libcwd: The C++ Debugging Support Library - Quick Reference

Installation

• Read the INSTALL file.

Using libcwd with a new project

• Add sys.h and debug.h as header files to your application.
• Add debug.cc as source file to your application.
• Add #include "sys.h" to the top of every source file in your application.
• Add #include "debug.h" to every source file needing debug output/code.
• Dump this at the start of your main() function.

Debug Output

• Dout(dc::notice, "Hello" << ' ' << "World");
• Dout(dc::notice|blank_label_cf|error_cf, "Hello World");
• Other Control flags

Memory Allocations

• MyClass* p = new MyClass;
AllocTag(p, "This is an example");
• Other AllocTag memory allocation annotation macros.
• Debug( list_allocations_on(libcw_do) );