From: noer AT cygnus DOT com (Geoffrey Noer)
Subject: Re: Problem using gdb with Microsoft .exe
30 Sep 1998 07:43:56 -0700
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To: David Calabrese <david AT tradeware DOT com>
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On Tue, Sep 29, 1998 at 01:45:58PM -0000, David Calabrese wrote:
>
> I'm trying to debug a program that was built using the Microsoft C++
> compiler.  I built the exe to include debug info.  
> 
> Is it possible to use gdb to debug this program?

No it isn't, the debugging info that gcc emits is different from what
VC++ does.  As a result, gdb does the best it can, which isn't a lot.

I know this isn't desirable; I'd certainly like complete VC++/gcc
compatibility but there are quite a few reasons why this isn't there
yet and isn't likely to happen soon.  One of the reasons is that,
as far as I know, documentation about the MS debugging format used by
VC++ isn't available.  :-(

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Geoffrey Noer
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