HP WDB 5.7 Release Notes

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HP WDB 5.7 Release Notes.............................................................................................7
Announcement.......................................................................................................................................7
What Is New in This Version..................................................................................................................7
What is New in This Version of HP WDB for Integrity Systems......................................................7
Enhanced Support for Debugging Optimized Code...................................................................7
Printing Values of the Local Variables in Optimized Code Built With –g..............................7
Support to Prevent the Debugged Program from Stopping at Instructions that are
Predicated False .....................................................................................................................8
Debugging Macros.......................................................................................................................8
Printing the Execution Path Entries for the Current Frame or Thread........................................9
Automatic Preloading of librtc.[sl|so] with the New +mem_check Option for the chatr
Command...................................................................................................................................11
Support for Aborting a Command Line Call.............................................................................12
Improved Batch Mode Memory Debugging..............................................................................12
What is New in This Version of HP WDB for HP 9000 systems.....................................................12
Patches and Defect Fixes in HP WDB 5.7.............................................................................................12
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings............................................................................................................13
Known Problems and Workarounds....................................................................................................14
Installation Requirements and Compatibility Information..................................................................15
Compatibility...................................................................................................................................15
Supported Configurations...............................................................................................................15
Filesets.............................................................................................................................................15
Disk Space Requirements ...............................................................................................................16
Installation Instructions...................................................................................................................16
Debugging Core Files from a Different System..............................................................................16
Features Supported in Previous Versions of HP WDB.........................................................................17
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................17
Software Availability in Native Languages..........................................................................................17
WDB Mailing Lists................................................................................................................................17
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