Re: [Dltk-dev] FS/OSS debugger for TCL?

["Jae Gangemi" <jgangemi@xxxxxxxxx>]

  you can get access to the debugging engine here: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Downloads/Komodo/RemoteDebugging

  i'm 99% sure the tcl plugin actually provides a 'link' in the preference page that will send you to that same page to download the engine. 

  i just checked, and it seems that the tcl engine is covered under the same license as komodo itself, so i'm not 100% sure what it means if you are interested in using just the engine outside of komodo. it appears that all of the engines are covered under different licenses, which makes this all the more difficult.

  i would guess that most people would just grab a copy of the engine and use it without regard to the actual licensing terms since it is available as a seperate download (not that i am recommending/advocating that). your best bet would probably be to just email the activestate folks and ask them directly. given that they release all the other engines under more 'open' licenses, they may just do the same here. 

  please do report back on your findings, i'd be very interested to hear what they have to say about this.

On 10/23/07, Alan Dayley < adayley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No, I know of no technical reason that it would not work.  I was under
the impression that it is not licensed for no cost.  I'm not against
paying for tools but, I am investigating no cost solutions before going
to the boss with a purchase request.  I'll go look for licensing
information on the ActiveState website.

By "direct download" do you mean it is licensed for no cost?

Alan

Jae Gangemi wrote:
>   as far as i am aware, the only dbgp implementation for tcl is the one
> provided by activestate - i am not aware of any open source projects
> going on to create one, and i'm not sure if there are any plans to
> create one along the same lines as the 'basic ruby' debugger that is
> part of the ruby dltk plugin.
>
>   activestate does provide a direct download for the tcl debugger, you
> don't need a copy of komodo to get it. i've actually spoken to some of
> the komodo/dbgp/activestate folks over protocol implementation
> inconsistencies in all of their engines, so they are aware we are using
> them, and have not expressed any concerns over it.
>
>   is there a reason that engine would not work for you?
>
> On 10/23/07, *Alan Dayley* < adayley@xxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:adayley@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     I found references that the only DLTK supported single-step debugger
>     for
>     TCL is a proprietary one from ActiveState.  Not that I begrudge anyone
>     making money on development tools but I wondered about the availability
>     of a FS/OSS debugger for TCL.
>
>     Is there one available?  If not, is one in the works?
>
>     Alan

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-jae