Chapter 5 Advanced Debugging: 80386 Debugger

Microsoft Windows 80386 Debugger (WDEB386.EXE) is used to test and debug Windows applications and dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) running with the Microsoft Windows operating system in standard or 386 enhanced mode. With 80386 Debugger commands, you can inspect and manipulate test code and environment status, install breakpoints, and perform other debugging operations.

Although 80386 Debugger offers debugging features not available in CodeView for Windows (CVW), 80386 Debugger lacks the convenient window interface of CVW and does not provide source-level debugging.

To use 80386 Debugger, you must have a serial terminal connected to the computer on which you are running the debugger and test application.

The terminal connection requirements are described in Section 5.2, “Starting 80386 Debugger.”

This chapter describes the following:

Preparing symbol files for 80386 Debugger

Starting 80386 Debugger

Entering 80386 Debugger

Command format for 80386 Debugger

List of common commands

It also contains a reference of 80386 Debugger commands.