On Jun 4, 9:53 pm, RichardOnRails <RichardDummyMailbox58...@USComputerGurus.com> wrote:
On May 31, 3:16 pm, Robert Klemme <shortcut...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> 2010/5/31 RichardOnRails <RichardDummyMailbox58...@uscomputergurus.com>:
> > Hi,
> > I've got a 7-liner:
> > require 'rubygems'
> > require 'breakpoint'
> > a = 'aaa'
> > b = 'bbb'
> > breakpoint
> > c = 'ccc'
> > In a Command window, I've got:
> > K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby_Tests\TestBreakpoint>ruby TestBreakpoint.rb
> > Executing break point at TestBreakpoint.rb:9
> > irb(main):001:0> local_variables
> > => ["id", "block", "_"]
> > irb(main):002:0> quit
> > This test is based on Recipe 17.10 of the Ruby Cookbook, O'Reilly,
> > 2006
> > Why doesn't the array allegedly presenting local variables:
> > 1. Include a, b & c?
> > 2. Present the things it does; what do they signify?
> > I'm running Ruby 1.8.6 over WinXP-Pro/SP3
> No idea. However, the "regular" debugger does not have that issue:
> Robert@babelfish ~
> $ ruby19 -r debug x.rb
> Debug.rb
> Emacs support available.
> x.rb:1:a = 'aaa'
> (rdb:1) l
> [-4, 5] in x.rb
> => 1 a = 'aaa'
> 2 b = 'bbb'
> 3 # breakpoint
> 4 c = 'ccc'
> (rdb:1) b 4
> Set breakpoint 1 at x.rb:4
> (rdb:1) v l
> a => nil
> b => nil
> c => nil
> (rdb:1) c
> Breakpoint 1, toplevel at x.rb:4
> x.rb:4:c = 'ccc'
> (rdb:1) v l
> a => "aaa"
> b => "bbb"
> c => nil
> (rdb:1) n
> Robert@babelfish ~
> $
> Note: "v l" lists local variables.
> Kind regards
> robert
> --
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Hi Robert,
Thanks for your reply. It led me to realize that I had mixed up two
debuggers. I'm using the command "rdebug x.rb" and it appears to
invoke ruby-debug. That works great!
I wanted to elect some options for ruby-debug but could not find the
file recommended by some online documentation: rdebugrc. I hten found
another recommendation for Windows:rdebug.ini. That doesn't exist
either.
I found an rdebug file with no extension in the directory where Ruby
is installed. It's a ~200-line Ruby program that looks like a driver
for the Debugger, so that doesn't look like a place for me to try to
customize the options.
This is not a big deal. But if anything comes to mind, I'd be
grateful to learn about it.
Best wishes,
Richard