[Mono-list] Debug Files *.mdb

[Matthew Metnetsky]

Thanks.

On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 21:28, Jonathan Pryor wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 12:33, Matthew Metnetsky wrote:
> > What exactly are the .mdb files created when compiling code with the
> > `-debug+` switch on?
> 
> They are Dwarf-2 debug symbols (IIRC).
> 
> > Are they Access databases?  
> 
> No.  "mdb" probably means "MCS Debug", though I'm open to correction.
> 
> > How can I view them?
> 
> What do you want to view from them?
> 
> For complete information, you can always look up the Dwarf file format
> documentation (see Google).  It's a standardized symbol format, and
> should provide you with a large amount of information.
> 
> ``mono --debug'' uses the .mdb file to generate line numbers in
> exception messages, so that's another (limited) way to view them.
> 
> The Mono Debugger, whenever it's finished and integrated into
> MonoDevelop, will also provide a way to view them while debugging an
> application.
> 
>  - Jon
> 
>