non-stoppable break points

[GunAndRose]

Hey,
I am trying to stop at one of the OpenSees projects, say at the cpp file "NatafProbabilityTransformation.cpp" line 596 in project reliability>transformation, by F9 setting Break Point at the first line of

"if (rv1Ptr->getMean() == 0.0 || rv2Ptr->getMean() == 0.0 ) {

opserr << "WARNING: The Nataf-transformation is currently implemented " << endln
<< " with the assumption of non-zero mean." << endln;
} "
,

then I changed the screen print-out to

"opserr << "WARNING: The Nataf-transformation is currently implemented " << endln
<< " with the assumption of non-zero mean. Hey we got a problem!" << endln;"

And run my compiled OpenSees in Debug mode.

The openSees.sln was compiled at "Program Database for Edit & Continue (/ZI)" for the debug information info in C/C++ properties, and "auto" for debugger type in debugging of project OpenSees.


I could see the screen print out as above, but the break point is disfunctional. The output window shows

'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\Documents and Settings\j0z1721\Desktop\myOpenSees\Win32\bin\openSees.exe', Symbols loaded.

'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\Programs\Tcl\bin\tcl84.dll', Binary was not built with debug information.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\user32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\gdi32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\advapi32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\rpcrt4.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\opengl32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\glu32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\ddraw.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\dciman32.dll', No symbols loaded.
'openSees.exe': Loaded 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\imm32.dll', No symbols loaded.

But I couldn't stop at will and debug the reliability project. I tried in both VS2005 and 2003 versions.

It was really frastrating stuck in there. Can anybody help me out of it?

Thanks.

[fmk]

you need to run it from VS .. debug menu start .. the break points are not put in the .exe .. you can create them after you create the .exe .. you
are just creating them for VS.

[GunAndRose]

Thanks for your quick reply, frank. I did use F5 for the start of debugging. The BP was still non-stoppable. I was able to get into tclMain.cpp in project openSees, and commands.cpp in project tcl by the way. But the code

code = Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj(interp, commandPtr, 0)

in tclMain.cpp prevented me from getting into the function "Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj".

Ur help is very important for me, Frank, since I have been stuck in here for three days.

Thanks.

you need to run it from VS .. debug menu start .. the break points are not put in the .exe .. you can create them after you create the .exe .. you
are just creating them for VS.

[fmk]

are you sure you are even getting to the method you are having the problem with .. when i played with VS on friday i just set the 1 breakpoint in an elements method and when i ran the .exe and sourced in a script that was the first and only placed it stopped .. try setiing the break point
at the method instead of the line.

[GunAndRose]

Frank,
I found the difference between your debugging and mine. Please help me understand on "settting the BP at the method". The only way I know in setting the BP is using F9 inline.

Thanks.

are you sure you are even getting to the method you are having the problem with .. when i played with VS on friday i just set the 1 breakpoint in an elements method and when i ran the .exe and sourced in a script that was the first and only placed it stopped .. try setiing the break point
at the method instead of the line.

[fmk]

when i was testing it .. i used the debug pull down menu to add a break point . cursor was set at the line of the method, e.g.
Truss::getTangent()
this popped up a window asking which method I wanted in the Truss class to set breakpoint in.