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IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY structure (winnt.h)

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Represents the debug directory format.

Syntax

typedef struct _IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY {
  DWORD Characteristics;
  DWORD TimeDateStamp;
  WORD  MajorVersion;
  WORD  MinorVersion;
  DWORD Type;
  DWORD SizeOfData;
  DWORD AddressOfRawData;
  DWORD PointerToRawData;
} IMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY, *PIMAGE_DEBUG_DIRECTORY;

Members

Characteristics

Reserved.

TimeDateStamp

The time and date the debugging information was created.

MajorVersion

The major version number of the debugging information format.

MinorVersion

The minor version number of the debugging information format.

Type

The format of the debugging information. This member can be one of the following values.

Constant Meaning
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_UNKNOWN
0
 Unknown value, ignored by all tools.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_COFF
1
 COFF debugging information (line numbers, symbol table, and string table). This type of debugging information is also pointed to by fields in the file headers.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_CODEVIEW
2
 CodeView debugging information. The format of the data block is described by the CodeView 4.0 specification.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_FPO
3
 Frame pointer omission (FPO) information. This information tells the debugger how to interpret nonstandard stack frames, which use the EBP register for a purpose other than as a frame pointer.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_MISC
4
 Miscellaneous information.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_EXCEPTION
5
 Exception information.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_FIXUP
6
 Fixup information.
IMAGE_DEBUG_TYPE_BORLAND
9
 Borland debugging information.

SizeOfData

The size of the debugging information, in bytes. This value does not include the debug directory itself.

AddressOfRawData

The address of the debugging information when the image is loaded, relative to the image base.

PointerToRawData

A file pointer to the debugging information.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Header winnt.h (include Windows.h)

See also

ImageHlp Structures