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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200
commit24ea3babeda2d2b789c6452962864624de1310f0 (patch)
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parent60bb4e1b46e94284558e37016733474b030cab47 (diff)
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*debug.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Jul 20
+*debug.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Sep 14
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ compilation, here is what you can do to find out exactly where Vim crashes.
This also applies when using the MingW tools.
1. Compile Vim with the "-g" option (there is a line in the Makefile for this,
- which you can uncomment).
+ which you can uncomment). Also make sure "strip" is disabled (do not
+ install it, or use the line "STRIP = /bin/true").
2. Execute these commands (replace "11" with the test that fails): >
cd testdir
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ If the Windows version of Vim crashes in a reproducible manner, you can take
some steps to provide a useful bug report.
-GENERIC ~
+3.1 GENERIC ~
You must obtain the debugger symbols (PDB) file for your executable: gvim.pdb
for gvim.exe, or vim.pdb for vim.exe. The PDB should be available from the
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ a Vim executable compiled with the Borland compiler; gdb (see above
*debug-vs2005*
-2.2 Debugging Vim crashes with Visual Studio 2005/Visual C++ 2005 Express ~
+3.2 Debugging Vim crashes with Visual Studio 2005/Visual C++ 2005 Express ~
First launch vim.exe or gvim.exe and then launch Visual Studio. (If you don't
have Visual Studio, follow the instructions at |get-ms-debuggers| to obtain a
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ installed as a just-in-time debugger. Use WinDbg, |debug-windbg|, if you
need to save minidumps or you want a just-in-time (postmortem) debugger.
*debug-windbg*
-2.3 Debugging Vim crashes with WinDbg ~
+3.3 Debugging Vim crashes with WinDbg ~
See |get-ms-debuggers| to obtain a copy of WinDbg.
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ To save a minidump, type the following at the WinDbg command line: >
.dump vim.dmp
<
*debug-minidump*
-2.4 Opening a Minidump ~
+3.4 Opening a Minidump ~
If you have a minidump file, you can open it in Visual Studio or in WinDbg.
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ In WinDbg: choose Open Crash Dump on the File menu. Follow the instructions in
|debug-windbg| to set the Symbol File Path.
*get-ms-debuggers*
-2.5 Obtaining Microsoft Debugging Tools ~
+3.5 Obtaining Microsoft Debugging Tools ~
The Debugging Tools for Windows (including WinDbg) can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx