Add instructions for WinDbg Preview. #199
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sanketj
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sanketj
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| @@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ JsDbg currently supports WinDbg and the Visual Studio debugger on Windows, and G | |||
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| 1. Download the [JsDbg WinDbg extension](https://aka.ms/jsdbg-windbg). (This extension changes infrequently because JsDbg extensions can be updated without updating the WinDbg extension. [Last update: Jan 30th, 2019]) | |||
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| 2. Copy jsdbg.dll into the `winext` folder located next your `windbg.exe` installation. Make sure to use the x64 version of the dll for 64-bit WinDbg, and the x86 version for 32-bit WinDbg. | |||
| 2. Extract the file somewhere and keep track of the directory. | |||
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| 2. Copy jsdbg.dll into the `winext` folder located next your `windbg.exe` installation. Make sure to use the x64 version of the dll for 64-bit WinDbg, and the x86 version for 32-bit WinDbg. | ||
| 2. Extract the file somewhere and keep track of the directory. | ||
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| 3. Set the environment variable `_NT_DEBUGGER_EXTENSION_PATH` to the directory containing `jsdbg.dll`. Make sure you use the right version (amd64 vs x86) for the WinDbg version you're using. This will also work with [WinDbg Preview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/debugging-using-windbg-preview). |
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Might be better to say: "Make sure you use the version (amd64 vs. x86) that corresponds to the WinDbg version that you're using."
| 2. Copy jsdbg.dll into the `winext` folder located next your `windbg.exe` installation. Make sure to use the x64 version of the dll for 64-bit WinDbg, and the x86 version for 32-bit WinDbg. | ||
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| 3. Set the environment variable `_NT_DEBUGGER_EXTENSION_PATH` to the directory containing `jsdbg.dll`. Make sure you use the right version (amd64 vs x86) for the WinDbg version you're using. This will also work with [WinDbg Preview](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/debugging-using-windbg-preview). |
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Do you think we really need the sentence about WinDbg preview? Since these instructions should work for both the Win32 and UWP apps, I don't think we need to say anything specific about either.
| contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments. |
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As per https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/loading-debugger-extension-dlls
We could also remove the winext directory suggestion, since this will
work for both "legacy" WinDbg and WinDbg Preview.