Debug Menu

Related Topics:

Debug Menu (Debugging Window)

The Debug menu in the Main Window provides the following commands:
New Program Opens the Debug New Program Dialog Box, where you can select a program file and enter parameters for debugging.
Attach Process Opens the Attach Process Dialog Box, where you can attach to a process running independently of Sun WorkShop.
Load Core File Opens the Load Core File Dialog Box, where you can attach the debugger to a core file so that you can examine it at the time it crashed.
Debug Mode Debugs your program loaded with all debugging information.
Quick Mode Runs the program without debugging information for faster performance, yet keeps the debugger available in the background in case of a crash or an unexpected signal.
Run current program Starts the current program running.
Show Debugging Window Opens the Debugging Window, where you can run a program in a controlled way, display the input and output activities of the program being debugged, specify an expression and evaluate it, display a scrolling list of breakpoints and tracepoints assigned in your program, view the output of dbx commands, and other debugging operations.
Edit Run Parameters for current program Opens the Edit Run Parameters Dialog Box, where you can change the run directory, set environment variables, and set the debugging mode for the current program.
Debugged program list Lists programs previously debugged.
Remove Programs From Menu Opens a dialog box where you can remove programs from the Debug menu.