Some Feedback Would be Helpful

[kevin.black]

I've mentioned this about other things in Lazarus/FPC.

MacOS Mojave
Lazarus 2.0.0RC3

See attached image. This is what I get when I start a debug session. I don't know if anything is happening, is going to happen. There is absolutely NO feedback. The RED I'm debugging button is there and there is one line in the messages.

Many times I just terminate, because it looks like the system is stuck. Many times it isn't, it's just taking a ridiculously long time. Even the spinning pizza wheel of death would look like something was getting done.

Is it just me, or do others find this frustrating and is there anything I can do ti provide some feedback when starting a debug session?

Thanks,
Kevin

[dbannon]

Kevin, the warning you see is a compiler warning, nothing to do with debugging.

I think from your image, the green, 'run' button is not lite ?  That means you app is running and has not hit any break point you may have set. Yet.

The normal model is to set such a breakpoint in the area you are debugging and then launch and interact with you programme if necessary to ensure that breakpoint is encountered. When that happens, the source window is brought to front and the line you set is highlighted. You can then step through as required.

If you are not encountering the breakpoint you set and expect to get to, maybe thats the bug you are chasing ?

And don't forget you must be in debug mode to use the debugger ....

Davo