On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 at 17:40, tide via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote: > > On Sunday, 26 August 2018 at 23:39:32 UTC, Manu wrote: > > You should try using VisualD to debug DMD some time. You'll > > quickly > > discover edge cases trying to evaluate all the relevant state > > while > > stepping around. C++ RTTI is a problem (can't identify derived > > type in > > debugger), globals are a problem, TLS is a problem. > > The minor edge cases emerge frequently enough that they convey > > a sense > > of immaturity. I'll start taking note everything I encounter a > > minor > > debugging issue. > > > It's not just VisualD, the debug info DMD produces just doesn't > include things like global variables for some reason. I use VS > Code to debug, I get around it by using -gc (which is now > deprecated) and adding the variable to the watch list with the > full name. It's a pain in the ass though.
Right. That's not even remotely acceptable.
