ANN: PowerDebug now debugs standalone applications

[Bob Sneidar]

Hey, that's niiiiice!

Bob


On May 9, 2011, at 8:05 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:

> Hi-
> 
> We're releasing a new version of PowerDebug. The major new addition is
> the ability to debug standalone applications. And across different
> computers in the same network subnet. And cross-platform (you can
> debug an application running on a Windows machine using an IDE on OSX,
> etc). And even revlets. LiveCode, MetaCard, Windows, OSX, linux.
> 
> Registered PowerDebug users are entitled to the updates, and should
> already have gotten notification emails.
> 
> There's a text file in the zip archive describing debugging of
> standalone applications, but the short form is this:
> 
> 1. Include the libRemoteDebug.rev stack as a substack of your
>   standalone application
> 
> 2. Add this to the main stack of your standalone:
> 
> on startup
>  insert the script of stack "libRemoteDebug" into front
> end startup
> 
> and build your standalone application. If PowerDebug is running in the
> same network subnet as the standalone then it will be able to catch
> breakpoints and runtime errors just as if it were running in the IDE
> (but see Known Issues below).
> 
> Known Issues:
> 
> There's a socket problem with standalones trying to change variable
> values. Clicking in the variables display for standalones has been
> disabled until this is worked out. It's apparently somewhere in the
> engine, so it's out of my control for the moment.
> 
> The old revlet demo is still here
> http://www.ahsoftware.net/PowerTools/PowerDebug/PDDemo.html
> and there's an updated annoying nagware version on revOnline.
> 
> Even more, we're keeping the introductory pricing of $25 through the
> end of May.
> 
> http://www.ahsoftware.net/PowerTools/BuyPowerDebug.irev
> 
> 
> ...and if you don't need all the bells and whistles, rumor has it that
> Richard Gaskin has something in the works...
> 
> -- 
> Mark Wieder
> mwieder at ahsoftware.net
> 
> 
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