From: Philipp Meier <meier@...>
Date: 2002-10-21T18:15:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Is the debugger broken?


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On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 02:44:13PM +0900, Gavin Sinclair wrote:

> The line that says "clear_test_table()" is line 139.  I want to set a
> breakpoint there.  The transcript of my debugging session is below.  Long=
 story
> short: the debugger failed to stop at the prescribed breakpoint.  It
> *definitely* passed through it, because that very method was judged by Te=
stUnit
> to have failed.
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> It's pointless me posting all my source code for inspection, because it's=
 long
> and dependent on database operations.  I want to know if other people hav=
e had
> similar experiences of breakpoints not being honoured.  If it is useful, =
I can
> later try to produce a small program that reproduces the error.

I had the same experience especially with the debugger and TestUnit.
But I didn't have the time to investigate why the debugger skipped my
breakpoints. So I continued using my beloved debug-by-logging methology.

-billy.

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