rpaskudniak
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Jul 24, 2011, 9:42 PM
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Deugger Watchpoint when it goes out of scope
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Greetings, friends & family. This is Ole' Rasputin with another head-scratcher.
I was debugging for a subtle error when I realized I need a watchpoint on a component of an object inside a method. Specifically:
my $pfile = shift(@_); # The parameter was an object reference.
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$pfile->{max_wholes}[$lc] = something under some condition.
Once inside the subroutine, I set a watchpoint on $pfile->{max_wholes}[1]. Sure enough, within the subroutine, if $pfile->{max_wholes}[1] changes, it breaks out to the debugger. However, I am also getting two additional traps: When the execution enters the method and when it exits (Changed from 6 to '').
That's plain nuts, aside from being a distraction. Of course the location remains safe when I exit the method; I can still reference $variable->{max_wholes}[1] in the calling routine and it has not changed. Only that local variable, $pfile, has gone away. So this watchpoint break - when the variable goes out of scope - is really spurious. The Perl Debugger Reference Card at http://refcards.com/docs/forda/perl-debugger/perl-debugger-refcard-a4.pdf does not list commands or conditions on watchpoints.
I found an unsatisfying (for my case) workaround at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5588444/preventing-spurious-watch-output-between-modules-in-perl-debugger
As an aside, I recall using a C debugger that allowed me to issue commands and continue at each breakpoint and watchpoint. No, I haven't read through the entire perldoc on the debugger but the reference card would surely list such options if they existed.
Ideas, anyone? This is not a show-stopper, just a gluteal pain.
Thanks much!
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-- Rasputin Paskudniak (In perpetual pursuit of undomesticated, semi-aquatic avians)
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