On Wed, 2012-09-19 at 14:03 +0200, Benoît Minisini wrote: > Le 19/09/2012 13:55, jm a écrit : > > Hi, > > > > Gambas runs on Linux and I was just wondering if it can do more > > with regards to error messages when it is run. > > > > I've got a MK802 with A10 ARM running Lubuntu. > > Gambas2 seems to download and install from repository. > > When run nothing happens. > > When run from command line it does nothing. > > (Reading raspberry pi forums where they use ARM and have gambas working, > > this type of error is down to missing libs.) > > > > Doing "gambas2 --help" does nothing. > > (Doing "gambas3 --help" doesn't do conventional help > > message on Ubuntu Linux.) > > > > I was just wondering if it is possible to make gambas > > behave more like other applications so that its command > > line responses are more in line with expectations > > in a Linux environment. > > > > e.g. > > gambas3 --help : generate command line options > > That's possible, even if gambas3 has no command line options. > > > gambas3 -v [project] : puts gambas into verbose mode that > > prints a message before checking for a dependent lib > > so that if it crashed a meaningful guess can be made as to > > where to look for a fix. > > There I don't understand : gambas3 is the IDE, it is a GUI program. If > you have missing libs, gambas3 is not compiled. And if it is, you will > have error messages on the command line when running it.
Strange - no error messages at all. When I run gambas2 from command line, nothing happens as in the command line is completely frozen probably in an infinite loop and unable to show an IDE or output an error message. So it would be good if for example gambas started with a message like "initialising" when a parameter like -v for verbose is used so that at least we know that part has worked. (Emitting even more detailed message such as which buttons were pressed with a parameter "-v2 level" where level is a number is another desirable option. Increasing level of reporting can quickly find more complex faults - such as infinite event loops. I know many of these messages are reported to IDE, but there should be an option to get it reported to the console - that is the Linux/Unix way - the console and command line is king - even for a GUI IDE. Driving the IDE should also be command line driven. e.g. options to compile gambas programs should be available as standard from command line options for example without need for IDE to kick into life.) I had a Genesi smartbook that did the same freeze thing on their Ubuntu distro. At the time I didn't need to go forward with it, so I dropped investigating. The MK802 however I must get going because the plan for now is to use OpenBox as the window manager and Gambas as the main application. No doubt I will be trying to compile gambas3 soon for MK802 and sort it somehow. In the mean time I thought I make the suggestion for improved command line options - noting that gambas does not appear to have many options. > If you try to > open a project which need components that are not install, you will have > errors message boxes. > > So maybe you should try to give more details on how you installed gambas > on your system, and more details on your system Gambas2 downloaded from the default repository of Lubuntu 12.04 that came with the distro, by using synaptic. That would point the finger at the maintainers there but as its old its not worth pursuing. I'll probably try to compile gambas3. > (no idea what a MK802 > is...). ARM systems are quite different. It is the rage in ARMs at the moment - full ARM computer on a USB stick: https://www.miniand.com/products/MK802%20Android%20Mini%20PC (around $50 on ebay) > > Regards, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
