To use XDB on a program which requires an ;XL= option do this:
 
:XDB PROGRAM
xdb> b
xdb> r;xl="xlname"
 
The first b will stop at the first executable statement.  The r;xl= will run
the program with the correct XL and then stop at the first statement so you
can continue setting other breakpoints.
 
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>From: ROBERT MCMURRAY
>To: Multiple recipients of list HP3000-L
>Subject: XDB help
>Date: Thursday, April 18, 1996 09:06PM
>
>I am looking for help on XDB.  I have a C program that I compile
>with the "-g" option and link using XDBEND.LIB.SYS.  When I execute
>the file, using the command XDB FILENAME, the debugger runs fine.
>My problem is when I link to an XL.  When I try to run an executable
>I get to the xdb> prompt and the first time I step, I get errors
>saying
>"UNRESOLVED EXTERNALS: _close  (LDRERR 512)"
>
>Without using the debugger I would normally run the program using
>RUN FILENAME;lib=p
>
>By the way, I'm not trying to debug a module that is in the XL.
>
>Is there a switch in XDB I should be using?  Is there a way to do
>this without converting to an RL?  Is there a manual I can look at?
>Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
>Rob
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