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Mainfelder
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Hello Guys 
I'am trying to debug a cobol programm with IBM Developer for Z Systems and in my cobol programm i have a subprogramm which i call, but unfortunately the debugger does not go into the subprogramm. Do you know if its possible to go into the subprogramm?
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sergeyken
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In your case: what does the "subprogram" term (with single 'm') stand for?
Please, present major fragments of your code here. Both for "program" (with single 'm'), and "subprogram" (with single 'm' as well).
If your code is "top secret", you can obfuscate its critical parts.
Do not forget to use the Code button for ALL your samples.
P.S.
From my own experience. In 99% of all cases I discovered that with using old good debugging output print or trace, the whole process of debugging goes much more simple, and faster than using sophisticated debugging tools. With quite rare exceptions. |
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don.leahy
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| sergeyken wrote: |
In your case: what does the "subprogram" term (with single 'm') stand for?
Please, present major fragments of your code here. Both for "program" (with single 'm'), and "subprogram" (with single 'm' as well).
If your code is "top secret", you can obfuscate its critical parts.
Do not forget to use the Code button for ALL your samples.
P.S.
From my own experience. In 99% of all cases I discovered that with using old good debugging output print or trace, the whole process of debugging goes much more simple, and faster than using sophisticated debugging tools. With quite rare exceptions. |
My experience is different. I like the new debugging tools, especially those that recognize DWARF data stored within the program object. That eliminates the need to create or find side files. With practice I learned that I could debug code in a fraction of the time compared to traces and DISPLAYs. My rare exception are those bugs that only manifest themselves after the 999,999th record out of 1,000,000 is processed. Then I use DISPLAYs. |
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Pedro
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I think you have to have the same setup as the main program, where you compile with TEST option. And you have to have a language extract step that creates the LANGX file.
My memory is hazy, but I think there is a setting for STEP INTO instead of STEP OVER (or possibly, it was a command that you issue when you reach the call statement). |
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sergeyken
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| don.leahy wrote: |
| sergeyken wrote: |
In your case: what does the "subprogram" term (with single 'm') stand for?
Please, present major fragments of your code here. Both for "program" (with single 'm'), and "subprogram" (with single 'm' as well).
If your code is "top secret", you can obfuscate its critical parts.
Do not forget to use the Code button for ALL your samples.
P.S.
From my own experience. In 99% of all cases I discovered that with using old good debugging output print or trace, the whole process of debugging goes much more simple, and faster than using sophisticated debugging tools. With quite rare exceptions. |
My experience is different. I like the new debugging tools, especially those that recognize DWARF data stored within the program object. That eliminates the need to create or find side files. With practice I learned that I could debug code in a fraction of the time compared to traces and DISPLAYs. My rare exception are those bugs that only manifest themselves after the 999,999th record out of 1,000,000 is processed. Then I use DISPLAYs. |
You have ignored the major questions, and instead started useless discussion on the secondary issue. |
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don.leahy
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