From: Michael Sullivan Date: 2002-02-28T23:29:28+09:00 Subject: Interactive debuggers, (Better Subject) I've used DDD in the past for Perl, C and C++ and I think it works pretty well. It's supposed to also be ablt to handle Python. Not having delved into the source code, I'm wondering how much work it would be to integrate the Ruby debugger into DDD, given that the Perl debugger works similarly to Ruby's, adn I assume Python's. Anyone up for it or have any idea how this might be done? Mike On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 11:08:25PM +0900, Chris Gehlker wrote: > On 2/28/02 5:38 AM, "Ron Jeffries" wrote: > > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 05:21:24 GMT, Chris Gehlker wrote: > > > >> As a Mac baby I just had to step through ruby in GDB *from the command line* > >> and it made my head and my fingers hurt. Do you guys using more traditional > >> *nixen really do that all day or do you have nice X-Windows clicky things? > > > > I've been using Ruby for what, over a year now, and I don't even know how to > > run > > any of the debuggers. I keep thinking maybe I should learn, but why ... > > Don't ask me. I don't see the need for Ruby debuggers yet either. Ruby > itself makes it so easy to see what's happening. > > I was calling Ruby itself as a child process from RubyStudio and screwing up > argument passing. All the debugging of my own code wasn't giving me a clue. > I had to put Ruby itself under the debugger to see what Ruby thought my code > was telling it. > > -- > In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of > great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. -Chinese proverb > -- Michael P. Sullivan Distributed Computing Systems, LLC Cell: 516-429-2080 E-Mail: mps@discomsys.com http://www.discomsys.com/ * UNIX Systems and Database Consulting, Architecture and Management * "Failing to plan, is planning to fail... plan for the worst, hope for the best"