Why does running in debug mode sometimes hang when trying to Load symbols?

Ben R. Bolton

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Apr 13, 2003, 10:08:52 PM4/13/03

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I have noticed this in larger solutions. When attempting to run in debug
mode from the IDE, the application often failes to start and hangs.
Stopping the application and running it again usually works.

When observing the Output window I noticed that when it hangs it always
stops after loading the system.drawing.dll, and before it loads the first
.dll in my solution. This has happened on many of my solutions. Others in
our office have experienced similar problems.

Our current workaround is to simply Press F5 if it hangs Press Shift-F5 then
F5... in sequence until it starts properly.

If anyone has any ideas as to why this occurring and/or any suggestions for
preventing please let us know.

Ben

Output window:

'DefaultDomain': Loaded
'c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.0.3705\mscorlib.dll', No symbols
loaded.
'SlayPCGen': Loaded 'C:\Documents and
Settings\Aragoth\Desktop\BRBSlayApps\SlayDotNet\SlayPCGen\bin\Debug\SlayPCGe
n.exe', Symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded
'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.windows.forms\1.0.3300.0__b77a5c561934e089\s
ystem.windows.forms.dll', No symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded
'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system\1.0.3300.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.dll', No
symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded
'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.drawing\1.0.3300.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\system.
drawing.dll', No symbols loaded.

----when it hangs it hangs here ----

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded 'c:\documents and
settings\aragoth\desktop\brbslayapps\slaydotnet\slaypcgen\bin\debug\engine.d
ll', Symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded
'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.data\1.0.3300.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.dat
a.dll', No symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded
'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.xml\1.0.3300.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.xml.
dll', No symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded
'c:\windows\assembly\gac\accessibility\1.0.3300.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\accessib
ility.dll', No symbols loaded.

'SlayPCGen.exe': Loaded 'c:\documents and
settings\aragoth\desktop\brbslayapps\slaydotnet\slaypcgen\bin\debug\parser.d
ll', Symbols loaded.

Earl J Bonovich

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Apr 14, 2003, 11:19:35 PM4/14/03

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I don't have an answer for you...
However, You are not alone. I am desperatley trying to find a solution
for this.
I 6 different systems we are having this problem. On my primary
development system, it is is about a 5 - 1 ration.
5 hangs, to 1 executing.

I have gotten to the point that I am only running debug mode, when I REALLY
have to.

I did find a support.microsoft.com listing early last week, however I have
been unable to relocate it on their website.

The article did say that there was one .dll something c*.dll that was
being fixed, however they had not completed
their testing of the updated version, thus there was no hot fix... BUT you
where able to obtain it, only if you called MS

I wish I could find that listing again, so I can have our MS liason call and
get me that file.

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Earl J Bonovich

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Apr 15, 2003, 10:22:23 PM4/15/03

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Found the Microsoft Support Page:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326098

Now I just have to call and get the .dll

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