Quick Mode Example

Suppose you made a change to a program and are confident that the change works. After rebuilding the program, you choose Quick Mode from the Debug menu, so that the program runs with minimal overhead. As this is the first time you have run or debugged a program since opening Sun WorkShop, there is a slight delay as the Debugging window opens.

You start your program by clicking the Start button or choosing Execute > Start in the Debugging window. It runs normally until it encounters a segmentation fault.

Before the program can terminate and create a core dump, Sun WorkShop switches into Debug Mode and loads the symbols for your program. You now have access to the full debugging functionality of Sun WorkShop and can debug the program as if you had started debugging in Debug Mode. Eventually, after making many changes, fixing them, and continuing, you rebuild your program.

You again select Quick Mode before running the program.

This time, no initial pause is noticeable, but your program appears to be stuck in an infinite loop. Clicking on the Interrupt button stops the program and loads the debugging symbols. You can now view data values, set breakpoints, and do any other needed debugging actions to track down your bug.

Convinced the third time is the charm, you rebuild your program, re-enable Quick Mode, and run the program again. Your program runs without a flaw.