Howto debug c++ (SWIG) extension under Windows

[Miki Tebeka]

Hello Alexander,

> >>I can't figure out howto debug my c++ extension. If i compile it as 
> >>release version, I've of course no chance to set a breakpoint.
> >This is not true. You *can* set breakpoints in release mode, make sure to
> >add debug information to your release build so you'll be able to see the
> >sources.
> >There are several cases (such as inlined functions) that you *can't* set
> >breakpoint to.
> 
> Don't work because of  my MSVCR71D.dll problem. It seems, that if I 
> include DEBUG informations in my project, there is a reference to that 
> (debug) DLL.
But I'm talking about *release* build.

> >>If I > compile as debug I get the Error-window:
> >>
> >>... missing MSVCR71D.dll ...
> >Just copy it (and msvcp71d.dll) from your c:\windows\system32 (or wherever
> >your windows is installed) to the "Debug" library (or to the Python install
> >library).
> 
> I don't have the dll MSVCR71D.dll on my system path. What I'm a bit
> confused about is, that I can't even start python_d (installed by 
> ActiveState DEBUG extension to ActivePython). It requires also the DLL.
> 
> Does anybody know, where to get that DLL ?
Try "download MSVCR71D.dll" in google.

Another option if to compile you extension in debug mode but to link it to
the "regular" Python. Just undef _DEBUG when compiling the SWIG output
file.

Bye.
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