Debugfast Dolphin version assertion error

[GreatWhiteDolphin]

My regular dolphin is working good as usual but I want to look into the code and experiment with creating action replay codes and patches. I downloaded a version that is called "debugfast" with no version number, but it was made in 2014. I looked on the dolphin website but didn't see anything about a debugging version, just that typing -d will open a debugger, but I didn't find a debugging tool on the regular dolphin.

There was a 64 bit version of debugfast which wouldn't open at all because it said I didn't have msvcr120d.dll and vcomp120d.dll. Strangely enough, it came with the dll files msvcp120.dll and vcomp120.dll, and moving them to system32 didn't help. Are these the required files, but I just have to add the "d" at the end of the filenames? All I got from an internet search for these files were some shady sites with fake virused files.

I tried the 32 bit version, and the program actually opened, which had debugging features. But whenever I try to open and play a game, it would say there was an assertion and close. The exceptioninfo log says this:

Unhandled Exception
Code: 0x80000003
Call stack info:
Dolphin!0x009AC2CC : ?

What am I missing and is there a newer version of the dolphin for debugging?

[Neui]

Dolphin has already a debugger. Use the argument -d.
Your Profile says you are using 4.0.2. Please don't use that version. It is very old, the dev-build are faster and have more features.

[GreatWhiteDolphin]

(01-16-2016, 12:12 AM)Neui Wrote: Dolphin has already a debugger. Use the argument -d.
Your Profile says you are using 4.0.2. Please don't use that version. It is very old, the dev-build are faster and have more features.

That's good. How do I use an argument and how do I carry over cheats and saves to a newer version?

[GreatWhiteDolphin]

Okay, it carried over the cheats and saves. But I still have no idea how to insert an argument.

[mbc07]

Dolphin.exe -d

[GreatWhiteDolphin]

(01-16-2016, 04:25 PM)Jhonn Wrote: Dolphin.exe -d

I tried renaming it to that, but that just makes it "dolphin.exe -d.exe". How do I insert the -d after the real .exe on Windows 10?

[JosJuice]

You're not supposed to rename the exe. Change it back to Dolphin.exe.

What you're supposed to do is open cmd, go to the folder where Dolphin.exe is, then run Dolphin.exe -d

[Neui]

Hold shift and rightclick on in the folder (not any file). A context menu with more options should come up, including something like "Open commandline here". Click on that.
Now a commandline should open with the path of the folder. Then type dolphin -d and hit enter. Now it should start Dolphin with debug tools.
https://puu.sh/mxIIW/c04617b15b.png

You also could create a batch file. See the internet for how to create a batch file. The only line you need is "dolphin -d" (like before).

[GreatWhiteDolphin]

Thanks, the shift and rightclick works. I have no idea how to create action replay codes with this though. It looks like the same codes are running over and over and I thought I would see different codes based on what is happening. Any links to an intro about how to go about this?