• A debug symbol is a special kind of symbol that attaches additional information to the symbol table of an object file, such as a shared library or an...
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  • be provided for use in debugging. In many cases, the symbol's cross-reference information is stored with or linked to the symbol table. Most compilers...
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    A debugger is a computer program used to test and debug other programs (the "target" programs). Common features of debuggers include the ability to run...
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    line-oriented debugger DEBUG.EXE is an external command in operating systems such as DOS, OS/2 and Windows (only in 16-bit/32-bit versions). DEBUG can act as...
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    application virtualization software Debug symbol – special kind of symbol that attaches additional information to the symbol table of an object file, such as...
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  • while debugging by keeping symbols and its type, scope, file, line number, etc. The .debug_info section is one of the main components of DWARF debug info...
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  • PostScript fonts Debug symbol, debugging information used to troubleshoot computer programs, analyze memory dumps Unicode character, symbols which can be...
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  • Stabs (category Debugging data formats)
    in symbol table strings ("stabs"). Cygnus Support attributes the invention of stabs to Peter Kessler [Wikidata] for the Berkeley Pascal pdx debugger, however...
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  • Program database (category Debugging data formats)
    needed] When a program is debugged, the debugger loads debugging information from the PDB file and uses it to locate symbols or relate current execution...
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    File Format (COFF). The vmlinux file might be required for kernel debugging, symbol table generation or other operations, but must be made bootable before...
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  • local debug symbols if any, then private symbols, then external symbols, and finally the undefined symbols that link to another binary symbol table containing...
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    The GNU Debugger (GDB) is a portable debugger that runs on many Unix-like systems and works for many programming languages, including Ada, Assembly, C...
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  • Module Format (OMF) IEEE-695 DWARF Debug symbol Eager, Michael J. (April 2012) [2006]. "Introduction to the DWARF Debugging Format" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from...
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  • WinDbg (category Debuggers)
    the debugging target by eliminating the need for finding and installing specific symbols version on the debug host. Microsoft has a public symbol server...
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    includes a symbol table that contains debug symbols. The symbol table may be stored within the executable, or it may exist in separate files. A debugger can...
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  • Pack 5 for Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft had neglected to remove the debugging symbols in ADVAPI32.DLL, a library that exposes such Windows features as Windows...
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  • files that is not required for execution – typically including debugging data, symbol tables, relocation information, and other metadata. The resulting...
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    as code refactoring. The integrated debugger works as both a source-level debugger and as a machine-level debugger. Other built-in tools include a code...
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  • of representing line numbers or debugging symbols for included source as with header files rendering the COFF debugging information virtually useless without...
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  • required when the address of a symbol name, or the symbol name of an address, is needed. It is especially useful for debugging kernel panics and kernel oopses...
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    Dynamic Debugging Technique (DDT) is a series of debugger programs originally developed for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) hardware, initially known...
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  • "include" } files { "src/**.h", "src/**.cpp" } configuration "Debug" symbols "On" defines { "_DEBUG" } configuration "Release" flags { "Optimize" } defines...
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  • can load into a debugger. Dr. Watson can be made to generate more exacting information for debugging purposes if the appropriate symbol files are installed...
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  • Gdbserver (category Debuggers)
    possible to remotely debug other programs. Running on the same system as the program to be debugged, it allows the GNU Debugger to connect from another...
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  • variables, and continue execution. If debugging symbols were available, a crashed machine could be remote debugged from anywhere on earth. In his final...
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  • specialized, and may require access to non-public source code or debugging symbols. Memory dumps initiated by the operating system cannot always be used...
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    software, including GNU Automake. FreeBSD uses it in its build system. Debug symbol Shigio Yamaguchi (11 December 2024). "Global-6.6.14 released". Retrieved...
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  • preprocessor, one might define a macro DebugOut as follows: #ifdef _DEBUG #define DebugOut(msg, ...) \ DebugPrintf(__FUNCTION__ "(" __FILE__ ":" TO_STRING(__LINE__)...
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    stores debug information within the executable, rather than as separate files. Starting with version 0.9.30, Lazarus supports external debug symbols via...
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  • X64dbg (category Debuggers)
    x64dbg is a free and open-source debugging software available on Windows-based systems. It is used to analyze 64-bit executable files, while its counterpart...
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