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README-passive-debugging.rst

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Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
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Re-merged with "default" branch in order to include some last minute fixes in the next release.

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1 README for passive mode debugging
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2 =================================
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4 eric6 provides the capability to debug programms using the passive
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5 mode. In this mode it is possible to start the debugger separate from
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6 the IDE. This may be done on a different computer as well. If the
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7 debugger is started on a remote machine, it is your responsibility
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8 to ensure, that the paths to the script to be debugged are identical
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9 on both machines.
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11 In order to enable passive mode debugging in the IDE choose the
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12 debugger tab of the preferences dialog and enable the passive mode
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13 debugging checkbox. You may change the default port as well. Please
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14 be aware that you have to tell the debugger the port, if it is different
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15 to the default value of 42424.
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17 On the remote computer you have to have the debugger scripts installed.
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18 Use DebugClient.py to debug normal and multi threaded scripts. The debugger
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19 knows about the following commandline switches.
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21 ::
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23 -h <hostname>
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24 This specifies the hostname of the machine running the IDE.
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25 -p <portnumber>
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26 This specifies the portnumber of the IDE.
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27 -w <directory>
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28 This specifies the working directory to be used for the script
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29 to be debugged.
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30 -t
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31 This enables tracing into the Python library.
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32 -n
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33 This disables the redirection of stdin, stdout and stderr.
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34 -e
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35 This disables reporting of exceptions.
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36 --fork-child
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37 This tells the debugger to follow the child when forking.
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38 --fork-parent
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39 This tells the debugger to follow the parent when forking
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41 The commandline parameters have to be followed by ``'--'`` (double dash),
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42 the script to be debugged and its commandline parameters.
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44 Example::
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46 python DebugClient -h somehost -- myscript.py param1
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48 After the execution of the debugger command, it connects to the IDE and
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49 tells it the filename of the script being debugged. The IDE will try to
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50 load it and the script will stop at the first line. After that you may set
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51 breakpoints, step through your script and use all the debugging functions.
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53 Note: The port and hostname may alternatively be set through the environment
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54 variables ERICPORT and ERICHOST.
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56 Please send bug reports, feature requests or contributions to eric bugs address
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57 <eric-bugs@die-offenbachs.de> or using the buildt in bug reporting dialog.

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