Chapter 8 Debugging in Special Situations

Table of Contents

Examining Core Files

Attaching to a Core File
Core File Debugging

Debugging Shared Libraries

Debugging Multi-Threaded Applications

Making libdce.sl Writable
Viewing and Manipulating Threads
Setting Breakpoints on Threads
Environment in Multi-Threaded Applications
Thread-Specific Debugger Commands

Assembly Level Debugging

Using the Assembly Instructions Dialog Box
Using Debugger Commands
Saving Assembly Code in a File

Debugging Optimized Code

Optimized Code and Unoptimized Code

Debugging Parent and Child Processes

Debugging Applications That Use ioctl or curses

Running the Debugger Remotely

The HP/DDE debugger provides support for debugging in many different situations. This chapter describes the debugger's ability to:

Examine core files
Debug shared libraries
Debug multi-threaded applications
Debug assembly language code
Debug optimized code
Debug parent and child processes
Debug applications that use ioctl or curses
Run remotely

For more information on the debugger commands mentioned in this chapter see the online command reference. You can also invoke help on a particular command by entering help command_name in the debugger command input box.

The online help also contains more information on using the debugger's graphical user interface.

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