Why .symfix and .sympath+ do this?

[Pavel A.]

Could anybody explain why .symfix and .sympath+ behave not as documented
in v. 6.11.1.404?

For example: I start with empty .sympath, target is a kernel dump:

kd> .symfix C:\TMP\sym-windbg

kd> .sympath
Symbol search path is: srv*
Expanded Symbol search path is:
cache*C:\TMP\sym-windbg;SRV*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

From the docum (and past experience), the sympath should be
SRV*C:\TMP\sym-windbg*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols ?

Next, adding another path:

kd> .sympath+ D:\Proj\DUMPS\119

Symbol search path is: srv*;D:\Proj\DUMPS\119
Expanded Symbol search path is: cache*C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools
for Windows
(x86)\sym;SRV*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;d:\users\pavela\proj\dumps\119

Now the local cache (C:\TMP\sym-windbg) disappeared, and the default
path (C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)\sym) has been
added...

Is something broken here??

Regards,
--pa

[Jen-lung Chiu [MSFT]]

Thanks to report this. We were reworking symbols path implementation,
unfortunately we also introduced some regressions.

Post by Pavel A.
Could anybody explain why .symfix and .sympath+ behave not as documented
in v. 6.11.1.404?
kd> .symfix C:\TMP\sym-windbg
kd> .sympath
Symbol search path is: srv*
cache*C:\TMP\sym-windbg;SRV*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
From the docum (and past experience), the sympath should be
SRV*C:\TMP\sym-windbg*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols ?
kd> .sympath+ D:\Proj\DUMPS\119
Symbol search path is: srv*;D:\Proj\DUMPS\119
Expanded Symbol search path is: cache*C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools
for Windows
(x86)\sym;SRV*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;d:\users\pavela\proj\dumps\119
Now the local cache (C:\TMP\sym-windbg) disappeared, and the default
path (C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)\sym) has been
added...
Is something broken here??
Regards,
--pa

[Pavel A.]

Good to know, thanks!

-- pa

Post by Jen-lung Chiu [MSFT]
Thanks to report this. We were reworking symbols path implementation,
unfortunately we also introduced some regressions.

Post by Pavel A.
Could anybody explain why .symfix and .sympath+ behave not as documented
in v. 6.11.1.404?
kd> .symfix C:\TMP\sym-windbg
kd> .sympath
Symbol search path is: srv*
cache*C:\TMP\sym-windbg;SRV*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
From the docum (and past experience), the sympath should be
SRV*C:\TMP\sym-windbg*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols ?
kd> .sympath+ D:\Proj\DUMPS\119
Symbol search path is: srv*;D:\Proj\DUMPS\119
Expanded Symbol search path is: cache*C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools
for Windows
(x86)\sym;SRV*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;d:\users\pavela\proj\dumps\119
Now the local cache (C:\TMP\sym-windbg) disappeared, and the default
path (C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows (x86)\sym) has been
added...
Is something broken here??
Regards,
--pa