Re: [photran] stepping through code does leapfrog

[Arjan van Dijk <Arjan.van.Dijk@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Ralph,

>If you could make a simple example to show the problem and make a bug
>report that we can use to see the problem, it would help me to make
>sure it gets fixed.

Okay, I'll send one!


>It is not really a feature, it is a mismatch betweeen Photran and the
>wrapper for gdb that Photran inherited from CDT.
>We  haven't done much work on the debugger for Photran.  Photran
>reuses large parts of CDT.  One of those parts is the interface to the
>debugger.  As time goes by, we know of more and more ways in which
>the debugger doesn't quite work.  We really ought to make a revised
>version, but it is not on our short-term research agenda.  I might
>hire some undergrads this summer to work on it.

Do you have a list of what you want to do on the CDT?
Can I encourage you by putting a reward on this work?
My boss would probably not bother, but I'm prepared to pay a bottle
of wine or brandy to the one who'll accomplish this!

Regards,


Arjan