On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 4:06 AM, Steven Costiou <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i would like a way to define metalinks at debug time, by "visually"
> selecting ast nodes in the debugger. For example i would like to see a
> method that i am debugging and by a clic on the source code it would select
> the associated ast node and allow me to put a metalink right there.
>
> - does that exist ?
This might get you close...
Debug into...
1 printString
In Variables tab, select "thisContext"
In Raw tab, select method
In AST tab, select your node.
>From there on, I don't know. Please report back if you get something to work.
>
> - if not, does a tool to display or to navigate through metalinks already
> exists ?
I don't think so. Pharo 6 has only the first step of having the basic
underlying system implemented.
cheers -ben
>
> - if not any, can somebody point me to documentation and/or ressources to
> extend the debugger so i can try to build it ? (i've already seen the spec
> book to build ui but i want to see what is possible with the debugger)
