Great work!

Another minor glitch - single stepping over a getch() runs to completion (ver. 0.0.4.3)

Impressive fix/release cycle time too.  Thanks!

Jascha Wetzel <"[firstname]"@mainia.de> wrote:
> one thing is, that you can't cast a static array to a dynamic array in
> ddbg, yet.
> but not casting the expression gives the same result. this is a bug in
> DMD's codeview symbols, though. the array is marked as having length 0.
> i can't tell when exactly that happens, since it worked in your other
> example (the TableStuff array).
>
> dickl wrote:
>> Awesome..
>>
>> Unfortunately I forgot to look at that local variable Cmd (same test
>> case). The debugger has a problem evaluating it:
>>
>>  Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
>>  Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>  http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>
>>  ->bp test.d:1
>>  Breakpoint set: test.d:3 0x402010
>>  ->
>>  Breakpoint set: test.d:3 0x402010
>>  ->r
>>  ntdll.dll  loaded
>>  KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>  USER32.dll  loaded
>>  GDI32.dll  loaded
>>  Breakpoint 0 hit
>>  test.d:3 0x402010
>>  int main()
>>  ->in
>>  test.d:6 0x402015
>>      char [1024] Cmd;
>>  test.d:7 0x402027
>>      strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>  test.d:8 0x402038
>>      printf("%s\n",Cmd.ptr);
>>  ->= cast(char[])Cmd
>>  Expression evaluated to empty data
>>  ->
>> --------------------------------------
>>
>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>> more thanks :)
>>> fixed in 0.0.4.3
>>>
>>> dickl wrote:
>>>> Found another one... The debugger doesn't always seems to single step
>>>> correctly. Happens with "in" and "ov" stepping. Steps correctly up to a
>>>> point then the app runs to completion.
>>>>
>>>> Source
>>>> ----------------------
>>>> import std.stdio;
>>>> import std.c.string;
>>>> int main()
>>>> {
>>>>     //QSettings f = new QSettings;
>>>>     char [1024] Cmd;
>>>>     strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>>     printf("%s\n",Cmd.ptr); // have to printf 'cos writefln throws
>>>>     writefln("Finis");
>>>>     return 0;
>>>> }//end int main()
>>>>
>>>> Debug Results
>>>> ---------------------
>>>> Ddbg v0.0.4.2 alpha - D Debugger
>>>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>>>
>>>> ->bp test.d:1
>>>> Breakpoint set: test.d:4 0x402010
>>>> ->r
>>>> ntdll.dll  loaded
>>>> KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>>> USER32.dll  loaded
>>>> GDI32.dll  loaded
>>>> Breakpoint 0 hit
>>>> test.d:4 0x402010
>>>> int main()
>>>> ->in
>>>> test.d:7 0x402015
>>>>     char [1024] Cmd;
>>>> ->
>>>> test.d:8 0x402027
>>>>     strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>> ->
>>>> Hello
>>>> Finis
>>>> Process terminated
>>>> ->

can you give an example?
it works when i try it.

