Converts between Windows PDB and Portable PDB formats.
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The converter is available as a command line tool as well as a library. Both are distributed as NuGet packages.
Pdb2Pdb.exe <dll/exe path> [/pdb <path>] [/out <path>] [/extract]
| Switch | Description |
|---|---|
/pdb <path> |
Path to the PDB to convert. If not specified explicitly, the PDB referenced by or embedded in the DLL/EXE is used. |
/out <path> |
Output PDB path. |
/extract |
Extract PDB embedded in the DLL/EXE. |
/sourcelink |
When converting to Windows PDB do not convert SourceLink to srcsrv format. By default both SourceLink and srcsrv are included in the converted PDB. |
/nowarn * |
Suppress all warnings. All warnings are reported by default. |
/nowarn <n1,n2,...> |
Suppress specified warning. |
/srcsvrvar <name>=<value> |
Add specified variable to srcsvr stream. Only applicable when converting to Windows PDB and /sourcelink is not specified. |
/extract and /pdb are mutually exclusive.
Example: Create and build .NET Core Standard library and convert its Portable PDB to Windows PDB to be published to Symbol Store.
> dotnet new classlib
> dotnet build
> cd bin\Debug\netstandard2.0
> mkdir SymStore
> Pdb2Pdb MyProject.dll /out SymStore\MyProject.pdb
The package provides the following public APIs:
namespace Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Tools
{
public class PdbConverter
{
/// <summary>
/// An instance of <see cref="PdbConverter"/> with no diagnostic reporting.
/// </summary>
public static PdbConverter Default { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Creates PDB converter with an optional callback invoked whenever a diagnostic is to be reported.
/// </summary>
public PdbConverter(Action<PdbDiagnostic> diagnosticReporter = null);
/// <summary>
/// Checks whether given PDB stream has Portable format.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pdbStream">Stream.</param>
/// <returns>Returns true if the given stream starts with a Portable PDB signature.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="pdbStream"/> does not support read and seek operations.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="pdbStream"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Stream has been disposed while reading.</exception>
public static bool IsPortable(Stream pdbStream);
/// <summary>
/// Converts Windows PDB stream to Portable PDB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peStream">PE image stream (.dll or .exe)</param>
/// <param name="sourcePdbStream">Source stream of Windows PDB data. Must be readable.</param>
/// <param name="targetPdbStream">Target stream of Portable PDB data. Must be writable.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="peStream"/>, <paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/>, or <paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="peStream"/> does not support read and seek operations.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/> does not support reading.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> does not support writing.</exception>
/// <exception cref="BadImageFormatException">The format of the PE image or the source PDB image is invalid.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">The PDB doesn't match the CodeView Debug Directory record in the PE image.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Stream has been disposed while reading/writing.</exception>
public void ConvertWindowsToPortable(Stream peStream, Stream sourcePdbStream, Stream targetPdbStream);
/// <summary>
/// Converts Windows PDB stream to Portable PDB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peReader">PE image stream (.dll or .exe)</param>
/// <param name="sourcePdbStream">Source stream of Windows PDB data. Must be readable.</param>
/// <param name="targetPdbStream">Target stream of Portable PDB data. Must be writable.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="peReader"/>, <paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/>, or <paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/> does not support reading.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> does not support writing.</exception>
/// <exception cref="BadImageFormatException">The format of the PE image or the PDB stream is invalid.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">The PDB doesn't match the CodeView Debug Directory record in the PE image.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Stream has been disposed while reading/writing.</exception>
public void ConvertWindowsToPortable(PEReader peReader, Stream sourcePdbStream, Stream targetPdbStream);
/// <summary>
/// Converts Portable PDB stream to Windows PDB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peStream">PE image stream (.dll or .exe)</param>
/// <param name="sourcePdbStream">Source stream of Portable PDB data. Must be readable.</param>
/// <param name="targetPdbStream">Target stream of Windows PDB data. Must be writable.</param>
/// <param name="options">Conversion options.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="peStream"/>, <paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/>, or <paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="peStream"/> does not support read and seek operations.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/> does not support reading.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> does not support writing.</exception>
/// <exception cref="BadImageFormatException">The format of the PE image or the source PDB image is invalid.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">The PDB doesn't match the CodeView Debug Directory record in the PE image.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Stream has been disposed while reading/writing.</exception>
public void ConvertPortableToWindows(Stream peStream, Stream sourcePdbStream, Stream targetPdbStream, PortablePdbConversionOptions options = null);
/// <summary>
/// Converts Portable PDB stream to Windows PDB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peReader">PE reader.</param>
/// <param name="sourcePdbStream">Source stream of Portable PDB data. Must be readable.</param>
/// <param name="targetPdbStream">Target stream of Windows PDB data. Must be writable.</param>
/// <param name="options">Conversion options.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="peReader"/>, <paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/>, or <paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="sourcePdbStream"/> does not support reading.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> does not support writing.</exception>
/// <exception cref="BadImageFormatException">The format of the PE image or the source PDB image is invalid.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">The PDB doesn't match the CodeView Debug Directory record in the PE image.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Stream has been disposed while reading/writing.</exception>
public void ConvertPortableToWindows(PEReader peReader, Stream sourcePdbStream, Stream targetPdbStream, PortablePdbConversionOptions options = null);
/// <summary>
/// Converts Portable PDB to Windows PDB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peReader">PE reader.</param>
/// <param name="pdbReader">Portable PDB reader.</param>
/// <param name="targetPdbStream">Target stream of Windows PDB data. Must be writable.</param>
/// <param name="options">Conversion options.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="peReader"/>, <paramref name="pdbReader"/>, or <paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="targetPdbStream"/> does not support writing.</exception>
/// <exception cref="BadImageFormatException">The format of the PE image or the source PDB image is invalid.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">The PDB doesn't match the CodeView Debug Directory record in the PE image.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Stream has been disposed while reading/writing.</exception>
public void ConvertPortableToWindows(PEReader peReader, MetadataReader pdbReader, Stream targetPdbStream, PortablePdbConversionOptions options = null);
/// <summary>
/// Converts Portable PDB stream to Windows PDB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="peReader">PE reader.</param>
/// <param name="pdbReader">Portable PDB reader.</param>
/// <param name="pdbWriter">PDB writer.</param>
/// <param name="options">Conversion options.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="peReader"/>, <paramref name="pdbReader"/>, or <paramref name="pdbWriter"/> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="BadImageFormatException">The format of the PE image or the source PDB image is invalid.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidDataException">The PDB doesn't match the CodeView Debug Directory record in the PE image.</exception>
/// <exception cref="IOException">IO error while reading from or writing to a stream.</exception>
public void ConvertPortableToWindows(PEReader peReader, MetadataReader pdbReader, SymUnmanagedWriter pdbWriter, PortablePdbConversionOptions options = null);
}
}| x64 Debug | x64 Release | |
|---|---|---|
| Windows |