Thread: help with debugging

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    Registered User Mark S.'s Avatar
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    help with debugging

    hello,

    I am trying to familiarize myself with the visual C++ debugger.
    In the code below when i step into the strlen() function a small window opens up saying please enter the path for STRLEN.ASM.
    I have tried looking for the file but its not there.
    How do i debug programs which contain functions from a different library like string.h.

    Code:
    // debug experiment
    
    #include<iostream>
    #include<string.h>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main(void)
    {
    	int num = 1;
    	char letter = 't';
    	char name[] = "Mark";
    
    	int length = strlen(name);
    
    	int age = 29;
    
    	return(0);
    }
    thanks.

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    Generally you would want to step over (F10) and not into (F11) standard library functions. The only functions you would likely wish to step into are those you yourself write.
    "Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods."
    -Christopher Hitchens

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    ...if your program was crashing in a library function you could be fairly sure that there is a problem with the argument(s) you were passing to it.

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    my VC++ has necessary files... did you do a full install ??

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