Bug Finder News

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1.1.1 - 29/03/2012

Fixes:

• Configuration wizard minor fixes
• Configuration loading error
• Minor bug fixes
• Setup demo application link parameter

Other changes:

• Recompilation with more recent compiler
• Shared libraries upgrade (JVCL, LMD)

1.1.0 - 22/02/2008

New features:

• Stack trace implementation
• Added parameter PopUpOnErrors to show up GUI on exceptions
• Configuration application update
• Demo application update

Fixes:

• Fixed non continuable exceptions handling
• Configuration wizard minor fixes

With the next release (1.1.0) will be released a fresh implementation for a complete stack trace.

1.0.0 - 21/02/2008

New features:

• TD32/TDS symbols provider
• GUI icon change

Fixes:

• Fixed a bug in JclTd32.FindLine method
• Bug Finder closing when no ini file provider

In a few time I'll release the first final release with a new features: the symbols provider for Borland TD32/TDS format.

New features:

• Configuration wizard
• Installation setup

Fixes:

• GUI enhancements
• Code refactoring

With the next release, the 0.9.0 Release Candidate, I'll add some GUI enahancements e complete configuration wizard...

New features:

• Coff/CodeView symbols format provider

Fixes:

• Improvements to symbol providers interface
• Improvements to exception providers interface
• Providers upgrade accordingly to the above fix
• Project tree rearrangement
• Minor fixes

In a few days will be released the 0.8.0 Beta version with a symbols provider plug-in for COFF and CodeView symbols format deconding, useful to debug module produced by Microsoft development tools.

Now the source code is available also by SourceForge subversion service at the URL:

https://exccatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/exccatch/

0.7.0 - 23/01/2008

Fixes:

• Moved suppression switches from configuration
  to logging section
• Removed some compilation warnings
• Decreased application size
• Source code refactoring
• Now during breakpoints loading does not stops
  to the first invalid entry
• Minor fixes

New features:

• Exception provider architecture implementation
• Implemented Delphi exceptions provider
• Placed an attention icon on the tray icon
  when error
  occurs. Open the log window to reset to the
  default application icon

Published project documentation at url https://sourceforge.net/docman/index.php?group_id=214063

Here the fixes for this release:

• Access violation better explanation
• Unknown exceptions better explanation
• Fix in modules address space recognition
• Module information extraction compatibility between NT/Win9x
• Fix to code entry point detection

Fixes:

• Breakpoints single step location find fix
• Minor fixes

New features:

• Symbol providers plugin architecture
  implementation
• Map Symbols files plugin implementation

Released the version 0.5.0 Beta with the following fixed and/or improvements:

• Added parameter "LogViewLinesLimit"
• Added parameter "LogFileName"
• Added parameter "LogFileRotation"
• Better exception explanation

Released the version 0.4.0.7 Beta with the following fixed and/or improvements:

• Changed project name to BugFinder

• Added About box

• Change some configuration parameter name
• Added new suppression parameters
• Added application command line parameter
• Changed suppression parameters default to "false"
• Fixed bug in removing deallocated DLLs

Abandoned the old project name "Exception Catcher" to "Bug Finder" to better describe the target of this application.

As soon as possible I'll publish the new sources with changed name and improved functionalities.

• Code refactoring
• CreateProcess path parameter fix
• Customization of the JclDebug unit to get reverse
  access to MAP file debug symbols
• Tracing breakpoints implementation
• Improved debug loop
• Added option "BreakpointSourceDetailsDisable"
• Fixed modules address detection
• Minor GUI improvements

Fixed a bug in the class TModulesList.

Released the first alpha build of the Exception Catcher