Total View Command-Line Options and CLI State Variables

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

–gnu_debuglink and –no_gnu_debuglink, TV::gnu_debuglink

Controls Total View processing of the .gnu_debuglink section in executables and shared libraries; the default value is true. Setting the variable to false or using the no_ command-line option prefix saves time when you do not want to process the debug-only files or when you need to avoid other problems associated with the debug-only files.

–[no_]gnu_debuglink_checksum and TV::gnu_debuglink_checksum_flag

Tells TotalView if it should validate the checksum of the debug-only files against the checksum stored in the .gnu_debuglink section of the executable or shared library; the default is true. Setting the variable to false or using the no_ command-line option prefix can save time associated with computing the checksum of large files. Do this only if you are absolutely certain that the debug file matches.

–gnu_debuglink_global_directory and TV::gnu_debuglink_global_directory

Specifies the global debug directory; the default value is /usr/lib/debug.