How do I change the locations of source files in a symbols file (pdb)

Question

Basically what I want to do it this: a pdb file contains a location of source files (e.g. C:\\dev\\proj1\\helloworld.cs). Is it possible to modify that pdb file

Answer 1

It is certainly possible, as On Freund has already pointed out. But if it is only so that the sources can be located and loaded during debugging, then a better way would be to set the source path correspondingly. Once set in a debugger, it will preemt all hard coded paths inside PDBs.

In windbg (for instance):

.srcpath+ path_to_source_root

or this (in case you're debugging remotely):

.lsrcpath+ path_to_source_root