HP WDB 6.2 Release Notes (5900-1472; January 2011)

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HP WDB 6.2 Release Notes........................................................................................................4
Announcement.........................................................................................................4
What Is New in This Version......................................................................................4
Reporting Files Open by an Application.................................................................4
Improved Understanding of Scope Resolution Operator in gdb Expressions.................4
Smarter Printing of Function Pointers.......................................................................5
More Intuitive Leak Reports....................................................................................5
Debugging with Debug Information Available In the Side Debug File..........................5
Support for mmapfile Command............................................................................5
Patches and Defect Fixes in HP WDB 6.2.....................................................................5
Known Problems and Workarounds............................................................................6
Known Issues...........................................................................................................7
Batch Mode Thread Debugging.............................................................................7
Mixed Mode Debugging......................................................................................8
Known Limitations.....................................................................................................8
Limitations for C++..............................................................................................8
Limitations for Batch Mode Heap Debugging..........................................................8
Batch Mode Thread Debugging.............................................................................8
Mixed Mode Debugging......................................................................................9
Debugger Support for Optimized Code..................................................................9
Installation Requirements and Compatibility Information.................................................9
Compatibility....................................................................................................10
Supported Configurations...................................................................................10
Filesets.............................................................................................................10
Disk Space Requirements ...................................................................................11
Installation Instructions........................................................................................11
Features Supported in Previous Versions of HP WDB...................................................11
Related Documentation............................................................................................11
Software Availability in Native Languages.................................................................12
WDB Mailing Lists..................................................................................................12
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