Re: dual debugging

[Salvador E. T. <sal...@in...>]

On 15/02/06 11:54, David Chmelik wrote:

>>>>I had certainly tried libmigdb, but it is not in pkglist.  I was being
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>thorough,  but the doc is either at rhide.com or also in files sometimes
>>>leading to other files; which configure script do you mean?
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Read the INSTALL.txt file included with SETEdit sources.
>>    
>>
>
>   Ok, i did the frtfm leading to 2 others; though I did several times per
>rhide compile.  Seems there is nothing on displays. 
>

You'll find about the configuration script and it checks if the library 
needed for debugging is installed. This seems to be your main problem.

> (Vcs is there, and)
>both regular and fb tty setedit is using only 1 videocard.
>  
>

Yes, the editor itself uses 1 tty, the other tty should be used by the 
program you want to debug.

>    Is there just explanation of standard ways to dual-vga debug?  
>

Nope, as I said before: I don't have a dual headed machine.

>Did I not
>say I request it in a faq or in return for donation?  The editors are
>good, but something could use more work (textmode needs no work; never
>mind [gui.])  Maybe hackers laugh at expectations to find hard ways of
>display setup & doc; and to get 4 different files, and force others to,
>but i as a longer graphician  am more likely to learn other posixes before
>paying attention (recompiles are ok but i remember DJgpp.) to the 100th
>recompile new logic math game.  I now even recompiled non-fb after 3 fb
>combinations; sometimes it is not fun if stuck without faq or support
>(none in central WA?)
>

The main problem is that I don't have a machine with two monitors/video 
boards, etc.

>
>    Offtopic: after 4 years determined finite acceptance of such puzzle games
>& regularly expressing them to myself, since another 4 i do not know if
>"Open Group" has all posix info & help (besides i am reading #1003;) or if
>they list help in world areas.  I have been able to use all free posix but
>hurd, but someone else can try make editors on 4 or more free kernels: i
>would like to make something on 4 or any interfaces, even gdb; how do you
>make up the displays or find more than is in driver code?
>
I'm not sure if I understand your question. I'm not detecting a secondary screen, the user must inform it to the editor. You can do it with a single monitor, using different "virtual consoles". This can be done "automagically". 

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