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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Client Install
Created by Guest
Created on May 21, 2010

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Modify RDz to allow breakpoints to be set outside of a debug session.

Recently, while attempting to resolve a tech support issue (PMR 62618,756) it was discovered that breakpoints cannot be set in code unless the code is already stopped at an execution point (i.e. - The compiled source code is already executing under 'Debug As' with the execution point stopped at the first line of code. Most debuggers that I have used (gdb, Visual Studio, Microfocus NetExpress, Eclipse (with Java, PHP, etc.), etc.) all support the placement of breakpoints before code has started execution, and I feel that RDz should have the same capabilities. Currently, breakpoints that are created in RDz are preserved between debug executions, so there must be some context for maintaining breakpoint information outside of the executing debugger, so it should be technically feasible to permit the setting/updating of breakpoints outside of the executing debugger as well. Even if breakpoints can only be set/modified in the Debug Perspective (without the debugger running), it would be a considerable improvement in usability).

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for System z

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 3, 2013

    Since the original RFE is dated spring 2009 I wold like to have it reconsidered, as we have same problem, using PLI.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 14, 2010

    The direction for RDz debugging is to support breakpoints in the program source. This includes adding the breakpoints in the source before the program has been started.
    The level of support for this feature is program language specific. This means that some languages will be able to support this feature sooner than others.
    For example C/C++ on System z uses the program source for debugging and therefore will be able to support this feature much sooner. COBOL and PLI debug from the compiler listing and will require additional compiler support to debug from the source before this feature can be fully implemented. The request is currently not in plan to be delivered within the next 2 years.

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