Re: debug

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From: Branimir Giurov (branimir_at_nospam.com)
Date: 06/16/04


Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:40:18 +0300

What do you mean by "to debug with a pdb file"?

The pdb itself contains a DB that links the source code to through the
intermediate language to the JITed assembly that's being executed.
You can't debug without it.

Cheers,
Branimir

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Branimir Giurov
MCSD.NET, MCDBA
"frazer" <ichor@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eRG5e50UEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> hi
> i had read somewhere once that it is possible to debug with a pdb file.
> but i cant recollect anything about it.
> can anyone throw some light on it?
> thnx
>
>


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