sd wrote:
> Great work!
> 
> Another minor glitch - single stepping over a getch() runs to completion
> (ver. 0.0.4.3)
> 
> Impressive fix/release cycle time too.  Thanks!
> 
> Jascha Wetzel <"[firstname]"@mainia.de> wrote:
>> one thing is, that you can't cast a static array to a dynamic array in
>> ddbg, yet.
>> but not casting the expression gives the same result. this is a bug in
>> DMD's codeview symbols, though. the array is marked as having length 0.
>> i can't tell when exactly that happens, since it worked in your other
>> example (the TableStuff array).
>>
>> dickl wrote:
>>> Awesome..
>>>
>>> Unfortunately I forgot to look at that local variable Cmd (same test case). The debugger has a problem evaluating it:
>>>
>>>  Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
>>>  Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>>  http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>>
>>>  ->bp test.d:1
>>>  Breakpoint set: test.d:3 0x402010
>>>  ->
>>>  Breakpoint set: test.d:3 0x402010
>>>  ->r
>>>  ntdll.dll  loaded
>>>  KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>>  USER32.dll  loaded
>>>  GDI32.dll  loaded
>>>  Breakpoint 0 hit
>>>  test.d:3 0x402010
>>>  int main()
>>>  ->in
>>>  test.d:6 0x402015
>>>      char [1024] Cmd;
>>>  test.d:7 0x402027
>>>      strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>  test.d:8 0x402038
>>>      printf("%s\n",Cmd.ptr);
>>>  ->= cast(char[])Cmd
>>>  Expression evaluated to empty data
>>>  ->
>>> --------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>>> more thanks :)
>>>> fixed in 0.0.4.3
>>>>
>>>> dickl wrote:
>>>>> Found another one... The debugger doesn't always seems to single step
>>>>> correctly. Happens with "in" and "ov" stepping. Steps correctly up
>>>>> to a
>>>>> point then the app runs to completion.
>>>>>
>>>>> Source
>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>> import std.stdio;
>>>>> import std.c.string;
>>>>> int main()
>>>>> {
>>>>>     //QSettings f = new QSettings;
>>>>>     char [1024] Cmd;
>>>>>     strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>>>     printf("%s\n",Cmd.ptr); // have to printf 'cos writefln throws
>>>>>     writefln("Finis");
>>>>>     return 0;
>>>>> }//end int main()
>>>>>
>>>>> Debug Results
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> Ddbg v0.0.4.2 alpha - D Debugger
>>>>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>>>>
>>>>> ->bp test.d:1
>>>>> Breakpoint set: test.d:4 0x402010
>>>>> ->r
>>>>> ntdll.dll  loaded
>>>>> KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>>>> USER32.dll  loaded
>>>>> GDI32.dll  loaded
>>>>> Breakpoint 0 hit
>>>>> test.d:4 0x402010
>>>>> int main()
>>>>> ->in
>>>>> test.d:7 0x402015
>>>>>     char [1024] Cmd;
>>>>> ->
>>>>> test.d:8 0x402027
>>>>>     strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>>> ->
>>>>> Hello
>>>>> Finis
>>>>> Process terminated
>>>>> ->
> 

Jascha Wetzel wrote:
> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
> 
> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
> 
> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative arrays.
> Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum support
> in DMD's debug symbols.

A few things so far.  The final example may actually be a problem with rebuild, but I thought I'd include it anyway.

======================================================================

C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
http://ddbg.mainia.de/

->dr


----------------------------------------
Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
Access Violation

Please report this problem!
See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
Thank you!

C:\code\src\d\test>
C:\code\src\d\test>
C:\code\src\d\test>
C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
http://ddbg.mainia.de/

->ds


----------------------------------------
Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
Access Violation

Please report this problem!
See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
Thank you!

======================================================================


C:\code\src\d\test>cat test.d
import tango.util.collection.LinkSeq;
import tango.stdc.stdio;

LinkSeq!(C) cont;

static this()
{
    cont = new LinkSeq!(C);
}

class C
{
    int x;
}

void main()
{
    printf( "hello\n" );
}

C:\code\src\d\test>rebuild -g test
c:\bin\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe .\test+.\tango-util-collection-LinkSeq+.\ta
ngo-util-collection-model-Iterator+.\tango-util-collection-model-Sortable+.\tang
o-util-collection-model-Dispenser+.\tango-util-collection-model-View+.\tango-uti
l-collection-model-GuardIterator+.\tango-util-collection-model-Comparator+.\tang
o-util-collection-impl-LLCell+.\tango-util-collection-impl-Cell+.\tango-util-col
lection-impl-SeqCollection+.\tango-util-collection-model-Seq+.\tango-util-collec
tion-model-SeqView+.\tango-util-collection-impl-Collection+.\tango-io-protocol-m
odel-IReader+.\tango-io-model-IBuffer+.\tango-io-model-IConduit+.\tango-io-proto
col-model-IProtocol+.\tango-io-protocol-model-IWriter+.\tango-util-collection-im
pl-AbstractIterator+.\tango-stdc-stdio+.\tango-stdc-stdarg+.\tango-stdc-stddef+.
\tango-stdc-config,test.exe,,user32+kernel32/noi;

C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
http://ddbg.mainia.de/



----------------------------------------
Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
No symbolic debug info present (no debugging symbols found), try compiling and l
inking with -g

Please report this problem!
See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
Thank you!

