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    Debug messages (logs) generated by kDebug() and kWarning() are not visible on MS Windows unless application is compiled in so-called CONSOLE subsystem. To show these messages also in WINDOWS subsystem, you can use DebugView tool. The tool offers searching in logs, filtering them using wildcards and saving them to file. (freeware) [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/debugview.mspx more]
    Debug messages (logs) generated by kDebug() and kWarning() are not visible on MS Windows unless application is compiled in so-called CONSOLE subsystem. To show these messages also in WINDOWS subsystem, you can use DebugView tool. The tool offers searching in logs, filtering them using wildcards and saving them to file. (freeware) [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/debugview.mspx more]
    [[Image:DebugViewWindows.png|thumb|center|DebugView window]]
    [[Image:DebugViewWindows.png|thumb|center|DebugView window]]
    == Dependency Walker ==
    A tool for checking dependency of shared libraries. This utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules. (freeware) [http://www.dependencywalker.com/ more]
    [[Image:DependencyWalkerWindows.png|thumb|center|Dependency Walker window]]

    Revision as of 23:56, 7 March 2008

    Required or recommended tools for development and using KDE libraries and applications under MS Windows.

    Process Explorer

    "Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded." (freeware, for all Windows versions) more

    Process Explorer

    Console 2

    "Console is a Windows console window (cmd.exe) enhancement, useful for using when you depend on this shell, e.g. with msvc. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles." (GPL, for Windows 2000 or newer) more

    Console window

    DebugView

    Debug messages (logs) generated by kDebug() and kWarning() are not visible on MS Windows unless application is compiled in so-called CONSOLE subsystem. To show these messages also in WINDOWS subsystem, you can use DebugView tool. The tool offers searching in logs, filtering them using wildcards and saving them to file. (freeware) more

    DebugView window

    Dependency Walker

    A tool for checking dependency of shared libraries. This utility that scans any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.) and builds a hierarchical tree diagram of all dependent modules. (freeware) more

    Dependency Walker window