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Q259726: FIX: Debugger Encounters Invisible Breakpoints in Assembly Code

Article: Q259726
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDebug kbide kbVC600 kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
- The Integrated Debugger 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you debug your code locally, you may encounter invisible breakpoints in the
Visual C++ Debugger when you single step or step over certain assembly
instructions.

On a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, remote debugging may stop responding
(hang).

CAUSE
=====

This occurs because of a bug in the debugger.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in the latest
service pack for Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the following
article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

To download the latest Visual Studio service pack, visit the following Microsoft
Web site:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp

MORE INFORMATION
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The behavior described in the "Symptoms" section can appear in the following
assembly instructions.

When stepping into:

INSB,INSW,OUTSB,OUTSW,PUSHFD,POPFD,CLI,STI,IRET.

-or-

When stepping over:

INSB,INSW,OUTSB,OUTSW,MOVSB,MOVSW,CMPSB,CMPSW,STOSB,STOSW,LODSB,LODSW,SCASB
,SCASW.

Additional query words: sp4

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Keywords          : kbDebug kbide kbVC600 kbVS600sp4fix kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbIntegratedDebugger
Version           : winnt:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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