Comments on: Debuggers and Symbol Tables http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/ Learning shouldn't hurt. Let's share the insights that made difficult ideas click. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nerotha http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/#comment-251373 nerotha Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:44:41 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/#comment-251373 thanks for providing the comlete information about symbol table thanks for providing the comlete information about symbol table

]]> By: Christos http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/#comment-238980 Christos Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:55:42 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/#comment-238980 Sometimes we need indeed to include symbol-info into our "Retail" release, in order to further debug it. In some systems, this info is stored externally and, thus, costs nothing to the final executable. Developers choose a "debug" version of a program having more run-time checks in it, a "retail" one being faster and optimized. One has to explicitly deny the production of symbol info at either release version. But why bother so, if the symbol tables are located to an external file?! Sometimes we need indeed to include symbol-info into our “Retail” release, in order to further debug it. In some systems, this info is stored externally and, thus, costs nothing to the final executable.

Developers choose a “debug” version of a program having more run-time checks in it, a “retail” one being faster and optimized. One has to explicitly deny the production of symbol info at either release version. But why bother so, if the symbol tables are located to an external file?!

]]> By: Kalid http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/#comment-94817 Kalid Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:55:37 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/debuggers-and-symbol-tables/#comment-94817 Thanks for the info. Yep, symbols may or may not be included depending on the build system. On UNIX, the symbols aren't there unless you explicitly specify it. Thanks for the info. Yep, symbols may or may not be included depending on the build system. On UNIX, the symbols aren’t there unless you explicitly specify it.

]]>