Debugging release versions with dumps

[LasVegasGuy]

Are dump files the only way to debug what happened in release version crashes? Man Learns from History that he never learns from History

[Mukkie]

Hello! No. You can: 1) debug assembler code (hard thing) 2) use map files (rather easy thing - I have seen somewhere article on that here, on codetools) 3) use horror debugging - call messageboxes everywhere 4) use logging into file, or to some other process 5) turn off optimisation :)

[RaviBee]

If you don't mind releasing your app's symbols along with .exe, you can use PJN's excellent CExceptionLogger[^] class to generate a human readable log (customizable) that includes the source file and line number where the crash occured. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com

[Neville Franks]

Hi Ravi, Hadn't seen this code from PJN, thanks for pointing it out. He has contributed lots of nice and usefull code. As an aside you might be interested in my new app Surfulater (see sig).:cool: See the download page to get the beta. Neville Franks, Author of ED for Windows www.getsoft.com and coming soon: Surfulater www.surfulater.com

[RaviBee]

Surfulater looks very interesting, Neville! Good luck with it! /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com