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Variables windows during debug [message #6902]

Mon, 04 December 2006 00:55

g00fy
Messages: 15
Registered: December 2006
Location: Mechelen, Belgium, Europe

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During debug you see variables in the bottom of the screen.

What I am suggesting is to:

1/ sort them, and sort their inner variables too (also during exploring).

2/ In Auto's window: Show the result of the last completed function. And if for example it's code like:

int func(int i) { return i*2; }
=>
i = 10;
func( func( func(i) ) );

Then it should show:

func returns         20
func returns         40
func returns         80
i                    10

So basically it's like: show return of each function + the variables used in those function calls...

This behaviour reflects the one of Visual Studio IDE.

Greetz Wink

Steven

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Re: Variables windows during debug [message #6905 is a reply to message #6902]

Mon, 04 December 2006 08:23

g00fy
Messages: 15
Registered: December 2006
Location: Mechelen, Belgium, Europe

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Oh, just seen this one:

a call trace would be nice!

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Re: Variables windows during debug [message #6912 is a reply to message #6905]

Mon, 04 December 2006 11:59

mirek
Messages: 14291
Registered: November 2005

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It is there - the field that displays current function has drop-down button.

Mirek

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Re: Variables windows during debug [message #6936 is a reply to message #6902]

Tue, 05 December 2006 13:23

mirek
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Registered: November 2005

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g00fy wrote on Sun, 03 December 2006 18:55

int func(int i) { return i*2; }
=>
i = 10;
func( func( func(i) ) );

Then it should show:

func returns         20
func returns         40
func returns         80
i                    10

So basically it's like: show return of each function + the variables used in those function calls...

This behaviour reflects the one of Visual Studio IDE.

Greetz Wink

Steven

Well, unfortunately, TheIDE's option there are somewhat limited by the library MS provides to retrieve the debug info from executables and also by documentation provided for that library... Smile

In reality, debugger is useful, but very often U++ LOG is better tool to for debugging. For GUI code, it is often the only option.

Mirek

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Re: Variables windows during debug [message #6943 is a reply to message #6936]

Tue, 05 December 2006 15:54

unodgs
Messages: 1367
Registered: November 2005
Location: Poland

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Quote:

For GUI code, it is often the only option.

You can still use debugger but your app window must be open on second screen...

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Re: Variables windows during debug [message #6944 is a reply to message #6943]

Tue, 05 December 2006 16:13

mirek
Messages: 14291
Registered: November 2005

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unodgs wrote on Tue, 05 December 2006 09:54

Quote:

For GUI code, it is often the only option.

You can still use debugger but your app window must be open on second screen...

Well, that solves one problem.

But another one is that often some place in the code has to be performed 1000 times before something interesting happens. In that case, LOGs and Find (in the LOG file) are best option.

Yet another, more or less C++ problem is that debuggers are good for dumping simple values. But when dealing with complex C++ structures, it is often difficult.

Mirek

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