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bug #37576: Make "dbstop if error" equivalent to debug_on_error(1) and debug_on_interrupt(1)

Submitter:  Richard <crobar>
Submitted:  Mon 15 Oct 2012 10:39:44 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Interpreter Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  2 Item Group:  Matlab Compatibility
Status:  Fixed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Richard Crozier Open/Closed:  * Closed
Release:  * dev Operating System:  * GNU/Linux
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Mon 08 Feb 2016 05:53:40 AM UTC, comment #6: 
Lachlan Andrew <lachlan>
Fri 22 May 2015 03:05:50 PM UTC, comment #5: 

Re-titled to reflect the true issue.  Lowered the priority since there is an easy workaround.

Rik <rik5>
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Thu 01 Nov 2012 03:46:36 AM UTC, comment #4: 

I added seealso links between the debug_on_error function and the debug_on_warning and debug_on_interrupt functions.  For the time being, I hope that will be enough to point people in the right direction.

Rik <rik5>
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Mon 15 Oct 2012 07:07:10 PM UTC, comment #3: 

For compatibility, I suppose we should consider making "dbstop if error" equivalent to setting both debug_on_error and debug_on_interrupt to true.  I have to say that seems weird because Ctrl-C is not really an error.  But whatever, we do a lot of other strange things in the name of compatibility.

John W. Eaton <jwe>
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Mon 15 Oct 2012 06:51:16 PM UTC, comment #2: 

I haven't tried, but I'm sure it will, sorry for the noise, I wasn't aware of this function.

Richard <crobar>
Mon 15 Oct 2012 06:48:45 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Octave also has a 'debug_on_interrupt' function.  Does that work for you?

John W. Eaton <jwe>
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Mon 15 Oct 2012 10:39:44 AM UTC, original submission:  

In matlab, when you hit CTRL+C with the equivalent of debug_on_error set to true (in matlab this is set by "dbstop if error") matlab drops into debug mode at the currently executing line.

In contrast Octave simply quits execution of whatever is currently running and returns to the octave command prompt.

This functionality can be useful in various situation, e.g. locating endless loops in code which does not always exhibit the behaviour, and tracking down difficult to reproduce bugs, and examining the contents of variables when they occur.

Richard <crobar>

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2016-02-16 rik5 Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2016-02-08 lachlan StatusNone Fixed
    2015-05-22 rik5 SummaryHitting CTRL+C with debug_on_error(1) does not go into debug mode, does in ML Make "dbstop if error" equivalent to debug_on_error(1) and debug_on_interrupt(1)
    2015-05-22 rik5 Priority5 - Normal 2

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