[ ruby-Bugs-8058 ] debug.rb: setting breakpoints using Class.method or Class:method doesn't work

Bugs item #8058, was opened at 2007-01-21 22:38
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Category: Standard Library
Group: 1.8.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Jos Backus (josb)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: debug.rb: setting breakpoints using Class.method or Class:method doesn't work

Initial Comment:
lizzy:~% uname -a
FreeBSD lizzy.catnook.local 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #25: Tue Jan  9 21:07:41 PST 2007     [e-mail]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/LIZZY  i386
lizzy:~% ruby -v
ruby 1.8.5 (2006-12-25 patchlevel 12) [i386-freebsd7]
lizzy:~% cat r
class Foo
  def initialize(s)
    @s = s
  end

  def bar
    @s
  end
end

f = Foo.new("string")
p f.bar
lizzy:~% ruby -rdebug r
Debug.rb
Emacs support available.

r:1:class Foo
(rdb:1) help
Debugger help v.-0.002b
Commands
  b[reak] [file:|class:]<line|method>
  b[reak] [class.]<line|method>
                             set breakpoint to some position
...
(rdb:1) b Foo.bar
r:1:uninitialized constant Foo
(rdb:1) b Foo:bar
Set breakpoint 1 at Foo:bar
(rdb:1) c
"string"
lizzy:~% # Breakpoint didn't work                

Note that the syntax suggested by the helptext doesn't work.


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