Thread: Debuggers, how to use?

ok, we are totallyoff-topic here.

i cant use MSVC++, as much as i want to, i cant, my comp is too slow and too small
heres my comp stats:
Speed: 200mgz
Space: 2GB
Space left: 400MB

and thats it. i cant have MSVC++ on there becuase it takes like, 400MB.

once i get winXP with my new comp, ill get it ASAP, but i still think BSDC++ is still an awsome beginners compiler.

there are a few things that bug me with MSVC++, the fact that when i compile a project, it gives me the total errors, and doesn;t tell me what lines or problems it has come up with. (maybe it does but i cant find it) and BSDC++ does, immediatly.

as for a debugger, i still have no clue how to use it, how many people here have BSDC++?

same thing with bloodshed, except it actually shows you without attempting to hide it then.

anyway, this still doesn;t help me with any debuggers!

ok, if you want to use a debugger and get the most out of it you need to learn assembly. Otherwise it's pretty much pointless, even if you were able to use msvc. That's about all the advice I can give you, other than learning what some of the error codes mean (pBlock->inUse usually means you deleted something without using new ) Good luck.

why would i need to learn another language...just to use a debugger! thats plain retarded!

>>ok, if you want to use a debugger and get the most out of it you need to learn assembly. Otherwise it's pretty much pointless, even if you were able to use msvc

No its not.


You can still watch the contents of variables, how if / switch statements ect are executing or where values are changing. You can use conditional break points, the call stack and a whole range of other tools.
I use it every time I have a bug.

Sounds like you just don't know how to use one Waldo2k2.

Else use MessageBox'es and GetLastError() to tell you when things go wrong.

Code:

if(!Win32_Function_Returns_Success())
{
     iError=GetLastError();
     sprintf(sBuffer," Win32_Function_Returns_Success in One_Of_My_Functions failed with error#%d.",iError);
      MessageBox(hWnd,sBuffer, "App Error",MB_ICONERROR);
      return FALSE;
}

To learn, just put a break point at the begining of your app and then use the 'step' (F10 in MSVC) to move on one line at a time.