Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Debugging

Timestamp:

01/07/13 08:57:10 (9 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

add info on debug version of error.py

Debugging

@@ -56 +56 @@
 
 Unfortunately, because of the asynchronous nature of X11 calls, the error may generate this crash after the event that caused it.
-''need more info on debugging this case..''
+In this case, we may want to force all X11 calls to be synchronized (which will hurt performance and may even hide the bugs - beware of heisenbugs!), trace all X11 calls, etc.
+[/trac/attachment/wiki/Debugging/error.py this modified error.py] allows you to do just that (see the constants at the top).
 
 == Venerable Print Statements ==
 When all else fails, or just when appropriate, sprinkling some {{{print}}} statements around the critical sections of code is often the best way to get a clearer picture of what is really going on..
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