Re: [boost] [Backtrace] Any interest in portable stack trace?

Subject: Re: [boost] [Backtrace] Any interest in portable stack trace?
From: Christian Holmquist (c.holmquist_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-21 02:35:48

> Windows/MSVC
>
>   Capture trace using RtlCaptureStackBackTrace (XP and Above)
>   Convert trace using dbghelp.lib using SymFromAddr
>   Requires: debug info (PDB files) for fetching symbols
>
> Which version of dbghelp do you require? XP used to come with a really old
dbghelp, so applications linked to newer version won't start. Maybe the
situation has improved the last years, but to make sure I'd link manually to
dbghelp.dll instead of the lib.

>
> Any interest?
> Artyom
>
>
>
Definitely a must have. A boost supported portable solution would be
awesome.

Christian