C:\code\src\d\test>

Jascha Wetzel wrote:
> you need to add a watch with a cast manually: cast(char[])this.str
> DMD doesn't add the full type to array symbols, yet, that's why ddbg
> can't find out that this.str is a char[] by itself. therefore you have
> to help out with the cast.
> 
> vanh wrote:
>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>> it does when i try dickl's example.
>>> can you give an example where it doesn't work?
>>>
>>> vanh wrote:
>>>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>>>> oh - bug! :) fixed in 0.0.4.1 which i just put on the website.
>>>>> pointers didn't get handled correctly by the expression evaluator and
>>>>> therefore the "this" reference wasn't interpreted correctly.
>>>>> thanks for the report!
>>>>>
>>>>> dickl wrote:
>>>>>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>>>>>> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative
>>>>>>> arrays.
>>>>>>> Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum
>>>>>>> support
>>>>>>> in DMD's debug symbols.
>>>>>> dbbg is turning into a great tool !
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I took it from the docs that I should now be able to view contents of
>>>>>> strings. This doesn't seem to be the case, at least for class members.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Test program
>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>> import std.stdio;
>>>>>>
>>>>>> int main(char[][] args)
>>>>>> {
>>>>>>     FOO foo = new FOO;
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     return 0;
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> class FOO
>>>>>> {
>>>>>>     private char [] str = "Hello";
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     this()
>>>>>>     {
>>>>>>         writefln(str);
>>>>>>     }
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Debug results. Note ddbg reports str as null
>>>>>> -------------------
>>>>>>> M:\D-projects\TEST1>ddbg test.exe
>>>>>>> Ddbg v0.0.4 alpha - D Debugger
>>>>>>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>>>>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ->bp test.d:1
>>>>>>> Breakpoint set: test.d:4 0x402010
>>>>>>> ->r
>>>>>>> ntdll.dll  loaded
>>>>>>> KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>>>>>> USER32.dll  loaded
>>>>>>> GDI32.dll  loaded
>>>>>>> Breakpoint 0 hit
>>>>>>> test.d:4 0x402010
>>>>>>> int main(char[][] args)
>>>>>>> ->in
>>>>>>> test.d:6 0x402014
>>>>>>>     FOO foo = new FOO;
>>>>>>> ->
>>>>>>> test.d:15 0x402030
>>>>>>>     this()
>>>>>>> ->
>>>>>>> test.d:17 0x402037
>>>>>>>         writefln(str);
>>>>>>> ->lsv
>>>>>>> Scope: MFZC4test3FOO test.FOO._ctor
>>>>>>> class test.FOO* this [ebp-4]    = {str = 0x0041409800000005}
>>>>>>> ->= (cast(char[])this.str)
>>>>>>> null
>>>>>>> ->
>>>>>>>
>>>> Well, I got the latest 0.0.4.1 or at least I thought I did. It's still
>>>> didn't show the content of the str
>>>> only the address of the string.
>>>>
>>>> vtp
>> I just copy and past the above code into codeblock and check the watch
>> window while
>> stepping through it. All I see is str=0x0041408000000005
>>
>> vtp
Now I know. It a bit of a pain for a very short while I hope.

vtp

there are a few commands that will not work before the debuggee is running (like dr and ds) - will fix that in the next release.

the symbolic-info-missing error shouldn't show up like an unhandled
exception, will fix that too.
the problem here is, that the link command is missing the -g switch. the
linker won't copy debug symbols from the object files to the exe in that
case.

thanks for the reports!

