/IMAGE_PATH[=directory-spec] dump-file
/NOIMAGE_PATH
On Alpha systems, specifies the search path the debugger is to use
to find the debugger symbol table (DST) file. As in prior debuggers,
the debugger builds an image list from the saved process image list.
When you set an image (the main image is automatically set), the
debugger attempts to open that image in order to find the DST file.
If you include the /IMAGE_PATH=directory-spec qualifier, the
debugger searches for the DST file in the specified directory.
The debugger first tries to translate directory-spec as the logical
name of a directory search list. If that fails, the debugger
interprets directory-spec as a directory specification, and searches
that directory for matching .DSF or .EXE files. A .DSF file takes
precedence over an .EXE file. The name of the .DSF or .EXE file
must match the image.
If you do not include the /IMAGE_PATH=directory-spec qualifier,
the debugger looks for the DST file first in the directory that
contains the dump file. If that fails, the debugger searches
directory SYS$SHARE and then directory SYS$MESSAGE. If the debugger
fails to find a DST file for an image, the symbolic information
available to the debugger is limited to global and universal symbol
names.
Version 7.3 and later debuggers check for dumpfile image specification
and DST file link date-time mismatches and issue a warning if one is
discovered.
The dump-file parameter is the name of the process dump file to
be analyzed. Note that the process dump file file type must be .DMP
and the DST file type must be either .DSF or .EXE.
Restrictions
You cannot use a logical to redirect the search for an image
and use the /IMAGE_PATH qualifier at the same time. If you
use the /IMAGE_PATH qualifier, then all images that are not
in their original locations must be found through that path.
Individual image logicals (for example, the "SH" in "DEFINE
SH SYS$LOGIN:SH.EXE") are not processed.
Additionally, you cannot input a directory search path
directly to the /IMAGE_PATH qualifier, as it does not
process a directory list separated by commas; however, you
can specify a logical that translates into a directory
search path.