Debugger components
The IBM Debugger for
AIX uses a client/server model composed of two components:
- The debug engine (irmtdbgc), which is a server
component installed on the AIX machine.
- The debug client (idebug.exe), which is a
graphical user interface installed on a Windows workstation.

Notes: - The AIX client of the IBM Debugger for AIX is discontinued. For
information about the Windows client, see Installation information for the Windows client.
- The IBM Debugger for AIX, V12.1 debug engine is a 64-bit application.
- The IBM Debugger for AIX, V12.1 supersedes the IBM Distributed
Debugger. If the IBM Distributed Debugger, V9.2 is installed on your
system, it will be removed upon installation of the IBM Debugger for
AIX, V12.1. The post-installation script then modifies the idebug
fileset levels in the Object Data Manager (ODM) database to 99.99.9999.9999
to prevent future installations of idebug.* filesets.
- The debug engine reports itself as version 12.1.0. The debug
client reports itself as version 7.1.1. Collectively, these components
are referred to as IBM Debugger for AIX, V12.1.
Installation information for the AIX debug engine
Required
operating system
IBM Debugger for AIX, V12.1 debugger engine
must be installed on one of the following AIX operating systems:
- IBM AIX V5.3 TL 5300-07, or higher
- IBM AIX V6.1
- IBM AIX V7.1
Compatibility with previous debugger versions
The
installation of the IBM Debugger of AIX debug engine uninstalls any
existing debuggers. To restore previous debuggers, do the following
steps:
- Uninstall the IBM Debugger for AIX, V12.1 debug engine with this
command:
installp -ug ibmdebugger
- Reinstall any previous debuggers according to their documentation.
Installation instructions
Note: The IBM Debugger
for AIX, V12.1 debug engine filesets, ibmdebugger.*, are installed
by default during a basic compiler installation. If you did not do
a default compiler installation, you can follow the instructions to
install the IBM Debugger for AIX debug engine on your AIX machine.
To
install the IBM Debugger for AIX debug engine on your AIX machine,
do the following steps:
- Enter the usr/sys/inst.images/ directory
of the compiler installation image.
- Run this command:
installp -aXgd . ibmdebugger
The debug engine will be installed to the /usr/idebug/ directory.
Table 1. IBM Debugger
filesets| Fileset name |
Fileset description |
| ibmdebugger |
IBM® Debugger
for AIX® |
| ibmdebugger.engine |
IBM Debugger
for AIX Compiled Languages Engine |
| ibmdebugger.engine.msg.LANG |
IBM Debugger messages
LANG = [de_DE, en_US, en_ES, fr_FR, it_IT, ja_JP,
ko_KR, pt_BR, zh_CN, zh_TW]
|
| ibmdebugger.jre |
Supersede entry, not installed |
| ibmdebugger.ui |
Supersede entry, not installed |
Installation information for the Windows
client
To install the IBM Debugger for AIX debug client
on your Windows workstation, do the following steps:
- Copy the compressed file, IBMdebugger/windows/idebug.install_7.1.1.zip,
from the compiler CD-ROM or electronic image to your Windows machine,
and uncompress it.
- Run install.exe.
The installation process also installs the IBM Installation
Manager.
If previous versions of the IBM Debugger for AIX debug
client present, you must uninstall them before you install this version.
To
uninstall the debug client, start the IBM Installation Manager and
select the Uninstall option.
For information
about the included Java runtime environment, see readmefirst.win32.txt in
the jre/docs/ directory of the installation image.