DbgHelp Versions
The DbgHelp library is implemented by DbgHelp.dll. This DLL is included in the operating system. To use this DLL on earlier systems, you can distribute the DLL with your application. To obtain the latest version of DbgHelp.dll, go to http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/default.mspx and download Debugging Tools for Windows.
Each version of DbgHelp includes additional functionality. To ensure that the correct version of DbgHelp is available for your application, review the Requirements information in the documentation of the functions it uses.
Supported Versions
The following is a summary of the released versions of DbgHelp, in reverse chronological order.
| Version | Date stamp | Distribution Vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 10/07/2007 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.8 |
| 6.6 | 7/10/2006 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.6 |
| 6.5 | 5/24/2005 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.5 |
| 6.4 | 1/10/2005 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.4 |
| 6.3 | 5/24/2004 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.3 |
| 6.2 | 7/11/2003 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.2 |
| 5.2 | 3/25/2003 | Windows Server 2003 |
| 6.1 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.1 | |
| 6.0 | Debugging Tools for Windows 6.0 | |
| 4.0 | Debugging Tools for Windows 4.0 | |
| 5.1 | Windows XP | |
| 3.0 | Debugging Tools for Windows 3.0 | |
| 2.0 | Debugging Tools for Windows 2.0 | |
| 1.0 | Debugging Tools for Windows 1.0 | |
| 5.0 | Windows 2000 |
Version 6.8
The following functions were added to DbgHelp version 6.8.
Version 6.6
The following functions were added to DbgHelp version 6.6.
Version 6.5
The following function was added to DbgHelp version 6.5.
The following structures were added to DbgHelp version 6.5.
- MINIDUMP_HANDLE_DESCRIPTOR_2
- MINIDUMP_HANDLE_OBJECT_INFORMATION
- MINIDUMP_HANDLE_OPERATION_LIST
- MINIDUMP_IO_CALLBACK
- MINIDUMP_MISC_INFO_2
- MINIDUMP_READ_MEMORY_FAILURE_CALLBACK
Version 6.4
The following function was added to DbgHelp version 6.4.
Version 6.3
DbgHelp version 6.3 adds Unicode support to many of the existing functions. To enable this support, define DBGHELP_TRANSLATE_TCHAR at the top of each source file or when you compile your application.
The following functions were added to DbgHelp version 6.3.
- SymEnumProcesses
- SymGetSymbolFile
- SymGetTypeInfoEx
- SymSrvDeltaName
- SymSrvGetFileIndexes
- SymSrvGetFileIndexString
- SymSrvGetSupplement
- SymSrvIsStore
- SymSrvStoreFile
- SymSrvStoreSupplement
The following structures were added to DbgHelp version 6.3.
DbgHelp 6.3 also supports Source Server.
Version 6.2
The following functions were added to DbgHelp version 6.2.
- SymEnumSourceFiles
- SymFromIndex
- SymGetScope
- SymGetSourceFile
- SymGetSourceFileFromToken
- SymGetSourceFileToken
- SymMatchString
- SymNext
- SymPrev
- SymSearch
Version 6.1
The following functions were added to DbgHelp version 6.1.
Versions 5.2 and 6.0
The following functions were added to DbgHelp versions 5.2 and 6.0.
The following structures were added to DbgHelp version 5.2 and 6.0.
Versions 4.0 and 5.1
The following functions were added to DbgHelp versions 4.0 and 5.1.
- MiniDumpReadDumpStream
- MiniDumpWriteDump
- SymbolServer
- SymbolServerClose
- SymbolServerGetOptions
- SymbolServerSetOptions
- SymEnumSymbols
- SymEnumTypes
- SymFindFileInPath
- SymFromAddr
- SymFromName
- SymGetFileLineOffsets64
- SymGetTypeFromName
- SymGetTypeInfo
- SymSetContext
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