> Well because they are loaded into your process space .. they > will make your app 2-3+ times more heavy for memory usage. > They also serve little purpose in a production application > (the one benefit is giving you line numbers in your > exceptions). I do not need line numbers in my exceptions as I > take a minidump. I then use my pdb files which are not > distributed to look at the minidump file when it is sent > back. This allows me to see much more that just a line > number, I can see arguments being passed on the stack, what > other threads were doing, and other normal debugger type things.
This sounds very interesting, do you have a link to some material I could read about this? :) (I'm at the other side of the atlantic so I can't make it to your talk :)) TIA Frans > > If you happen to be in the Carolinas I will be in SC on > Thursday talking about this in much greater depth. > > Cheers, > > Greg > > On 10/10/06, Franklin Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why would you NOT want to include these? > > > > > > > > > > Message from gregory young > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > > received on 10/10/2006 01:12 PM > > > > 10/10/2006 01:12 PM > > > > > > > > gregory young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > > > > Please respond to "Discussion of advanced .NET topics." > > <ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM> > > Sent by "Discussion of advanced .NET topics." > > <ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM> > > > > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM > > cc: > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] line numbers > missing in exception > > > > The PDB files not being distributed to the client machine. The PDB > > files include the mapping information for the line numbers. You > > generally do not want to include these files as well. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Greg > > > > On 10/10/06, Franklin Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What could cause the line number not to be given in the > stack trace > > > of > > the > > > exception when the app runs on a client machine but it does show > > > when running on my machine? > > > > > > =================================== > > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > If knowledge can create problems, it is not through > ignorance that we > > can solve them. > > > > Isaac Asimov > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > > > > > =================================== > > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > > http://discuss.develop.com > > > > > -- > If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance > that we can solve them. > > Isaac Asimov > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentorR http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorĀ® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com