To get the best from our tools you will need to enable debugging information for your compiler and your linker.

 

Detailed instructions are available for these IDEs / compilers:

 

•Visual Studio

•Visual Basic 6

•C++ Builder

•Delphi

•MingW, gcc, g++

•Dev C++

•Salford Software FORTRAN 95

•Metrowerks Code Warrior

 

 

Debug Information Formats

 

Performance Validator can understand debugging information in the following formats:

 

•Microsoft Program Database (PDB)

•Turbo Debugger Symbols (TDS)

•COFF

•DWARF

•STABS

 

The Intel Performance Compiler and Intel Fortran compilers produce symbols in Microsoft's PDB format.