PRWIN9103019: SYMDEB Fails When Symbol File Too Large

ID Number: Q70811

3.00

WINDOWS

buglist3.00 fixlist3.10

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: WIN9103019

SYMPTOMS

The SYMDEB debugger reports a fatal exit 409 when trying to debug a

Windows program.

CAUSE

The SYMDEB debugger is limited to a 64K symbol file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a limitation in the Windows

Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.0. This problem does not

apply to Windows 3.1 because SYMDEB is used only for real mode

debugging and real mode is not supported by Windows 3.1.

Additional reference words: 3.00