topic Re: About the debugger in Libraries & objects

About the debugger

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:05:01 GMT

Hello

My question concerns the debugger.
Before ( AC 6.5 ) I could advance step by step in my 3D script and see moving, in the 3D window, the local origin/ global origin and seeing placements of my different 3D elements in real time. Now AC always recalculates the 3D window and I must refresh it at each step if I need to control the 3d script. It's visually not practical for verifying each transformation. Somebody has a solution or nobody uses again this interactive educative tool?
Thank for your help

Re: About the debugger

Anonymous — Sat, 19 May 2007 01:26:38 GMT

no response ? Is this kind of tool too "vulgar" for the GDL "purist " developers ?Indeed I found this graphic interpreter step by step, precious and didactic for showing how the language GDL is running. Do I believe I am alone to share this opinion and in that case.... Sad for me, for my trainees, my students!

Re: About the debugger

Frank Beister — Mon, 21 May 2007 06:23:24 GMT

Do I believe I am alone to share this opinion and in that case...

I use it only, if there is no other hope for rescue. It is not working, as good debuggers should. For moire complex objects it does not work at all, because it does work only in one context. And that not with full functionality. To use it for teaching or learning is a good idea. I don't know, if it has changed since 6.5. Maybe.

Re: About the debugger

Rob — Mon, 21 May 2007 10:43:18 GMT

masse,
the current GDL environment is an obsolete piece of junk that sucks as it has been neglected for a long time... one day we will have a proper tool for this and I wish to see a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel very soon...

Re: About the debugger

Anonymous — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:28:16 GMT

F. wrote:

It is not working, as good debuggers should.

Hello Frank and Rob

Thank you for your answers. Shall I understand that I have to post a message in the wishes's party to ask GS to remove the parts of program which doesn't work well ?
Is it possible that GS listen us ? Of course that's another question .....?

Best regards

Re: About the debugger

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 21 May 2007 17:41:14 GMT

The debugger in 10 works just fine for me.

Are you using the BREAKPOINT command to set a breakpoint in your script, then clicking the debugger run button to proceed to that point(s), then stepping? The 3D window shows step by step movement of the local 'cursor', appearance of constructed objects, etc, just as it should. If you add 'watches' for variables, their values update properly. No problem that I know of.

Karl

Re: About the debugger

Anonymous — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:37:17 GMT

Hi Karl or anyone who knows!

I've noticed the debugger before but have no idea how it works.
Is there any chance you could explain briefly what it does and the workflow involved. I haven't found any reference to it in the help files. Maybe I'd find it's quite useful to me if I knew what I'm meant to do with it!!

Thanks in advance,

Pete.