Top "Debug-symbols" questions

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

Xcode 4.2 debug doesn't symbolicate stack call

I have a problem with Xcode 4.2 debugging in an iOS 5 simulator/device. The following code crashes, as expected: NSArray *arr=[…

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Should I compile release builds with debug info as "full" or "pdb-only"?

In Visual Studio 2010 for a C# project, if you go to Project Properties > Build > Advanced > Debug Info …

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"No symbols have been loaded for this document." But they have!

As you can notice Symbols are been correctly loaded. I just created a view GetCompanies.cshtml using the AddView shortlink …

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How to generate Debug symbols with Makefile for C? [Linux]

I'm trying to use GDB and KDEvelop to debug a console app under Knoppix VM. KDevelop and GDB don't break …

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C# and ASP.NET MVC: Using #if directive in a view

I've got a conditional compilation symbol I'm using called "RELEASE", that I indicated in my project's properties in Visual Studio. …

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dSYM Directories While Compiling C++ Code in MacOS

Why compiling C++ in Mac always create *.dSYM directories? Is there a way to disable that?

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Visual Studio 2010 not generating .pdb files

I was trying to debug a c++ app, but I saw breakpoints show "breakpoint will not be hit", so I …

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What's the risk of deploying debug symbols (pdb file) in a production environment?

I have an application that logs exception strack traces and I wanted those stack traces to include file names and …

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Xcode: Should I Strip Debug Symbols During Copy?

The TestFlight SDK recommends setting Strip Debug Symbols During Copy to YES in Xcode Build Settings to enable the best …

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How to tell if a .NET application was compiled in DEBUG or RELEASE mode?

I have an application installed on my computer. How do I find out if it was compiled in DEBUG mode …

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