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From: Ken Hollins <khollins@equinox.com>
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Subject: Re: Debugging, making, editing, environment woes
Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 12:44:43 -0700
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Joseph Tatham wrote:
> 
> I am using Win 95.
> 
> In the order of importance...
> 
> 1) I can't get stepping in debugger to work.  For instance, using
> the Check example in the code warrior directory, I stop at the first
> executable line, and then start stepping through the program.
> Things go fine until I hit the VSync() call, and then control never
> returns to the debugger.  I have tried 115200 and 57600 rates, doesn't
> seem to matter.  (I am trying to step *over* that call ctrl-s)
> 
> 2) Why can't I spawn the debugger from the IDE (Integrated, right?)?
> 
> 3) The debugger seems to be really really touchy.  In order to really
> get it working reliably, I have to restart every time I do a new
> download.
> 
> 4) I did a "remove all binaries" when I was compiling, and now I cannot
> compile -- when it goes to link, it can't overwrite the .pse/.pxe file.
> I created a new project and started over (and didn't use the remove
> all binaries button) and things are going fine.  I won't hit that
> button again.
> 
> 5) When compiling, and the error window comes up, and highlights my
> code, the highlighting stays around after I close the error window,
> and it makes things temporarily screwy in the editor.
> 
> 6) The editor needs to be configurable.  The arrow keys stink for
> navigation.  I want to be able to define my own control/navigation keys.
> 
> On the bright side, I haven't had any performance problems.
> Pentium 166, 64 meg memory.
> 
> -joe

Hi Joe,

I am having the exact same problem. When I attemp to step though code
generated with Code Warrior it hangs on the call to Vsync().
I have no other comments to add. This problem is no an isolated
incident.

Ken Hollins