On Wed, 2012-09-19 at 18:21 +0300, Jussi Lahtinen wrote: > Or here is something you could do: > > gdb gbr3 > set args /usr/local/bin/gambas3 (or what ever is your install path) > run > > You may need to kill the process with Ctrl + c in debugger. > Then with bt, you will get backtrace. > Send it here, so we can see what is happening. > > Jussi
(gdb) run Starting program: /usr/bin/gbx2 [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Using host libthread_db library "/lib/arm-linux-gnueabi/libthread_db.so.1". ERROR: #45: File or directory does not exist [Inferior 1 (process 12262) exited with code 01] (gdb) bt gives the message no stack. (I tried many different ways of running gdb and all give same answer as above - including set args) hmm.. not sure which file or directory its looking for. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Jussi Lahtinen > <jussi.lahti...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > gambas3 is just program made with Gambas, if it is in infinite loop, > > interpreter cannot know about it. > > It just does what it is commanded to do. Just like in any other > > programming language. > > > > Try to run something else to see whether anything works. > > gbx3 is Gambas interpreter executable, and gbr3 is for executing Gambas > > executables like gambas3. > > > > What example "gbx3 --help" says? > > > > Jussi > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 3:57 PM, jm <j...@martindale-electric.co.uk>wrote: > > > >> 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. 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