Re: Detecting the source of an access violation?
So, are you saying the exception only happens in a release build. If so,
I'd look for an uninitialized pointer or an array index that is out of
bounds since debug variables maybe different. You could also put in message
box pop-ups (I know crude, but it works) with something like Point 1, Point
2, etc. then kind of use like a binary search to hone in on the area that is
failing (assuming it's easy to reproduce).
Tom
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Peter Olcott wrote:
I am having a problem with an access violation that goes away when the
code is executed with a debug build. How can I locate the source of this
error?
Make sure debug database generation is turned on (under C++ and also
under linker) for your release build. Then build and run under the
debugger. When the AV occurs you can examine the stack to locate the line
of code that caused the AV.
I just run the release build under the debugger, without the debug
database generation and it did not throw an exception.
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