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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Writing a KJS debugger for an embedded environment...
From:       Harri Porten <porten () froglogic ! com>
Date:       2007-06-19 6:12:35
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.64.0706190809040.24340 () pudel ! froglogic ! com
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Hello,

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, seemanta@gmail.com wrote:

> I am planning to write a GPL'ed KJS debugger which will be based on
> the existing Debugger() class provided with KJS source.

Nice!

> From the existing implementation of KJS Debugger() class, I can see
> that normal debugger operations like breakpoints, attach, detach etc
> are possible. I have a feeling that a full fledged debugger can be
> made to work.

Yes.

> The documentation for debugger.cpp says that the interfaces are still
> not finalised and are subject to changes.

It has not changed for a while. No promise of the future but no short term 
changes are planned.

> So I was just wondering if there are other people who already have
> successfully tried writing a KJS debugger so that I can avoid
> re-inventing the wheel ;-) Or if not, useful insights would
> help me a lot.

I had been using this and similar interfaces and believe they are indeed 
sufficient.

> I am sure a debugger is going to be helpful, especially for an
> embedded environment.

Are you thinking of an out-of-process debugger which communicates with the 
core via a network socket maybe? That's something I consider to be an 
approach with some potential at least.

Harri.

P.S. kfm-devel@kde.org might be a better forum to discuss this topic.
 
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