Debugging Techniques, Problems, and Solutions

This section covers the following topics:

• Tools and Tips

• Resolving Compiler and Linker Errors

• Using the Debug Heap from C++

• Using the Debug Version Versus the Base Version

• Using Macros for Verification and Reporting

• Solving Buffer Overwrites and Memory Leaks

• Writing Your Own Debug Hook Functions

• Using C Run-Time Library Debugging Support

• Using MFC Debugging Support

• Using Object Dumps

• How Can I View the Call Stack After an MFC ASSERT?

• How Can I Debug Access Violations When Running My Program Standalone?

• How Can I Debug an Access Violation?

• How Can I Find Out If My Pointers are Corrupting a Memory Address?

• How Can I Find Out Where My Pointer Is Getting Changed?

• If Halted in MFC, How Can I Get Back to the Function That Called MFC?

• How Can I Find Out Who Is Passing a Wrong Parameter Value?

• When Calling a Function Hundreds of Times, Which Call Failed?

• How Can I Debug an Active Process?

• Where Can I Look Up Win32 Error Codes?

• Can I Debug an .EXE Without a Project or Workspace?

• Can I Debug a .DLL Without a Project or Workspace?