Debugging C and C++ programs

The topics below describe how to use z/OS® Debugger to debug your C and C++ programs.

Example: referencing variables and setting breakpoints in C and C++ blocks

Refer to the following topics for more information related to the material discussed in this topic.

• Related concepts
• C and C++ expressions
• z/OS Debugger evaluation of C and C++ expressions
• Scope of objects in C and C++
• Blocks and block identifiers for C
• Blocks and block identifiers for C++
• Monitoring storage in C++

• Related tasks
• Debugging a C program in full-screen mode
• Debugging a C++ program in full-screen mode
• Using C and C++ variables with z/OS Debugger
• Declaring session variables with C and C++
• Calling C and C++ functions from z/OS Debugger
• Intercepting files when debugging C and C++ programs
• Displaying environmental information for C and C++ programs
• Stepping through C++ programs
• Setting breakpoints in C++
• Examining C++ objects
• Qualifying variables in C and C++

• Related references
• z/OS Debugger commands that resemble C and C++ commands
• %PATHCODE values for C and C++
• C reserved keywords
• C operators and operands
• Language Environment conditions and their C and C++ equivalents