https://cppclub.uk/tags/debugging/ Recent content in Debugging on C++ Club Hugo en-gb Gleb Dolgich Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2022/149/ Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2022/149/ <h1 id="meeting-149---visual-studio-gcc-sanitizers-parsers-crashes-ub">Meeting 149 - Visual Studio, GCC, sanitizers, parsers, crashes, UB</h1> <h2 id="media">Media</h2> <h3 id="video">Video</h3> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EoQb39zWP94?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h3 id="podcast">Podcast</h3> <script async defer onload="redcircleIframe();" src="https://api.podcache.net/embedded-player/sh/0835997e-47ec-438e-b6ae-0b390966aa7e/ep/2d28dd30-347d-425a-8087-67e63633e8b4"></script> <div class="redcirclePlayer-2d28dd30-347d-425a-8087-67e63633e8b4"></div> <style> .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } </style> <p style="margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;">Powered by <a class="redcircle-link" href="https://redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=embedded_v1">RedCircle</a></p> <h2 id="visual-studio-2022-172">Visual Studio 2022 17.2</h2> <p>Microsoft <a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-2-is-now-available/">released</a> VS2022 17.2. The main highlights for C++ developers are:</p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2022/146/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2022/146/ <h1 id="meeting-146---march-mailing-floating-point-comparisons-unit-libraries">Meeting 146 - March mailing, floating point comparisons, unit libraries</h1> <h2 id="media">Media</h2> <h3 id="video">Video</h3> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EbuYHkXwn1g?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h3 id="podcast">Podcast</h3> <script async defer onload="redcircleIframe();" src="https://api.podcache.net/embedded-player/sh/0835997e-47ec-438e-b6ae-0b390966aa7e/ep/0262b6a0-683b-42a3-aca2-61e1b1702e42"></script> <div class="redcirclePlayer-0262b6a0-683b-42a3-aca2-61e1b1702e42"></div> <style> .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } </style> <p style="margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;">Powered by <a class="redcircle-link" href="https://redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=embedded_v1">RedCircle</a></p> <h2 id="march-committee-mailing">March committee mailing</h2> <p>The March committee mailing contains some existing papers with new revisions, and some new papers. Let&rsquo;s have a look at some of them.</p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2022/143/ Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2022/143/ <h1 id="meeting-143-3-feb-2022">Meeting 143 (3 Feb 2022)</h1> <h2 id="media">Media</h2> <h3 id="screencast">Screencast</h3> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TXIlhWG3neM?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h3 id="podcast">Podcast</h3> <script async defer onload="redcircleIframe();" src="https://api.podcache.net/embedded-player/sh/0835997e-47ec-438e-b6ae-0b390966aa7e/ep/5030a50c-ca9c-413a-93b3-f00d135f0dce"></script> <div class="redcirclePlayer-5030a50c-ca9c-413a-93b3-f00d135f0dce"></div> <style> .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } </style> <p style="margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;">Powered by <a class="redcircle-link" href="https://redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=embedded_v1">RedCircle</a></p> <h2 id="why-do-you-like-c">Why do you like C++?</h2> <p>An amusing <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/scri8u/why_do_you_like_c/">thread</a> on Reddit.</p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2021/cppclubuk-136-20210923/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2021/cppclubuk-136-20210923/ <h1 id="meeting-136-23-sep-2021">Meeting 136 (23 Sep 2021)</h1> <script async defer onload="redcircleIframe();" src="https://api.podcache.net/embedded-player/sh/0835997e-47ec-438e-b6ae-0b390966aa7e/ep/a322c819-fb3a-4add-be92-3d73020df898"></script> <div class="redcirclePlayer-a322c819-fb3a-4add-be92-3d73020df898"></div> <style> .redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } </style> <p style="margin-top:3px;margin-left:11px;font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 10px; color: gray;">Powered by <a class="redcircle-link" href="https://redcircle.com?utm_source=rc_embedded_player&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=embedded_v1">RedCircle</a></p> <h2 id="september-mailing">September mailing</h2> <p>The <a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2021/#mailing2021-09">September committee mailing is out</a>. This is what caught my attention.</p> <h3 id="move_only_function"><code>move_only_function</code></h3> <p><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2021/p0288r9.html">P0288R9</a></p> <p>This paper proposes a conservative, move-only equivalent of <code>std::function</code>. It is intended to be the same as <code>std::function</code>, with the following differences:</p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2021/cppclubuk-125-20210311/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2021/cppclubuk-125-20210311/ <h1 id="meeting-125-11-mar-2021">Meeting 125 (11 Mar 2021)</h1> <h2 id="visual-studio-2019-update">Visual Studio 2019 update</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/address-sanitizer-for-msvc-now-generally-available/">Address Sanitizer for MSVC</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/m13fej/address_sanitizer_for_msvc_now_generally/">Reddit</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/intellisense-improvements-in-visual-studio-2019/">IntelliSense Improvements</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/m25grs/intellisense_improvements_in_visual_studio_2019_c/">Reddit</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="how-does-modern-c-c20-compare-with-rust">How does Modern C++ (C++20) compare with Rust?