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
>>
>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
>>
>> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative arrays. Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum support in DMD's debug symbols.
> 
> A few things so far.  The final example may actually be a problem with rebuild, but I thought I'd include it anyway.
> 
> ======================================================================
> 
> C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
> Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
> 
> ->dr
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
> Access Violation
> 
> Please report this problem!
> See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
> Thank you!
> 
> C:\code\src\d\test>
> C:\code\src\d\test>
> C:\code\src\d\test>
> C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
> Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
> 
> ->ds
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
> Access Violation
> 
> Please report this problem!
> See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
> Thank you!
> 
> ======================================================================
> 
> 
> C:\code\src\d\test>cat test.d
> import tango.util.collection.LinkSeq;
> import tango.stdc.stdio;
> 
> LinkSeq!(C) cont;
> 
> static this()
> {
>     cont = new LinkSeq!(C);
> }
> 
> class C
> {
>     int x;
> }
> 
> void main()
> {
>     printf( "hello\n" );
> }
> 
> C:\code\src\d\test>rebuild -g test
> c:\bin\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe
> .\test+.\tango-util-collection-LinkSeq+.\ta
> ngo-util-collection-model-Iterator+.\tango-util-collection-model-Sortable+.\tang
> 
> o-util-collection-model-Dispenser+.\tango-util-collection-model-View+.\tango-uti
> 
> l-collection-model-GuardIterator+.\tango-util-collection-model-Comparator+.\tang
> 
> o-util-collection-impl-LLCell+.\tango-util-collection-impl-Cell+.\tango-util-col
> 
> lection-impl-SeqCollection+.\tango-util-collection-model-Seq+.\tango-util-collec
> 
> tion-model-SeqView+.\tango-util-collection-impl-Collection+.\tango-io-protocol-m
> 
> odel-IReader+.\tango-io-model-IBuffer+.\tango-io-model-IConduit+.\tango-io-proto
> 
> col-model-IProtocol+.\tango-io-protocol-model-IWriter+.\tango-util-collection-im
> 
> pl-AbstractIterator+.\tango-stdc-stdio+.\tango-stdc-stdarg+.\tango-stdc-stddef+.
> 
> \tango-stdc-config,test.exe,,user32+kernel32/noi;
> 
> C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
> Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
> 
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
> No symbolic debug info present (no debugging symbols found), try
> compiling and l
> inking with -g
> 
> Please report this problem!
> See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
> Thank you!
> 
> C:\code\src\d\test>

Sorry Jascha, I had two versions installed and an old one was active. Confirmed that it's not a problem in 0.0.4.3!

