Starting TotalView and Loading a Program to Debug

The most common way to start TotalView is by entering:

totalview program_name

where program_name is the executable of the program you are debugging.

To run a program in TotalView, compile it for debugging, usually with the -g command-line option, depending on your compiler.

Starting TotalView with no arguments (i.e. just totalview) launches the New Program dialog.

Figure 1: The New Program dialog

From here, you can:

Start a new process

by selecting a program to debug (equivalent to starting TotalView with a program name argument)

Attach to an
existing process

by selecting an already-running process

Debug a core file

by selecting an executable and associated core file

Launch a parallel process

by entering parallel system settings into the Parallel tab dialog

See More

On additional ways to start TotalView:“Starting TotalView”

On command line syntax for the totalview command: “TotalView Command Syntax” in the TotalView Reference Guide

On compiling your program for debugging: “Compiling Programs”

On loading a program into TotalView using either the GUI or the CLI: “Loading New Programs”

On attaching an existing process: “Attaching to Processes” in the TotalView User Guide

On debugging a core file: “Examining Core Files” in the TotalView User Guide

On starting a parallel debugging job: “The Parallel Tab” of the New Program dialog