</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/m0cxfn/how_does_modern_c_c20_compare_with_rust/">Reddit</a></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>Even if you don&rsquo;t use Rust learn it. It will make you a better C++ programmer. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/m0cxfn/how_does_modern_c_c20_compare_with_rust/gq8klzq/">#</a></p> </blockquote> <h2 id="lief-library-to-instrument-executable-formats">LIEF: Library to Instrument Executable Formats</h2> <p>This project aims to provide a cross platform library to parse, modify and abstract ELF, PE and MachO formats.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://lief.quarkslab.com/">Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://lief.quarkslab.com//doc/latest/">Docs</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF">GitHub</a> (Apache 2 Licence)</li> <li><a href="https://lief.quarkslab.com/blog/2021-03-10-profiling-cpp-code-with-frida/">Profiling C++ code with Frida</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://frida.re/">Frida website</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/frida/frida">Frida on GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/lief-project/frida-profiler">Frida Profiler</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="enforcing-signatures-on-templated-callbacks">Enforcing Signatures On Templated Callbacks</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://philippegroarke.com/posts/2021/enforcing_signatures_on_templated_callbacks/">Philippe M. Groarke</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/lzx0ia/enforcing_signatures_on_templated_callbacks/">Reddit</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="improving-print-logging-with-line-pos-info--modern-c">Improving Print Logging with Line Pos Info &amp; Modern C++</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cppstories.com/2019/04/file-pos-log/">B. Filipek</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cppstories.com/2019/04/file-pos-log/">Reddit</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2 id="the-perils-of-the-accidental-c-conversion-constructor">The perils of the accidental C++ conversion constructor</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20210115-00/?p=104719">Raymond Chen</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/ky691b/the_perils_of_the_accidental_c_conversion/">Reddit</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>No one hates C++ more than the people who love C++. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/ky691b/the_perils_of_the_accidental_c_conversion/gjfbed4/">#</a></p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2021/cppclubuk-124-20210304/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2021/cppclubuk-124-20210304/ <h1 id="meeting-124-4-mar-2021">Meeting 124 (4 Mar 2021)</h1> <h2 id="library-virtualmultiarray">Library: VirtualMultiArray</h2> <p>Multi graphics card based C++ virtual array implementation that uses OpenCL just for the data transfers on PCIe bridge.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/tugrul512bit/VirtualMultiArray">GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/tugrul512bit/VirtualMultiArray/wiki/How-it-works">Wiki</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/leq0tm/a_c_virtualarray_that_uses_graphics_cards_as/?ref=share&amp;ref_source=link">Reddit</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="library-reference-views">Library: Reference Views</h2> <p><strong>rviews</strong> (reference views) is a header-only C++17 library that allows viewing an STL container via another STL container with lvalue semantics. E.g. you could view a list as it would be a vector, or even as it would be a map, or even both.</p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2020/cppclubuk-105-20200423/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2020/cppclubuk-105-20200423/ <h1 id="meeting-105-23-april-2020">Meeting 105 (23 April 2020)</h1> <h2 id="sign-up-for-pure-virtual-c-conference-2020">Sign Up For Pure Virtual C++ Conference 2020</h2> <p>Pure Virtual C++ 2020 is a free single-track one-day virtual conference for the whole C++ community. It is taking place on Thursday 30th April 2020 from 14:30 to 23:00 UTC</p> <p><em>Genius name!</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/pure-virtual-cpp-event/">Pure Virtual C++ Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/sign-up-for-pure-virtual-c-conference-2020/">Microsoft</a></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>All talks will be pre-recorded and streamed on YouTube Live with a live Q&amp;A session with the speakers. After the event, the talks will be available to watch online for free.</p> https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2017/2017-08-24/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://cppclub.uk/meetings/2017/2017-08-24/ <h1 id="meeting-24-august-2017">Meeting 24 August 2017</h1> <h2 id="c-core-guideline-checker-in-vs2017">C++ Core Guideline Checker in VS2017</h2> <p><a href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2017/08/11/c-core-guidelines-checker-in-visual-studio-2017/">Post</a></p> <ul> <li>How to enable the checker in VS2017</li> <li>How to choose rules</li> </ul> <h2 id="llvm-now-supports-pdb-on-windows">LLVM now supports PDB on Windows</h2> <p><a href="http://blog.llvm.org/2017/08/llvm-on-windows-now-supports-pdb-debug.html">Post</a></p> <ul> <li>CodeView format: Microsoft, mid-1980&rsquo;s, poorly documented</li> <li>Linux: DWARF</li> <li>PDB = CodeView + database (completely undocumented)</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>I got some odd stares (to put it lightly) when I suggested that we just ask Microsoft if they would help us out. But ultimately we did, and… they agreed!</p>