Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of Debugging With Visual Studio


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Aug 5, 2010 9:00:21 AM (14 years ago)
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Adam Roben
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  • Debugging With Visual Studio

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     1= Using the Microsoft and Safari Symbol Servers =
     2Follow the [http://developer.apple.com/internet/safari/windows_symbols_agree.html instructions for using the Microsoft and Safari symbol servers] so that Visual Studio can show you backtraces that involve closed-source components.
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     4= Watch Window =
     5You can open any of the Watch windows using the `Debug > Windows > Watch` submenu.
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     7[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/default.aspx MSDN Magazine] published a very useful [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd252945.aspx article about Watch window pseudo-variables and format specifiers]. Those of particular interest to WebKit developers are mentioned explicitly below, but the whole article is worth a read.
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     9Adding `$err,hr` to the Watch Window will show you what `::GetLastError()` would return at this moment, and will show you both the numerical error value and the error string associated with it.
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     11= Immediate Window =
     12You can open the Immediate window using `Debug > Windows > Immediate` or `Ctrl+Alt+I`.
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     14When debugging code that uses CF types, you can invoke the `CFShow` function in the Immediate window to print a debug description of a CF object to the Output Window like so:
     15{{{
     16{,,CoreFoundation.dll}_CFShow(0x12345678)
     17}}}
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     19= Debugging Multi-Process Applications =
     20You can attach a single debugger to more than one process. To do this, launch or attach to the first process, then use `Tools > Attach to Process…` or `Ctrl+Alt+P` to attach to the second process. Your breakpoints will apply to both processes.
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     22There are two ways to see which process the debugger is currently operating on, and to switch the current process: the Processes window and the Debug Location toolbar. You can open the Processes window using `Debug > Windows > Processes` or `Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P`. You can show the Debug Location toolbar using `View > Toolbars > Debug Location`.
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     24Visual Studio will always pauses all processes (i.e., you can't pause just one process). Similarly, Visual Studio will always step all processes when using the Step In/Over/Out commands.