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realgud is a debugger front end. It is a potential replacement for gud

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Is there a package to simplify clickable text?

I'm writing a debugger front end, and in that over the course of program execution a number of marks get added inside the source code. In other buffers such as a buffer showing execution history, or a buffer containing backtrace or callstack, I'd…
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Emacs/realgud/Python: How to display variables at each step?

Using emacs and realgud one can have a separate buffer that automatically shows where the program is currently stopped (by displaying that line of source code). Is there an easy way to get realgud to display a list of variables/expressions…
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ipdb displaying ansi color escape sequences

I'm trying to set up realgud using ipdb with emacs. The problem is that the following is displayed at the command prompt (running realgud:ipdb): [6n[Jipdb> [6D[6C[6D[J[6n[Jipdb> [6D[6C From googling around, I came across various links that I think…
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Can't get realgud to work with pdb

So I have opened a buffer where a python script is loaded. I do M-x load-library RET and after that realgud:pdb. Then I get pdb /path_to_script/main_func.py which is ok. After pressing enter I get the error (file-error "Searching for program" "No…
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realgud pdb-remote and ipdb-remote not working

I've just set up realgud to use pdb and ipdb. It works fine when running a python process on my own machine. The probblem though is that when running a python process (a Pyramid web app) from within a virtualenv inside a virtual machine (using…
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debugging: how to optimize a RealGUD workflow

I code in Python and I my workflow uses debuggers (I coded for 8 years in Matlab). I develop numerical simulation codes: most of the time it returns a result, the question is: "Is the result right?" Consequently, I use the debugger to track…
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highlight breakpoints with pdb

I use pdb with gud to debug python scripts. I am just wondering if there is way to highlight the lines with breakpoints? For example, in some screenshots of gud-gdb, some people seem to have red circles to the left of lines with breakpoints. How to…
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Why don't I get a source window using realgud:gdb?

using GNU Emacs 25.2.1 (x86_64-w64-mingw32) and realgud 20171006.1840 (from marmalade), I can't use realgud for debugging with gdb: I start it as described in the docu: M-x load-library RET realgud RET realgud:gdb In the "Start like this"-Prompt, I…
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realgud pdb with .dir-locals.el

I'm trying to use directory local variables so my realgud:pdb invocation can be: Run pdb (like this): /home/username/work/place/environments/default/bin/python -m pdb /home/username/work/place/scratch.py Instead of : Run pdb (like this): python -m…
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how to change realgud:pdb pdb command

emacs' GUD (GrandUnifiedDebugger) provides way to change get pdb command name by using. (setq gud-pdb-command-name "python -m pdb") is there the way to do same with realgud
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getting a process buffer for an eshell buffer

To get a process buffer an eshell buffer I thought I used to be able to run: (get-buffer-process (current-buffer)) In Emacs 25 this no longer works. Specifically "GNU Emacs 25.1.50.2 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.10.8) of…
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How to prevent realgud:pdb with arbitrary command absolutizing paths

realgud seems to want to guess the path of the second argument of the command supplied to M-x pdb (or M-x realgud:pdb). When I'm visiting a buffer in /some/path/foo.py, without realgud: (hiding the long docker command here -- the ... should be…
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How can I tell if a buffer is a comint buffer, eshell buffer or neither?

I have Emacs Lisp program that I want to work inside either a comint process buffer or an eshell buffer. The code I currently am using is: https://github.com/rocky/emacs-dbgr/blob/master/realgud/common/track-mode.el#L141-L147 but this is a bit ugly…
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realgud sets wrong path through tramp when setting breakpoint through GUI

I'm on my Windows machine with a file open on a remote linux server through tramp. I'm using realgud:gdb to debug my C++ file. In the (gdb) prompt, I can set breakpoint just fine using (gdb) b /path/to/file.cpp:line_number (note that the path…
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How to modify a file you're debugging with realgud

I understand mechanically from here: debugging: how to optimize a RealGUD workflow How to edit code in the source window using realgud? I can use C-x C-q to disable read-only mode on the python file I am debugging. I can then make changes and use…
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