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zilli0n

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Debugging Error
« on: June 25, 2006, 01:33:00 PM »
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I take it you can not debug when there are errors present in the code ? This is what message I am currently getting. I am using a retail dev kit.
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fghjj

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Debugging Error
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2006, 01:55:00 PM »
Debugging helps you find errors in program logic. For example:
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someVariable = 0;
otherVariable = 13 / someVariable; //divide by zero impossible

You can't debug language errors, like
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25 = someVariable + *$&_%*$; //makes no sense
since the compiler has no idea how to translate that in executable (and thus debuggable) code. So there's no .xbe file for the Xbox to start/debug.

This post has been edited by fghjj: Jun 25 2006, 08:56 PM
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programmingace

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Debugging Error
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2006, 03:06:00 PM »
The code has to at least compile and run before you can attach a debugger to it. Once it's running on the xbox, go to tools, attach debugger to process. Change the target to the xbox and select the process you want to debug.
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