[Mono-list] How do you debug?

04 Jul 2003 17:58:23 -0400

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Hello,

> Oh well, they say patience is a virtue. It's going to be pretty tedious 
> without one though. 

If it is of any relief, Linus has some refreshing words on the subject:

        I happen to believe that not having a kernel debugger forces
        people to 
        think about their problem on a different level than with a
        debugger. I 
        think that without a debugger, you don't get into that mindset
        where you 
        know how it behaves, and then you fix it from there. Without a
        debugger, 
        you tend to think about problems another way. You want to
        understand 
        things on a different _level_.

From:
    http://lists.insecure.org/linux-kernel/2000/Sep/1177.html	

Agreed, it is not the same.  But I think that he has a valid point when
it comes to the way you look at bugs.

We are working hard on a debugger, but there are some other priorities
that we have to look at.

Miguel

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Hello,<BR>
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<PRE><FONT COLOR="#737373"><I>Oh well, they say patience is a virtue. It's going to be pretty tedious 
without one though. </I></FONT></PRE>
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If it is of any relief, Linus has some refreshing words on the subject:<BR>
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    <I>I happen to believe that not having a kernel debugger forces people to <BR>
    think about their problem on a different level than with a debugger. I <BR>
    think that without a debugger, you don't get into that mindset where you <BR>
    know how it behaves, and then you fix it from there. Without a debugger, <BR>
    you tend to think about problems another way. You want to understand <BR>
    things on a different _level_.</I>
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From:<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <A HREF="http://lists.insecure.org/linux-kernel/2000/Sep/1177.html	">http://lists.insecure.org/linux-kernel/2000/Sep/1177.html	</A><BR>
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Agreed, it is not the same.&nbsp; But I think that he has a valid point when it comes to the way you look at bugs.<BR>
<BR>
We are working hard on a debugger, but there are some other priorities that we have to look at.
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<A HREF="http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list">Miguel</A></PRE>
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