Controlling Separate Debug Files

The following command line options and CLI variables control how TotalView handles separate debug files.

• Controls whether TotalView looks for either a build ID or a .gnu_debuglink section in image files:

  • Command line options -gnu_debuglink and -no_gnu_debuglink

  • State variable TV::gnu_debuglink

    This option basically turns on or off the functionality to support separate debug files.

• Sets the search path to use when looking for debug files referenced by a .gnu_debuglink section:

  • Command line option -gnu_debuglink_search_path

  • State variable TV::gnu_debuglink_search_path

• Sets the search path to use when looking for debug files referenced by a .note.gnu.build-id section:

  • Command line option -gnu_debuglink_build_id_search_path

  • State variable TV::gnu_debuglink_build_id_search_path

• Specifies the global debug directory:

  • Command line option -gnu_debuglink_global_directory

  • State variable TV::gnu_debuglink_global_directory

• Validates the separate .gnu_debuglink debug file:

  • Validate using a build ID, if available

    • Command line option -gnu_debuglink_check_build_id

    • State variableTV::gnu_debuglink_check_build_id

  • Validate using a checksum

    • Command line option -gnu_debuglink_checksum

    • State variable TV::gnu_debuglink_checksum