What does SHIMVIEW mean: shiminfo means?

Question

What warns:

SHIMVIEW: ShimInfo(Complete) 

mean in gdb?

Using gcc 4.6.2 and gdb 7.4 for win8 32bit.

Answer 1

SHIMVIEW messages are generated by the Windows compatibility subsystem, for example. if the process is configured to run in XP compatibility mode or one of many other compatibility settings.

This message that you see does not necessarily apply to the project you are working on - it may be gdb, displaying a debug message from another process in which compatibility mode is activated.

, , , DebugView, PID , ID .

Answer 2

, "Visual Studio 2012 (v110)" "Visual Studio 2012 - Windows XP (v110_xp)". , GCC, Visual Studio Project Settings = > Configuration Properties = > General = > Platform Toolset