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?