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Guy Harris: Use the page's current name.

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Use the page's current name.

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	* [[Borland Turbo Debugger]]		* [[Borland Turbo Debugger]]
	* [[SoftICE]]		* [[SoftICE]]
	* [[~~Intel~~ ~~Memory~~ ~~Model~~]]		* [[x86 memory models]]
	* [[Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger]]		* [[Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger]]
	* [[Program database]] - CodeView formats and types are still present in debugging information generated by modern C++ toolchains<ref>{{cite web \|title=CodeView Type Records — LLVM 13 documentation \|url=https://llvm.org/docs/PDB/CodeViewTypes.html#introduction \|website=llvm.org \|access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref>		* [[Program database]] - CodeView formats and types are still present in debugging information generated by modern C++ toolchains<ref>{{cite web \|title=CodeView Type Records — LLVM 13 documentation \|url=https://llvm.org/docs/PDB/CodeViewTypes.html#introduction \|website=llvm.org \|access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref>

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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* {{cite book \|author-first=Charles \|author-last=Petzold \|author-link=Charles Petzold \|date=1990 \|title=Programming Windows: the Microsoft Guide to Writing Applications for Windows 3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/programmingwindo0000petz \|url-access=registration}}		* {{cite book \|author-first=Charles \|author-last=Petzold \|author-link=Charles Petzold \|date=1990 \|title=Programming Windows: the Microsoft Guide to Writing Applications for Windows 3 \|isbn=9781556152641 \|url=https://archive.org/details/programmingwindo0000petz \|url-access=registration}}
	* {{cite book \|publisher=[[Microsoft Corporation]] \|date=1993 \|title=CodeView Debugger User's Guide}}		* {{cite book \|publisher=[[Microsoft Corporation]] \|date=1993 \|title=CodeView Debugger User's Guide}}

Mathnerd314159: /* See also */ a small explanation of why PDB is relevant

2021-12-19T00:49:51Z

See also: a small explanation of why PDB is relevant

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	* [[Intel Memory Model]]		* [[Intel Memory Model]]
	* [[Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger]]		* [[Microsoft Visual Studio Debugger]]
			* [[Program database]] - CodeView formats and types are still present in debugging information generated by modern C++ toolchains<ref>{{cite web \|title=CodeView Type Records — LLVM 13 documentation \|url=https://llvm.org/docs/PDB/CodeViewTypes.html#introduction \|website=llvm.org \|access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref>
	* [[Program database]]

	==References==		==References==

Dgpop: /* top */ less awkward phrasing

2021-09-29T18:13:28Z

top: less awkward phrasing

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	\| name = CodeView		\| name = CodeView
	\| logo =		\| logo =
	\| author = [[David Norris ~~(Microsoft)\|David Norris]]~~		\| author = David Norris
	\| developer = [[Microsoft]]		\| developer = [[Microsoft]]
	\| released = {{Start date and age\|1985}}		\| released = {{Start date and age\|1985}}
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	'''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[David Norris ~~(Microsoft)\|David Norris]]~~ at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic (classic)\|Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers on ~~the [[~~DOS]] ~~platform~~ ~~that was~~ full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s ~~[[Symbolic Instruction Debugger\|~~SID]]).		'''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by David Norris at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic (classic)\|Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers for MS-DOS to be full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s SID).

	==Overview==		==Overview==

Wbm1058: Disambiguate Visual Basic to Visual Basic (classic) using popups

2021-08-06T01:38:58Z

Disambiguate Visual Basic to Visual Basic (classic) using popups

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	'''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[David Norris (Microsoft)\|David Norris]] at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers on the [[DOS]] platform that was full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s [[Symbolic Instruction Debugger\|SID]]).		'''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[David Norris (Microsoft)\|David Norris]] at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic (classic)\|Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers on the [[DOS]] platform that was full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s [[Symbolic Instruction Debugger\|SID]]).

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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2020-04-07T17:13:50Z

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	* {{cite book \|author-first=Charles \|author-last=Petzold \|author-link=Charles Petzold \|date=1990 \|title=Programming Windows: the Microsoft Guide to Writing Applications for Windows 3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/programmingwindo0000petz \|url-access=registration}}		* {{cite book \|author-first=Charles \|author-last=Petzold \|author-link=Charles Petzold \|date=1990 \|title=Programming Windows: the Microsoft Guide to Writing Applications for Windows 3 \|url=https://archive.org/details/programmingwindo0000petz \|url-access=registration}}
	* {{cite book \|publisher=[[Microsoft Corporation]] \|date=1993 \|title=CodeView Debugger User's Guide}}		* {{cite book \|publisher=[[Microsoft Corporation]] \|date=1993 \|title=CodeView Debugger User's Guide}}

			{{Microsoft development tools}}

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Codeview}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Codeview}}

Ghettoblaster: /* Overview */

2020-01-10T19:50:45Z

Overview

Ghettoblaster at 00:14, 10 January 2020

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 '''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[David Norris (Microsoft)|David Norris]] at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers on the [[DOS]] platform that was full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s [[Symbolic Instruction Debugger|SID]]).

Matthiaspaul: /* Symdeb */ CE

2020-01-08T22:14:37Z

Symdeb: CE

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	Another debugging product available from Microsoft in the mid-1980s was ''SYMDEB''.<ref name="SYMDEB"/>		Another debugging product available from Microsoft in the mid-1980s was ''SYMDEB''.<ref name="SYMDEB"/>

	It had over 30 commands, and was described by [[PC Magazine]] as a step up from DEBUG.<ref name="PCW_1986"/> Codeview in turn was described as "a fullscreen SYMDEB."<ref name="PCMag_1986"/><ref name="MSC4"/>		It had over 30 commands, and was described by [[PC Magazine]] as a step up from DEBUG.<ref name="PCW_1986"/> Codeview in turn was described as "a fullscreen SYMDEB".<ref name="PCMag_1986"/><ref name="MSC4"/>

	==See also==		==See also==

Matthiaspaul: removed misleading image about line-oriented DEBUG whereas this article is about the full-screen debugger CodeView

2020-01-08T22:13:18Z

removed misleading image about line-oriented DEBUG whereas this article is about the full-screen debugger CodeView

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	[[File:Dosbox 001.png\|thumb\|right\|DOS's ''[[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]]'' command is line-oriented, whereas CodeView is full-screen oriented]]
	'''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[David Norris (Microsoft)\|David Norris]] at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers on the [[DOS]] platform that was full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s [[Symbolic Instruction Debugger\|SID]]).		'''CodeView''' is a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[David Norris (Microsoft)\|David Norris]] at [[Microsoft]] in 1985 as part of its development toolset.<ref name="CV3x"/> It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], [[Microsoft BASIC PDS]], and a number of other Microsoft language products.<ref name="CV87"/> It was one of the first debuggers on the [[DOS]] platform that was full-screen oriented, rather than line-oriented (as Microsoft's predecessors [[DEBUG (DOS command)\|DEBUG]] and [[SYMDEB]] or [[Digital Research]]'s [[Symbolic Instruction Debugger\|SID]]).

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	When running, CodeView presents the user with several [[window (computing)\|windows]] that can be tiled, moved, sized and otherwise manipulated via the keyboard or mouse, with CodeView 4.x providing a richer interface. Some of the windows include:		When running, CodeView presents the user with several [[window (computing)\|windows]] that can be tiled, moved, sized and otherwise manipulated via the keyboard or mouse, with CodeView 4.x providing a richer interface. Some of the windows include:

	* Code window - the code window showed the currently debugged code in its [[source code]] context.		* Code window – the code window showed the currently debugged code in its [[source code]] context.
	* Data window - a hexadecimal dump of a user-specified memory area.		* Data window – a [[hex dump\|hexadecimal dump]] of a user-specified memory area.
	* Watch window - a contextual display of variables by name.		* Watch window – a contextual display of variables by name.
	* Locals window - a contextual display of variables local to the current function.		* Locals window – a contextual display of variables local to the current function.
	* Command window - user commands (using the same or similar syntax as DEBUG and SYMDEB) could be entered here.		* Command window – user commands (using the same or similar syntax as DEBUG and SYMDEB) could be entered here.
	* Assembly window - the assembly (machine code) was displayed, allowing for single-stepping through functions.		* Assembly window – the assembly (machine code) was displayed, allowing for single-stepping through functions.
	* Register window - to visualize the 80x86 register contents, including segments, flags and the FPU (CodeView existed before MMX and other SIMD extensions).		* Register window – to visualize the [[80x86]] register contents, including segments, flags and the [[Floating-point unit\|FPU]] (CodeView existed before [[MMX (instruction set)\|MMX]] and other [[SIMD]] extensions).
	* Output window - a window showing startup operations and debugging information relating to breakpoints,<ref name="CV87"/> hardware breaks (interrupt 0 and 3), etc.		* Output window – a window showing startup operations and debugging information relating to breakpoints,<ref name="CV87"/> hardware breaks (interrupt 0 and 3), etc.

	===Features===		===Features===
	* 386 mode - 8086, 80286 and 80386 and later processors. 386 enhanced mode is activated by a menu option, allowing for 32-bit registers and disassembly.		* 386 mode – 8086, 80286 and 80386 and later processors. 386 enhanced mode is activated by a menu option, allowing for 32-bit registers and disassembly.
	* Monochrome monitor support - allows debugging on either a single color (CGA, EGA or VGA) monitor with page/memory swapping between the user application and the CodeView screen, or using a separate monochrome monitor. The monochrome monitor exists in memory address space 0xb0000, while the color monitor exists at 0xb8000 for text and 0xa0000 for graphics. Use of the monochrome monitor with its separate memory address space allows debugging graphics applications without affecting the display, as well as all text modes. Monochrome monitors are limited to 25 lines, whereas color monitors allow 25, 43 or 50 line mode, allowing for more information on the screen at the same time.		* Monochrome monitor support – allows debugging on either a single color (CGA, EGA or VGA) monitor with page/memory swapping between the user application and the CodeView screen, or using a separate monochrome monitor. The monochrome monitor exists in memory address space 0xb0000, while the color monitor exists at 0xb8000 for text and 0xa0000 for graphics. Use of the monochrome monitor with its separate memory address space allows debugging graphics applications without affecting the display, as well as all text modes. Monochrome monitors are limited to 25 lines, whereas color monitors allow 25, 43 or 50 line mode, allowing for more information on the screen at the same time.

	Creating symbolic debugging output, which allows memory locations to be viewed by their programmer-assigned name, along with a program database showing the source code line related to every computer instruction in the binary executable, is enabled by the command line switch -Zi given to the compiler, and -CO given to the linker. Variants like -Zs and -Zd provide lesser information, and smaller output files which, during the early 1990s, were important due to limited machine resources, such as memory and hard disk capacity. Many systems in those days had 8MB of memory or less.		Creating symbolic debugging output, which allows memory locations to be viewed by their programmer-assigned name, along with a program database showing the source code line related to every computer instruction in the binary executable, is enabled by the command line switch -Zi given to the compiler, and -CO given to the linker. Variants like -Zs and -Zd provide lesser information, and smaller output files which, during the early 1990s, were important due to limited machine resources, such as memory and hard disk capacity. Many systems in those days had 8MB of memory or less.