Expndsym.cmd Does Not Work for Cross-Platform Debug

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The Expndsym.cmd file in the Support\Debug\ folder of the Windows NT Server 4.0 compact disc cannot be used directly off the CD-ROM.

CAUSE

Because of space constraints, the symbols used for kernel debugging were compressed on the Windows NT Server 4.0 compact disc; as a result, they cannot be used directly off the CD-ROM.

RESOLUTION

To make retrieval of the symbols easier, there is an Expndsym.cmd command script that expands the files to a hard disk location for use with the kernel debugger. This script does not work well for cross-platform debugging. It always uses the folder of the current platform.

The following modified Expndsym.cmd enables easy setup of debugger symbols for cross-platform debugging:

@echo off
@echo ------------------------------------------------------------------
@echo This Script Will Expand The Debug Executables ie: DLL'S, EXE's, To
@echo the %2\System32\ Directory Of Your NT Install Directory. It
@echo Will Then Expand All Symbols, IE: *.Dbg To a Tree Created at
@echo \%2\Symbols\acm,com,cpl,dll,drv,exe,scr,sys.
@echo ------------------------------------------------------------------

mode 80,9999

set THISCPU=%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%
if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" == "X86" set THISCPU=I386
if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" == "x86" set THISCPU=I386

if "%1"=="" goto syntax
if "%2"=="" goto syntax
if "%3"=="" goto default
set SYM_PLAT=%3
goto continue
:default
set SYM_PLAT=THISCPU
:continue

if "%1"=="%1\" goto syntax

set CDROMPATH=%1

xcopy /ite %cdrompath%\support\debug\%THISCPU% %2

md %2\system32

expand -r %cdrompath%\support\debug\%THISCPU%\*.* %2\system32\ 
for %%i in (acm com cpl dll drv exe scr sys) do (

    expand -r %cdrompath%\support\debug\%3\symbols\%%i\*.* %2\SYMBOLS\%%i

)
goto end

:SYNTAX
@echo SYNTAX: "expndsym <Windows NT CD (CDROM) Drive Letter> <Destination
Path> [Platform]"
@echo         "expndsym F: C:\Winnt Alpha"

:end 

Additional query words: debugref

Keywords : kbprg kbtool NTSrv
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb