microsoft / microsoft/MIEngine

Stepping over a line with a dlopen causes process to continue

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Description

See vslinux issue: https://github.com/Microsoft/VSLinux/issues/347#issuecomment-427560718
The MIEngine starts the step operation, stops on the solib load, and then continues execution rather than finishing the step.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked VSLinux issue and reproducing the MIEngine stepping behavior around a dlopen. Confirm that a step operation which stops on the shared-library load finishes at the requested line instead of continuing process execution.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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