IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY

The IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY structure represents the debug directory format.

typedef struct _IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY {
    DWORD   Characteristics;
    DWORD   TimeDateStamp;
    WORD    MajorVersion;
    WORD    MinorVersion;
    DWORD   Type;
    DWORD   SizeOfData;
    DWORD   AddressOfRawData;
    DWORD   PointerToRawData;
} IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY, *PIMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY;

Members

Characteristics

Reserved.

TimeDateStamp

Time and date the debugging information was created.

MajorVersion

Major version number of the debugging information format.

MinorVersion

Minor version number of the debugging information format.

Type

Format of the debugging information. This parameter can be one of the following values.

Constant	Description
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_UNKNOWN	Unknown value, ignored by all tools.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_COFF	COFF debugging information (line numbers, symbol table, and string table). This type of debugging information is also pointed to by fields in the file headers.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_CODEVIEW	CodeView debugging information. The format of the data block is described by the CodeView 4.0 specification.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_FPO	Frame pointer omission (FPO) information. This information tells the debugger how to interpret nonstandard stack frames, which use the EBP register for a purpose other than as a frame pointer.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_MISC	Miscellaneous information.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_EXCEPTION	Exception information.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_FIXUP	Fixup information.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_BORLAND	Borland debugging information.

SizeOfData

The size of the debugging information, in bytes, not including the debug directory itself.

AddressOfRawData

Address of the debugging information when the image is loaded, relative to the image base.

PointerToRawData

File pointer to the debugging information.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 4.0 or later.
  Windows 95/98: Requires Windows 95 or later. Available as a redistributable for Windows 95.
  Header: Declared in Winnt.h; include Windows.h.

See Also

Image Help Library Overview, ImageHlp Structures