a few days back i was ambushed here for saying that i used turboC.
so now i have downloaded pelles c.
but there are a lot of options compared to tc.
please tell me the following:
whats the difference between build and compile.?
difference between build and rebuild?.
in tc i can trace a program by simply pressing F7 what should i use here?
Step 1: Read the helpfile.
Step 2: Read the helpfile.
Step 3: Read the helpfile.
Originally Posted by anduril462
Warning: Some or all of my posted code may be non-standard and as such should not be used and in no case looked at.
i got answers to this if anybody else wants it please visit:
Difference between Build, Rebuild & Compile « My Thoughts & Views
but how to trace still remains unknown.
I'm pretty new with Pelles C, (former long term Turbo C user). This is how I do it:
1) Click on Project tab, >> project options, >> and compiler tab
2) Change the debug information option from "none" (the default), to "full".
3) Click on linker tab. Change debug information from "none" to "CodeView & COFF format".
Click on the Save button at the bottom of the page, and build your project with those settings.
Right now, I don't recall if you have to save the settings after making the step 2 changes, and save them again after making the step 3 changes, or if just the one time, after step 3, is sufficient.
Click on the icon of the stepping you want in the top banner of icons.
Last edited by Adak; 08-18-2011 at 11:20 PM.
sorry if my question is not clear.by tracing i meant a step by step execution of the program.
for that i found out that we can simply click debug and click on step in icon.
but i followed your steps and now some useful information is being displayed at the bottom after i
compile.
thanks for that tip.
Interesting. When I don't include the debug info into the program, and set the linker option as I mentioned, I see a warning about not having any debug info in the program, and then a full page of assembly instructions appears - no C language anymore. I can trace the program execution - but I don't know very much about assembly, and I don't want to program in assembly, either. I'm guessing you have a slightly later version of the Pelles C compiler, maybe.
I found the add line numbers option to be useful, and clicking on the line creates a breakpoint when you're in debug mode. Then there is a Quick Watch icon that's handy at the top right hand side of the top banner.
Ok, now listen to me VERY carefully.... This is a bit different than you're used to...
1) Compile means generate an object file from source code...
2) Build means to both compile and link to generate an executable, library or DLL
3) Rebuld erases the existing object and executable files and rebuilds the project from scratch.
Now here's the part you won't be used to doing, but it is an absolutely essential step if you are ever going to get the hang of Pelles C...
Are you ready?
In the top menu bar you will see the word "Help" ... Now I want you to click on that...
Now in the resulting help menu ... Click on "Contents"....
Now start reading.
Yes that's right... READ THE EFFING HELP FILE... Pelles C comes with the best and most detailed help file I've ever seen. Almost anything you would want to know about C-99 or POIDE is in there, explained in full detail.
Last edited by CommonTater; 08-19-2011 at 06:54 AM.
That's because you aren't writing line markers into the PE Image so there's no way to track your source against the final executable... That particular arrangement is useful with external debuggers such as winDebug or OllyDebug that work on the PE image directly.
All of which are explained in the help file...I found the add line numbers option to be useful, and clicking on the line creates a breakpoint when you're in debug mode. Then there is a Quick Watch icon that's handy at the top right hand side of the top banner.
Help->Contents->Integrated Environment->POIDE Integrated Environment->Debugger
Last edited by CommonTater; 08-19-2011 at 07:16 AM.
