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A debug symbol is information that expresses which programming-language constructs generated a specific piece of machine code in a given executable module.

A debug symbol is information that expresses which programming-language constructs generated a specific piece of machine code in a given executable module. Sometimes the symbolic information is compiled together with the module's binary file, or distributed in a separate file, or simply discarded during the compilation and/or linking. This information enables a person using a symbolic debugger to gain additional information about the binary, such as the names of variables and routines from the original source code. This information can be extremely helpful while trying to investigate and fix a crashing application or any other fault.

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How can I get the correct symbols for microsoft's dlls\assemblies if I don't have an internet connection?

I can't connect the computer to the internet because of security reasons. therefore, I can't use the symbol server. I've installed the symbols pack for windows xp sp2 but some of the PDB's do not match the dlls installed on my machine (I guess it's…
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is there a way to list symbols that are defined in c/c++ by #define

I am using eclipse and keep getting an undefined reference to `__assert_func' error in my c/c++ code. I am wondering if there is a way to tell what is being defined ( # define **). I can manually go through my files, but I am working with a lot of…
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Delayed Symbol Resolving

I am working on some diagnostic tools to help locate memory issues on an embedded ARM platform. Due to memory constraints, I can't load all symbols for all libraries on the unit itself. What information do I need to save to be able to resolve…
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NIB with stripped symbols

I've been told that it is a good idea to make sure that all of the symbols from an application are stripped when you release it. But if you strip all the symbols from a binary on an OS X application, how does the nib know where the methods it is…
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Debugging an unmanaged dll

I have a solution with two projects: Project A: is a dll that was written in C++ Project B: Is a C# application that call the dll of project A My problem: I can't hit any break points I put into the DLL code. The break point has a message attached…
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How can I know which PDB file contains type information for a given struct?

I'm translating some Windows header files to Delphi. In order to verify alignment of related C structs, I need to dump certain PDB files to see the associated type information. To do this, I tried to use PdbXtract, but this tool asks me to select a…
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Using debug build as a debug symbol source

I have an Android NDK library. It crashes on the device, gives me the crash address (0x80C44F3E). The way I build it, there are debug symbols for the relevant part of the code. The copy of the library that I've got in (myproject)\obj\local\armeabi…
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How can I debug-step-through this .NET BCL code?

The following method exists in the dll System.Web.Security Dll: System.Web.Security File: CookielessHelper.cs Method: // This function is called for all requests -- it must be performant. // In the common case (i.e. value not present…
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"The breakpoint will not currently be hit" error while debugging a mixed mode application (c# and unmanaged c++)

While debugging a mixed mode application in VS2010, the breakpoint set on a line of code contained in an unmanaged c++ dll source file (called from a managed c# wrapper class) shows the infamous "The breakpoint will not currently be hit. No symbols…
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Manually publish pdb to symbol server

I have a 3rd party library, fortunately I have the pdb's for the 3rd party library. I have a symbol server in my organization, I have a local symbol cache folder on my desktop. This 3rd party library in question is used across a lot of projects, I…
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HP PA-RISC loading symbol table in gdb

I have a binary of file format "PA-RISC2.0 shared executable". And a core dump by running this binary. I have the stack trace. To get more information I am trying to extract the symbol table and load it in gdb session. The problem is I am not able…
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Different crash reports but the same crash?

I have a problem in understanding some things about these two crash reports that I get from Apple: Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x617401fa Crashed Thread: 0 0 app …
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Debug COM dll from host application

I have a COM dll that I would like to debug running from an external application, I'm sure this worked before but is not working any more. (using VS 2012 RC) I have read MANY articles but I have not seen one where it mentions using an external app,…
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Generating Symbol file (.sym) on Mips

Is there any command / utlity to generate symbol file (.sym) from executable for MIPS platform?
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Slow loading App_LocalResources symbols if .svn folder present

The time it took between pressing F5 and our web application loading in IE rose from around 16 seconds to around 55 seconds, after we increased language support from 2 to 8 languages by adding .resx files to App_LocalResources. Watching the Output…
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