Jascha Wetzel <"[firstname]"@mainia.de> wrote:
> can you give an example?
> it works when i try it.
>
> sd wrote:
>> Great work!
>>
>> Another minor glitch - single stepping over a getch() runs to completion
>> (ver. 0.0.4.3)
>>
>> Impressive fix/release cycle time too.  Thanks!
>>
>> Jascha Wetzel <"[firstname]"@mainia.de> wrote:
>>> one thing is, that you can't cast a static array to a dynamic array in
>>> ddbg, yet.
>>> but not casting the expression gives the same result. this is a bug in
>>> DMD's codeview symbols, though. the array is marked as having length 0.
>>> i can't tell when exactly that happens, since it worked in your other
>>> example (the TableStuff array).
>>>
>>> dickl wrote:
>>>> Awesome..
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I forgot to look at that local variable Cmd (same test
>>>> case). The debugger has a problem evaluating it:
>>>>
>>>>  Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
>>>>  Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>>>  http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>>>
>>>>  ->bp test.d:1
>>>>  Breakpoint set: test.d:3 0x402010
>>>>  ->
>>>>  Breakpoint set: test.d:3 0x402010
>>>>  ->r
>>>>  ntdll.dll  loaded
>>>>  KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>>>  USER32.dll  loaded
>>>>  GDI32.dll  loaded
>>>>  Breakpoint 0 hit
>>>>  test.d:3 0x402010
>>>>  int main()
>>>>  ->in
>>>>  test.d:6 0x402015
>>>>      char [1024] Cmd;
>>>>  test.d:7 0x402027
>>>>      strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>>  test.d:8 0x402038
>>>>      printf("%s\n",Cmd.ptr);
>>>>  ->= cast(char[])Cmd
>>>>  Expression evaluated to empty data
>>>>  ->
>>>> --------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>>>> more thanks :)
>>>>> fixed in 0.0.4.3
>>>>>
>>>>> dickl wrote:
>>>>>> Found another one... The debugger doesn't always seems to single step
>>>>>> correctly. Happens with "in" and "ov" stepping. Steps correctly up
>>>>>> to a
>>>>>> point then the app runs to completion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Source
>>>>>> ----------------------
>>>>>> import std.stdio;
>>>>>> import std.c.string;
>>>>>> int main()
>>>>>> {
>>>>>>     //QSettings f = new QSettings;
>>>>>>     char [1024] Cmd;
>>>>>>     strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>>>>     printf("%s\n",Cmd.ptr); // have to printf 'cos writefln throws
>>>>>>     writefln("Finis");
>>>>>>     return 0;
>>>>>> }//end int main()
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Debug Results
>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>> Ddbg v0.0.4.2 alpha - D Debugger
>>>>>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>>>>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ->bp test.d:1
>>>>>> Breakpoint set: test.d:4 0x402010
>>>>>> ->r
>>>>>> ntdll.dll  loaded
>>>>>> KERNEL32.dll  loaded
>>>>>> USER32.dll  loaded
>>>>>> GDI32.dll  loaded
>>>>>> Breakpoint 0 hit
>>>>>> test.d:4 0x402010
>>>>>> int main()
>>>>>> ->in
>>>>>> test.d:7 0x402015
>>>>>>     char [1024] Cmd;
>>>>>> ->
>>>>>> test.d:8 0x402027
>>>>>>     strcpy(Cmd.ptr, "Hello");
>>>>>> ->
>>>>>> Hello
>>>>>> Finis
>>>>>> Process terminated
>>>>>> ->
>>

I see a problem when trying to list members of class. The debugger crashes with "Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha: 4invalid UTF-8 sequence"

There aren't any strings in the class, just single element ints, bools &   etc. I can't nail it down to a single member since every single member evaluates fine, just when I do a "lsv" does the debugger crash.

This brings up a potentially bigger issue I think. Using the D library UTF-8 restrictive routines will cause problem evaluating strings, particularly in Windows Apps. You might want to consider replacing format/sformat/writefln with something that is more forgiving.


-------------------------------
Jascha Wetzel wrote:
> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
> 
> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
> 
> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative arrays.
> Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum support
> in DMD's debug symbols.

good point about the utf8 routines. i will consider that.

can you email me an exe and ddbg command sequence that produces the unhandled exception?

dickl wrote:
> I see a problem when trying to list members of class. The debugger crashes with "Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha: 4invalid UTF-8 sequence"
> 
> There aren't any strings in the class, just single element ints, bools &
>   etc. I can't nail it down to a single member since every single member
> evaluates fine, just when I do a "lsv" does the debugger crash.
> 
> This brings up a potentially bigger issue I think. Using the D library UTF-8 restrictive routines will cause problem evaluating strings, particularly in Windows Apps. You might want to consider replacing format/sformat/writefln with something that is more forgiving.
> 
> 
> -------------------------------
> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
>>
>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
>>
>> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative arrays. Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum support in DMD's debug symbols.

OK, I think I got it narrowed down to only 2 modules. I'll email you the exe, DLLs needed + source when I get things a little further refined.

