microsoft / microsoft/MIEngine

No source page uses ".pdb file not loaded" message when symbols are missing

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Description

Remote debug on a device in Visual Studio with my extension based on MIEngine. When debugger stops at a point in libc.so, I got error message "libc.pdb not loaded". That is misleading as we are not doing Windows app debug. Is it possible the message can be customized to just "Symbol file not found" ?

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No source file or test is named. Reproduce the remote-debug scenario in Visual Studio on a device, then locate where the “libc.pdb not loaded” message is produced and check the surrounding source-page handling. Done means missing symbols produce the requested generic “Symbol file not found” message without implying Windows PDB debugging.

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Tech stack
csharp
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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