NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/os/vms/22066

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Path: sparky!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Chris_F_Chiesa
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Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Q: Format of image DST?
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 20:06:38 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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Hmmm..  I posted an article here the other day but I never saw any respon-
ses, nor do I see my original article anywhere (and Portal's retention is
longer than on other systems I've used), so I'm going to paraphrase myself
and ask my question again, just in case my earlier posting went off into
the ether...

Does anyone know the format of the DST (Debug Symbol Table) contained in
an executable image linked /DEBUG?  I need to automate the process of
dumping the contents of the DST, in order to produce a human-readable
listing of the source-code file specifications present therein.  I can do
it awkwardly by using DUMP and VFE, but I have a lot of images to go
through and they're each made up of 30 to 40 modules, so automating the pro-
cedure would be a great advantage.

DSNlink tells me that this format can be dug out of VMS source listings
on CD-ROM, but unless one of YOU wants to supply me with that, there's not
a snowball's chance in Hell of my getting the opportunity to look at VMS
sources any time in the foreseeable future.  I'd appreciate a direct response
to this query in the form of information, or at least pointers to something
accessible online on the Internet.

Thanks in advance,

Chris Chiesa
  [e-mail]