Debug a console app

[HunterEC]

Guys:

Does anyone remembers how to debug a console mode test app with harbour's debugger ? Thank you very much !

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

Just compile your PRGs using /b flag and here you have an example of how to invoke the debugger:

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// Testing AltD() and Alert() coloring
// Notice you have to compile it using /b

PROCEDURE Main()

   CLS

   AltD( 1 )   // Enables the debugger. Press <F5> to go

   Alert( "debugger enabled",, "GR+/B" )

   AltD()      // Invokes the debugger

   Alert( "debugger invoked",, "GR+" )

   Alert( "finished",, "GR+/B,W+/R" )

   RETURN

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

Thank you for the example.

On the MAK file that you emailed me, I don't know why, I included the /B flag but the program crashes with (trace included):

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 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │   Error BASE/1004  No exported method: DISPLAY   │
 │                                                  │
 │                       Quit                       │
 └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Error BASE/1004  No exported method: DISPLAY
Called from DISPLAY(0)
Called from HBDEBUGGER:SHOW(0)
Called from HBDEBUGGER:ACTIVATE(0)
Called from __DBGENTRY(0)
Called from __DBGBUILDMENU(417)
Called from HBDEBUGGER:NEW(0)
Called from __DBGENTRY(0)
Called from MAIN(98)
 

Any ideas ?

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

The line that fails is this one:

::oPullDown:Display()

It seems that ::oPullDown is not properly assigned.

As you are using the Harbour debugger menu for your own needs somehow this may be creating the conflict.

Could you try to debug another text app without using the pulldown menu and see if it also fails ? thanks

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

I tried with the example you poste on this threads and works ok. It has to be that conflict. Any ideas ? Thank you very much !

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

In your code please rename __dbgBuildMenu() as BuildMenu() and try it again, thanks

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

I just did but I'm getting the same error. Thank you.

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

How are you building your app ?

Please post here your compile and link script, thanks

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

I think I'd found a pot of gold. Full GUI debugger for a console OR GUI app just by linking a lib:

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http://www.kresin.ru/en/debugger.html

Here's my part of my MAK file.

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#Borland make sample, (c) FiveTech Software 2005-2014

HBDIR=c:\harbourb
BCDIR=c:\bcc582
FWDIR=c:\fwh

#change these paths as needed
.path.OBJ = .\obj
.path.PRG = .\
.path.CH  = $(FWDIR)\include;$(HBDIR)\include
.path.C   = .\
.path.rc  = .\

#important: Use Uppercase for filenames extensions, in the next two rules!

PRG =        \
MYAPP.PRG    \
MYAPP1.PRG   \
MYAPP2.PRG   \
MYAPP3.PRG

PROJECT    : MyApp.exe

MyApp.exe  : $(PRG:.PRG=.OBJ)
   echo on
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\c0w32.obj + > b32.bc
   echo $(PRG:.PRG=.OBJ), + >> b32.bc
   echo MyApp.exe, + >> b32.bc
   echo MyApp.map, + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbrtl.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbvm.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\gtwin.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hblang.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbmacro.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbrdd.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\rddntx.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\rddcdx.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\rddfpt.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbsix.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbdebug.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbcommon.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbpp.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbcpage.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbwin.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbcplr.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbct.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\xhb.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbziparc.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbmzip.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\hbzlib.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(HBDIR)\lib\minizip.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\cw32.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\uuid.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\import32.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\odbc32.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\nddeapi.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\iphlpapi.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\msimg32.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\rasapi32.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\gdiplus.lib + >> b32.bc
   echo $(BCDIR)\lib\psdk\shell32.lib, >> b32.bc

   $(BCDIR)\bin\ilink32 -Gn -aa -Tpe -s -jOBJ\ @b32.bc
   del b32.bc

.PRG.OBJ:
  $(HBDIR)\bin\harbour $< /L /N /W /ES0 /B /Oobj\ /I$(FWDIR)\include;$(HBDIR)\include >> compiler.txt
  @type compiler.txt
  $(BCDIR)\bin\bcc32 -c -tWM -I$(HBDIR)\include -oobj\$& obj\$&.c

.C.OBJ:
  echo -c -tWM -D__HARBOUR__ -DHB_API_MACROS > tmp
  echo -I$(HBDIR)\include;$(FWDIR)\include >> tmp
  $(BCDIR)\bin\bcc32 -oobj\$& @tmp $&.c
  del tmp
 

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

http://www.kresin.ru/en/debugger.html

Have you already tested it ? Is it working fine for you ?

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

I'll let you know how it works after a full eval. So far, so good. It as managed everything I think of without glitches ! Thank you my friend !

[Antonio Linares]

very good!