Microsoft KB Archive/275560

= PRB: DLL Breakpoints Are Skipped or Disabled =

Article ID: 275560

Article Last Modified on 8/19/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0
 * Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 6.0
 * Microsoft Office Keyboard

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This article was previously published under Q275560



SYMPTOMS
While debugging a C++ application in the eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 development environment, the following things may occur:
 * Some debug breakpoints in dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) may be skipped.
 * A message or warning dialog box may appear indicating that some breakpoints have been disabled and cannot be set.



CAUSE
To enable breakpoints in DLLs, the paths to the DLLs on both the development computer and the Windows CE target device must be set properly in the project settings.



RESOLUTION
To set these paths for your Windows CE project, follow these steps:  On the Project menu, click Settings. Click the Debug tab, and then click Additional DLLs. In Local Name, specify the path of the debug DLL that resides on the development (host) computer. In Remote Name, specify the path of the corresponding DLL on the target device.

For example, if debugging an application with a DLL named Util.dll, you can set breakpoints in the DLL by using settings that resemble the following:

Local Name : C:\Program Files\MyProject\WCEDbg\Util.dll

Remote Name : \Windows\Util.dll



Note that in order for debugging to be accurate, the remote DLL must be an exact copy of the DLL on the development computer (except for certain debug information which is automatically stripped when the DLL is transferred to the target device).

