Symbols and symbol files

What are vc60.pdb files used for ?

Sumith Jacob Chacko — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:13:19 GMT

I am using VC++ 6.0. When I build my

app, I get a vc60.pdb along with the

<<appname>>.pdb.

What is this file used for ? Some times

I have noticed that the debugger complaning

that VC60.pdb is not found.

Thanks in advance...

re: Symbols and symbol files

Joerg Beckers — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:02:18 GMT

First i´d like to thank you for your article.

My Question is: how can i remove the absolute path of the pdb file which is stored inside the executable. I saw that the binaries downloaded from the microsoft symbol server only contain the name of the pdb file (without path). I tried SplitSymbols from imagehlp, but it doesn´t work with VS2005 binaries.

Thanks in advance and kind regards

Joerg Beckers

re: Symbols and symbol files

Kumarank — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:08:26 GMT

This is really useful for me.

Thanks

re: Symbols and symbol files

Arvind Shyamsundar — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:28:03 GMT

Well, the "No optimizations" is sometimes recommended for easier corelation with source code. It may so happen that the compiler may inline functions or omit code paths which are impossible to reach. You can still get a PDB with this option checked, but for easier source debugging you may need to turn it off in specific cases.

re: Symbols and symbol files

anshuman_jai — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:02:59 GMT

Very informative stuff!!!

I have a question

Inorder to generate symbol files for Visual Basic 6.0, In the Compile tab,Why do we need to select "No Optimizations"?