----------------------------------------------------------
Jascha Wetzel wrote:
> good point about the utf8 routines. i will consider that.
> 
> can you email me an exe and ddbg command sequence that produces the
> unhandled exception?
> 
> dickl wrote:
>> I see a problem when trying to list members of class. The debugger
>> crashes with "Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha: 4invalid UTF-8
>> sequence"
>>
>> There aren't any strings in the class, just single element ints, bools &
>>   etc. I can't nail it down to a single member since every single member
>> evaluates fine, just when I do a "lsv" does the debugger crash.
>>
>> This brings up a potentially bigger issue I think. Using the D library
>> UTF-8 restrictive routines will cause problem evaluating strings,
>> particularly in Windows Apps. You might want to consider replacing
>> format/sformat/writefln with something that is more forgiving.
>>
>>
>> -------------------------------
>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
>>>
>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
>>>
>>> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative arrays.
>>> Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum support
>>> in DMD's debug symbols.

oh - it's /CODEVIEW for link, of course, not -g

Jascha Wetzel wrote:
> there are a few commands that will not work before the debuggee is running (like dr and ds) - will fix that in the next release.
> 
> the symbolic-info-missing error shouldn't show up like an unhandled
> exception, will fix that too.
> the problem here is, that the link command is missing the -g switch. the
> linker won't copy debug symbols from the object files to the exe in that
> case.
> 
> thanks for the reports!
> 
> Sean Kelly wrote:
>> Jascha Wetzel wrote:
>>> Ddbg is a Win32 D Debugger
>>>
>>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html
>>>
>>> This release mainly adds support for type cast and associative arrays. Type casts can be used to workaround the missing array and enum support in DMD's debug symbols.
>> A few things so far.  The final example may actually be a problem with rebuild, but I thought I'd include it anyway.
>>
>> ======================================================================
>>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
>> Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>
>> ->dr
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
>> Access Violation
>>
>> Please report this problem!
>> See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
>> Thank you!
>>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
>> Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>
>> ->ds
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
>> Access Violation
>>
>> Please report this problem!
>> See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
>> Thank you!
>>
>> ======================================================================
>>
>>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>cat test.d
>> import tango.util.collection.LinkSeq;
>> import tango.stdc.stdio;
>>
>> LinkSeq!(C) cont;
>>
>> static this()
>> {
>>     cont = new LinkSeq!(C);
>> }
>>
>> class C
>> {
>>     int x;
>> }
>>
>> void main()
>> {
>>     printf( "hello\n" );
>> }
>>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>rebuild -g test
>> c:\bin\dmd\bin\..\..\dm\bin\link.exe
>> .\test+.\tango-util-collection-LinkSeq+.\ta
>> ngo-util-collection-model-Iterator+.\tango-util-collection-model-Sortable+.\tang
>>
>> o-util-collection-model-Dispenser+.\tango-util-collection-model-View+.\tango-uti
>>
>> l-collection-model-GuardIterator+.\tango-util-collection-model-Comparator+.\tang
>>
>> o-util-collection-impl-LLCell+.\tango-util-collection-impl-Cell+.\tango-util-col
>>
>> lection-impl-SeqCollection+.\tango-util-collection-model-Seq+.\tango-util-collec
>>
>> tion-model-SeqView+.\tango-util-collection-impl-Collection+.\tango-io-protocol-m
>>
>> odel-IReader+.\tango-io-model-IBuffer+.\tango-io-model-IConduit+.\tango-io-proto
>>
>> col-model-IProtocol+.\tango-io-protocol-model-IWriter+.\tango-util-collection-im
>>
>> pl-AbstractIterator+.\tango-stdc-stdio+.\tango-stdc-stdarg+.\tango-stdc-stddef+.
>>
>> \tango-stdc-config,test.exe,,user32+kernel32/noi;
>>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>ddbg test.exe
>> Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha - D Debugger
>> Copyright (c) 2007 Jascha Wetzel
>> http://ddbg.mainia.de/
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>> Unhandled exception in Ddbg v0.0.4.3 alpha:
>> No symbolic debug info present (no debugging symbols found), try
>> compiling and l
>> inking with -g
>>
>> Please report this problem!
>> See the http://ddbg.mainia.de/releases.html for details.
>> Thank you!
>>
>> C:\code\src\d\test>