Chapter 7. Debugging your applications

This chapter describes several methods for debugging C and C++ applications by providing the following sections:

• Section 7.1, “Working with core files” on page 250

• Section 7.2, “Using the printf()-debug method” on page 258

• Section 7.4, “Using dbx” on page 259

• Section 7.5, “Debugging with the truss command” on page 264

• Section 7.6, “Using the trace facility” on page 267

For further information about the debugging methods on AIX, please refer to AIX 5L Version 5.2 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.