CodeWarrior exposes a global preference that allows you to specify the maximum number of frames that will be displayed in the Debug view. This limit is merely a display limit and does not restrict the depth of the stack crawl calculated by the debugger engine. This mode allows you to manage the amount of content in the Debug view.
To specify the maximum frames in the global preference window:
- Choose Window > Preferences from the IDE menu bar.
The Preferences dialog appears.
- Expand C/C++ and select the Debug group.
General C/C++ debug settings appears in the left pane of the Preferences dialog.
- Type the maximum frame depth in the Maximum stack crawl depth textbox. Note: The upper limit for maximum frame depth is 100.
- Click Apply.
- Click OK.
Changing the stack crawl preference does not have an immediate effect on stack crawls currently displayed in the Debug view. The limit takes effect the next time the stack crawl is constructed, which happens either on the next suspended event, or after toggling in or out of the one frame mode.
When the actual stack crawl depth of a core exceeds the number of frames specified in the global preference, the stack crawl contains a final frame that is labeled ... ( Figure 2). This label indicates that frames are being omitted from display.
