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Subject:    CXX-DEV: [Fwd: HPUX-DEVTOOLS: Announcing wdb 2.1 beta debugger]
From:       Xiaohua Zhang <zhang () cup ! hp ! com>
Date:       2000-11-17 18:21:37
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Subject: HPUX-DEVTOOLS: Announcing wdb 2.1 beta debugger
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  [ This announcement is being sent to multiple forums to reach a wider
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		   ****     WDB 2.1 Beta I     ****

	The Wildebeest product team is happy to announce the availability
of the beta version of the upcoming wdb 2.1 release.

What's new ?

	2.1 beta version of wdb

            o is based on gdb 5.0
            o loads upto 50% faster
	    o contains numerous defect fixes, particularly in the area of
              debugging threads.

What defects are fixed ?

	The following is a (incomplete) list of defects fixed :

            o Memory leak detection fails with a message "cannot detect leaks
              in a Open Graphics application" even though the applications does
              not use Open Graphics. 

            o When a secondary thread forks, WDB reports a SIGTRAP and hangs on
              continue. 

            o Deleted breakpoints trigger in a multi-threaded program. 

            o WDB hangs or misbehaves shortly after the message Internal error :
              Continuing unhandled thread.

            o WDB intermittently hangs or stops with a message: Program received
              SIGTRAP

            o WDB fails to attach to a process when attach command is invoked
              with a process ID. 

            o WDB sometimes fails to attach to process if SIGTRAPs are disabled
              by all threads. 

            o kill command detaches multithreaded programs instead of killing. 

            o In a multithreaded program, breakpoints repeatedly (incorrectly)
              trigger. 

            o WDB may hang when the program being debugged receives a signal
              and it is continued. 


How to download ?
 
	Both 10.20 and 11.00 versions are available from www.hp.com/go/wdb
[This page can be slow to download. Please be patient.] It is packaged in
such a way to install in an alternate location by default. To use the 32 bit
debugger invoke the command /opt/langbeta/bin/gdb. For 64 bit debugger use
/opt/langbeta/bin/gdb64. This beta version does not support the GUI at this
time.


How to report problems ?

	Send an e-mail to wdbbeta@cup.hp.com with a description of the problem,
along with a small test case to demonstrate the problem.


Thanks
Srikanth
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