On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:22:33 +0100 Lindy Mayfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>I'm surprised at this question, but it is not unexpected. (-: :>I respect you a lot so I'll humor you with my thought process on this. :>Why not? :>Why have Xpeditor when you have READY TRACE in COBOL? Boy, am I the wrong guy to ask that question. When I did COBOL programming I used TSO TEST to debug (after checking the PMAP for complicated instructions to make sure that they were properly done - I once found a bug in a compiler). When doing system programmer testing I use VM/PER rather than XDC. :>I'm just curious if it can be done and if so how. :>An interactive environment is much easier than well placed TRACE ?I commands and so on. :>I thought it would be a cool thing to do. :>It's a thought experiment. If one were to write a Rexx debugger, how would one do that? One "simple" way. Force an interactive trace and hook PUTLINE/GETLINE/PUTGET. You should be able to display the information and read commands (which you could plug into the REXX input stream). Perhaps replacing the IRXSTACK routine could do this. It looks like you can use the EXERC LOAD routine to scan for TRACE statements and disable them (replace with NOP?). :>It's something no one else has done (I don't think). Don't see the market. :>Seriously, I'm surprised you ask this. Why have z/XDC or Xpeditor or AbendAid when you have dumps? :>Anyway, I was just asking a hypothetical question, sort of. It's a project I would like to do, but I'm not sure I can do it. Just asking, that's all. (-: -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
