WDB Release Notes (769152-001, March 2014)

1 HP WDB 6.5 Release Notes
Announcement
(WDB) HP Wildebeest Debugger 6.5 is an HP-supported implementation of the open source
debugger GDB. It supports source-level debugging of programs written in HP C, HP aC++, and
Fortran 90 on Itanium®-based systems running HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3, and HP 9000
systems running HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, or HP-UX 11i v3.
This document discusses the most recent product information for HP WDB 6.5.
For the latest version of HP WDB, see the HP WDB Technical Resources website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/wdb
What is new in this version
This release of HP WDB 6.5 includes the following new features (applied for HP Integrity systems
only):
• Dynamic memory heap or leak reporting
HP WDB now supports reporting of memory leaks and heap allocation profile of a running
process without requiring the users to preload the librtc library before invoking the
application. This is an essential feature.
• C++ 11 ptype support for char16_t and char32_t types
HP WDB now supports ptype command for char16_t and char32_t types, a new feature in
C++11 standards.
• C++ 11 support for ptype, list and break in variadic template functions
HP WDB now supports ptype,list and break commands for variadic template functions.
This is a new feature for C++11 standards.
• C++ 11 support for enum class
HP WDB now supports enum class. This is a new feature for C++11 standards.
• C++11 rvalue support
HP WDB now supports rvalue. This is a new feature for C++11 standards.
NOTE:
• For new “Dynamic memory heap or leak reporting” feature, PHCO_43464 libc library
patch must be installed.
• The following are the HP C++ compiler and runtime version that support the mentioned C++11
feature:
◦ B9007AA C.11.31.07 HP C/aC++ Developer's Bundle (A.06.27)
◦ PHSS_43583 HP aC++ runtime
Patches and defect fixes in HP WDB 6.5
The following defects are fixed in HP WDB 6.5:
• HP WDB dumps core from fwrite for memory debugging with RTC.
• HP WDB dumps core from shmdt for memory debugging with RTC.
• HP WDB reports double free for shmdt for memory debugging with RTC.
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