The compiler switch '-debug' isn't recognized (which isn't a problem per se, but...)

"debug" statements in the code are ignored.

Example:

...
debug
   writeln("DBG: var X is: ", X, "'");

...

When in the debugger (gdb) the "debug" section (the 2 lines above) are simply ignored/stepped over.

Is this a problem or is it me not knowing how to do it properly?

Thanks -R

On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 12:18:44AM +0200, Ramon wrote:
> The compiler switch '-debug' isn't recognized (which isn't a problem
> per se, but...)
> 
> "debug" statements in the code are ignored.
> 
> Example:
> 
> ...
> debug
>    writeln("DBG: var X is: ", X, "'");
> 
> ...
> 
> When in the debugger (gdb) the "debug" section (the 2 lines above)
> are simply ignored/stepped over.
> 
> Is this a problem or is it me not knowing how to do it properly?
[...]

GDC uses a slightly modified form of DMD compile flags. The flag you're looking for is -fdebug.

HTH.


T

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On Thursday, 5 September 2013 at 22:25:27 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 12:18:44AM +0200, Ramon wrote:
>> The compiler switch '-debug' isn't recognized (which isn't a problem
>> per se, but...)
>> 
>> "debug" statements in the code are ignored.
>> 
>> Example:
>> 
>> ...
>> debug
>>    writeln("DBG: var X is: ", X, "'");
>> 
>> ...
>> 
>> When in the debugger (gdb) the "debug" section (the 2 lines above)
>> are simply ignored/stepped over.
>> 
>> Is this a problem or is it me not knowing how to do it properly?
> [...]
>
> GDC uses a slightly modified form of DMD compile flags. The flag you're
> looking for is -fdebug.
>
> HTH.
>
>
> T

Tried, worked - great.

Thanks for the friendly, quick fix - R

On 2013-09-06 00:23, H. S. Teoh wrote:

> GDC uses a slightly modified form of DMD compile flags. The flag you're
> looking for is -fdebug.

Or use GDMD, a wrapper around GDC with the same command line syntax as DMD.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg