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| <h1>Debug information</h1> |
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| <p>The <b>Debug</b> perspective lets you manage the debugging or running of a program |
| in the Workbench. You can control the execution of your program by setting |
| breakpoints, suspending launched programs, stepping through your code, and |
| examining the contents of variables.</p> |
| <p> The <b>Debug</b> perspective displays the following information:</p> |
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| <li>The stack frame for the suspended threads |
| for each target that you are debugging</li> |
| <li>Each thread in your program represented as a node in the tree</li> |
| <li>The process for each program that you are running</li> |
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| <p>The <b>Debug</b> perspective also drives the <b>C/C++ Editor</b>. As you step |
| through your program, the <b>C/C++ Editor</b> highlights the location of the |
| execution pointer. </p> |
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| <h2>Variables</h2> |
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| <p>You can view information about the variables in a selected stack frame in the |
| Variables view. When execution stops, the changed values are |
| by default highlighted in red. Like the other debug-related views, the Variables view does |
| not refresh as you run your executable. A refresh occurs when execution stops.</p> |
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| <h2>Expressions</h2> |
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| <p>An expression is a snippet of code that can be evaluated to produce a result. |
| The context for an expression depends on the particular debug model. Some |
| expressions may need to be evaluated at a specific location in the program so |
| that the variables can be referenced. You can view information about expressions |
| in the Expressions view.</p> |
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| <h2>Registers</h2> |
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| <p>You can view information about the registers in a selected stack frame. |
| Values that have changed are highlighted in the Registers view when your program |
| stops.</p> |
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| <h2>Memory</h2> |
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| <p>You can inspect and change your process memory.</p> |
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| <h2>Shared libraries</h2> |
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| <p>You can view information about the shared libraries loaded in the current |
| debug session.</p> |
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| <h2>Signals</h2> |
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| <p>You can view the signals defined on the selected debug target and how the |
| debugger handles each one.</p> |
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| <br> |
| <a href="cdt_c_over_cdt.htm">Overview of the CDT</a><br> |
| <a href="cdt_c_over_dbg.htm">Debug overview</a></p> |
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| <a href="../tasks/cdt_o_debug.htm">Debugging</a><br> |
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| <a href="../reference/cdt_o_run_dbg_pages.htm">Run and Debug dialog box</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/cdt_o_dbg_view.htm">Debug views</a></p><p> |
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