Re: [Bitpim-devel] Debugging using the python GUIs

[Roger B. <ro...@ro...>]

> I'm looking to add support for the LG 4600.  

Looking on phonescoop it seems that the phone is almost identical
to the 4400.  If you are committing to support this phone, I will
add in the code necessary to get it going initially.  Let me know
when you have some time (it will take a few iterations to get everything
going).

The information needed is:

  - USB vendor/product id (almost certainly  0x1004/0x6000)
  - Names and locations of index files for wallpapers and ringtones
    (See line 45 in com_lgvx6000.py for that phone and line 42 in
     com_lgvx4400.py)
  - Figure out the length of an index record
  - Verify the calendar works
  - The phonebook should work as well

> how can I start executing module bp.py and set a breakpoint in another 
> file (for example, p_lg.py) and have it hit the
> breakpoint?

That file in particular is dynamically loaded which may make it quite
hard.  See the Debugging and Tweaking section on 
http://bitpim.sourceforge.net/developer.html

> I'd like to do this all in one of the GUIs (Idle or winPython) if 
> possible (I get enough of command line debugging
> at work... I've had enough cdb and cordbg to last a lifetime!)   

Another debugger I have heard of is Hap at http://hapdebugger.sf.net/

However the command line pdb (especially as I point out in the debug
and tweak bit) works wonderfully.  Its is very closely modelled on
the GNU Debugger (gdb) which is actually a very usable command line
debugger.

Roger