Windows debugger hangs on a machine that is connected to a network but has no Internet access
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bug
DbgEng Adapter
hang
Impact: High
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 331
- Forks
- 33
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
DbgEng will try to download symbols and just hang
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the hang on Windows with the machine connected to a network but unable to reach the Internet, then trace how DbgEng handles symbol downloads. Determine where the wait occurs and verify that the debugger no longer hangs in this offline-network condition.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems, reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100