Debugger Concepts

To build on the Visual Studio debug package, you need to be familiar with the architectural concepts used in designing the package.

In This Section

• Debug Session
  Explains the role of a session in the debugging architecture.

• Servers (Visual Studio SDK)
  Defines what a server is in terms of debugging architecture, in both abstract and physical terms.

• Port Suppliers
  Defines what a port supplier is in terms of debugging architecture.

• Ports
  Defines what a port is in terms of debugging architecture.

• Processes
  Defines what a process is in terms of debugging architecture.

• Program Nodes
  Defines a program node in terms of debugging architecture, including how it can identify itself and the process it is running in.

• Programs
  Defines a program in terms of debugging architecture.

• Threads
  Defines the characteristics of threads in terms of debugging architecture.

• Stack Frames
  Defines a stack frame in terms of debugging architecture. A stack frame is an abstraction of a stack that provides the execution context of a thread.

• Modules
  Defines a module, in terms of debugging architecture, as a physical container of code, such as an executable file or a DLL.

• Breakpoints (Visual Studio SDK)
  Defines the three types of breakpoints—pending, bound, and error—in terms of debugging architecture.

Related Sections

• Debugger Contexts
  Explains how the debug engine (DE) operates simultaneously within code, documentation, and expression evaluation contexts. Describes, for each of the three contexts, the ___location, position, or evaluation relevant to it.

• Debugger Components
  Provides an overview of the Visual Studio Debugging components, which include the debug engine (DE), expression evaluator (EE), and symbol handler (SH).

• Debugging Tasks
  Contains links to various debugging tasks, such as launching a program and evaluating expressions.