Search Order

When locating binary/symbol/source files, the Intel® VTune™ Amplifier searches the following directories, in the following order:

1. Directory <result dir>\all (recursively).

2. Additional search directories that you defined for this project in the VTune Amplifier Project Properties dialog box.

3. Absolute path (for local collection) or cache directory (for remote collection).

   For remote collection, the VTune Amplifier searches its cache directory for modules copied from the remote system or tries to get the module from the remote system using the absolute path.

   For results copied from a different machine, make sure to copy all the necessary source, symbol, and binary files required for result finalization.

   • For binaries, the path is captured in the result data files.

   • For symbol files, the path is referenced in the binary file.

   • For source files, the path is referenced in the symbol file.

4. Search around the binary file.

   1. Search the directory of the corresponding binary file.

   2. Search the directory of the corresponding binary file and alter the name of the symbol file holding the initial extension (for example, app.dll + app_x86.pdb -> app.pdb).

5. Microsoft Visual Studio* search directories. All directories are considered as non-recursive. Directories may be specific to the selected build configuration and platform in time of collection.

6. System directories:

   • Binary files: %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers (non-recursively)

   • Symbol files:

     • All directories specified in the _NT_SYMBOL_PATH environment variable (non-recursively). Symbol server paths are possible here as well as in step 2.

     • srv*%SYSTEMROOT%\symbols (treated as a symbol server path)

     • %SYSTEMROOT%\symbols\dll (non-recursively)

If the VTune Amplifier cannot find a file that is necessary for a certain operation, such as viewing source, it brings up a window enabling you to enter the location of the missing file.