How do I generate full PDB files in Visual Studio?

How do I generate full PDB files in Visual Studio?

Click the Debugging property page. Modify the Generate Debug Info property to enable PDB generation. This enables /DEBUG:FASTLINK by default in Visual Studio 2017 and later. Modify the Generate Full Program Database File property to enable /DEBUG:FULL for full PDB generation for every incremental build.

How do I generate PDB?

Generate PDB file for an assembly

1. Select the desired assemblies in the Assembly Explorer window.
2. Do one of the following: Click Generate PDB on the toolbar of the Assembly Explorer.
3. In the PDB Generation dialog that opens, specify the destination folder.
4. Click Generate.

How do I create a PDB file for release build?

Generate symbol files for a C++ project

1. In Solution Explorer, select the project.
2. Select the Properties icon (or press Alt+Enter).
3. In the Configuration list, choose Debug or Release.
4. In the side pane, choose Linker > Debugging, then select options for Generate Debug Info.

Do I need PDB files in production?

No you do not need to deploy them. Both of these tasks are validly done on release binaries which is why release builds include a PDB. In fact, when debugging Watson dumps it’s 100% of the time against a release build.

How do I view PDB files?

You can view and edit PDB files that are Protein Data Bank files, in Windows, Linux, and macOS with Avogadro. These programs can open the file, too: Jmol, RasMol, QuickPDB, and USCF Chimera. Since these are plain text, you can open one in a text editor too.

How to enable symbol generation for system libraries?

, enable symbol generation manually. For system libraries, use the Microsoft* Symbol Server to download the required PDB files from the Microsoft* web site by selecting any of the options below: Configure the Microsoft* Symbol Server from Visual Studio. Standalone GUI. Set the environment variable. Requires an internet connection.

When do you get PDB files in Visual Studio?

When you build your final executable (.exe or .dll) then you’ll get a merged pdb from all the little embedded pdbs. Its the way I’ve always managed this issue on my team, as you can’t lose the debug information during the build process.

What does an executable contain in a PDB?

An executable (.exe file or DLL) created for debugging contains the name and path of the corresponding PDB. The debugger reads the embedded name and uses the PDB when you debug the program.

Is it possible to have both libs and PDB files?

It bloats the libs somewhat [but no more in total than having both lib and pdb], but as you probably don’t ship libs you shouldn’t worry to much about this. Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!