MS Application Exception Block). On a few occasions I have reports that are issues that I can't reproduce, and seem to onl...
What is your favorite technique for launching a windbg user-mode remote debugging session? Why is do you prefer this technique over other techniques? (pros/cons) There are at least four different ways to do user-mode remote debug using windbg, as documented in the "Remote Debugging" section of the debugging tools for windows help file. ...