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digitalmars.D.announce - Re: Descent with compile-time debug for testing

reply Pablo Ripolles <in-call gmx.net> writes:
I do not why but every time I install Descent into my Eclipse 3.4.2 on MacOSX,
on the exit (quiting eclipse) it gives me a JavaNullPointer error... it's a
pity.

Cheers!


Ary Borenszweig Wrote:

 Hi!
 
 I just uploaded a new test version of Descent (0.5.6) with the new 
 compile-time debugging feature. I tested it with some functions and 
 templates and it seems to be working (but not with string mixins,) so I 
 wanted you to play with it a little and see what you think, what could 
 be improved or what is wrong, etc.
 
 As always, you can update from Eclipse itself as described here:
 
 http://www.dsource.org/projects/descent
 
 And now a little explanation about how to get it working: right click on 
 the function call or template instance you want to debug at 
 compile-time, select Source -> Debug at Compile-Time, and that's it! The 
 debugger interface will appear and you can step-into/over/return, or 
 continue, place breakpoints (but not yet in external files, sorry,) and 
 also it will break on errors, and you'll have the full stack trace to 
 see what went wrong. :-)
 
 (maybe I'll do a video about this later, for the curious)
 
 Just note that if you do this:
 
 ---
 int foo(int x) {
    return x * 2;
 }
 
 void main() {
    int x = foo(10);
 }
 ---
 
 if you try to debug "foo(10)", it will show the debugger interface, but 
 stepping into will end the debugging session. Why? Because in the 
 semantic analysis for that code, the call "foo(10)" isn't evaluated at 
 compile time (as Descent just sneaks into the normal semantic analysis 
 of the module.) For this you have to write:
 
 void main() {
    const x = foo(10);
 }
 
 and now "foo(10)" is evalauted at compile time, since it's return value 
 is assigned to a const value. ("const int" will also work.)
 
 In the execution, you can see variables, analyze expressions (it 
 supports any kinf of expression, like writing "1 + 2*3" will print "7".)
 
 This is only for D1, in D2 it will not work as expected.
 
 Enjoy!

Jun 01 2009
parent reply Ary Borenszweig <ary esperanto.org.ar> writes:
Pablo Ripolles escribió:
 I do not why but every time I install Descent into my Eclipse 3.4.2 on MacOSX,
on the exit (quiting eclipse) it gives me a JavaNullPointer error... it's a
pity.
 
 Cheers!

And what's on the Error Log?
Jun 01 2009
parent reply Pablo Ripolles <in-call gmx.net> writes:
Hello,

just before it closes there appears a window message tittled "Problems saving
worksppace" and the message is:

"Problems occurred while trying to save the state of the workbench."

On details it's written:

Problems ocurred during save.
java.lang.NullPointerException

Thanks!


Ary Borenszweig Wrote:

 Pablo Ripolles escribió:
 I do not why but every time I install Descent into my Eclipse 3.4.2 on MacOSX,
on the exit (quiting eclipse) it gives me a JavaNullPointer error... it's a
pity.
 
 Cheers!

And what's on the Error Log?

Jun 01 2009
parent reply BCS <ao pathlink.com> writes:
Reply to Pablo,

 Hello,
 
 just before it closes there appears a window message tittled "Problems
 saving worksppace" and the message is:
 
 "Problems occurred while trying to save the state of the workbench."
 
 On details it's written:
 
 Problems ocurred during save.
 java.lang.NullPointerException

somewhere there should be a ".log" file that has alls sorts of goodies like stacktraces for the error and the like.
 Thanks!
 
 Ary Borenszweig Wrote:
 
 And what's on the Error Log?
 


Jun 01 2009
parent reply Pablo Ripolles <in-call gmx.net> writes:
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OK there you go!

Let's see if this helps.

Thanks!


BCS Wrote:

 Reply to Pablo,
 
 Hello,
 
 just before it closes there appears a window message tittled "Problems
 saving worksppace" and the message is:
 
 "Problems occurred while trying to save the state of the workbench."
 
 On details it's written:
 
 Problems ocurred during save.
 java.lang.NullPointerException

somewhere there should be a ".log" file that has alls sorts of goodies like stacktraces for the error and the like.
 Thanks!
 
 Ary Borenszweig Wrote:
 
 And what's on the Error Log?
 



Jun 01 2009
parent reply Ary Borenszweig <ary esperanto.org.ar> writes:
Hmm, that's strange. You should only get that error if you don't have 
any D project in the workspace. Anyway, it's a bug and I fixed it, you 
can update from Eclipse and it should be fixed.

Please tell me if this happened and you had at least one D project in 
the workspace...

Pablo Ripolles wrote:
 OK there you go!
 
 Let's see if this helps.
 
 Thanks!
 
 
 BCS Wrote:
 
 Reply to Pablo,

 Hello,

 just before it closes there appears a window message tittled "Problems
 saving worksppace" and the message is:

 "Problems occurred while trying to save the state of the workbench."

 On details it's written:

 Problems ocurred during save.
 java.lang.NullPointerException

stacktraces for the error and the like.
 Thanks!

 Ary Borenszweig Wrote:

 And what's on the Error Log?




Jun 01 2009
parent Pablo Ripolles <in-call gmx.net> writes:
Hello Ary!

Yes indeed, it is fixed! and yes, I had no D project on that workspace.

Thanks!


Ary Borenszweig Wrote:

 Hmm, that's strange. You should only get that error if you don't have 
 any D project in the workspace. Anyway, it's a bug and I fixed it, you 
 can update from Eclipse and it should be fixed.
 
 Please tell me if this happened and you had at least one D project in 
 the workspace...
 
 Pablo Ripolles wrote:
 OK there you go!
 
 Let's see if this helps.
 
 Thanks!
 
 
 BCS Wrote:
 
 Reply to Pablo,

 Hello,

 just before it closes there appears a window message tittled "Problems
 saving worksppace" and the message is:

 "Problems occurred while trying to save the state of the workbench."

 On details it's written:

 Problems ocurred during save.
 java.lang.NullPointerException

stacktraces for the error and the like.
 Thanks!

 Ary Borenszweig Wrote:

 And what's on the Error Log?





Jun 01 2009