Conference turris::debug

1831.0. "Alpha DEBUG V7.1 unable to debug TT.EXE" by CSC32::D_SANFORD () Fri Jan 31 1997 13:09

    OpenVMS Alpha V7.0, OpenVMS Alpha DEBUG Version V7.0-02R
    OpenVMS Alpha V7.1, OpenVMS Alpha DEBUG Version V7.1-000

    Just to pick on the debugger when you have nothing better to do...

    Alpha DEBUG V7.1 has changed behavior, with previous versions
    you are able to run an image:

	TT.EXE

    When using multi-process debugging, the program will execute and
    finally hang.  You must then ^Y to abort the process.  To duplicate
    just rename any image to TT.EXE and run it.  In some cases I was
    unable to get the process to return control to DCL.

    To work around the problem simply rename the image to something 
    other than TT.EXE or use the logical:

	$ DEFINE DBG$PROCESS NONE

    Remember you must specify the EXE extension when compiling, linking
    and running the image because VMS defines a logical for TT, for
    example:

	$ RUN TT.EXE

    Do we want to fix this problem?  Almost as bad as defining a logical
    for TRACE, but we did change behavior.

    Regards, Drew Sanford