Re: Using the SDS SingleStep Debugging Suite for Ada???

["Corey Ashford" <corSPAMey@rational.com>]

Escheria wrote in message <1998071902425500.WAA29899@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
>I'd like to be able to use the SDS SingleStep debugging suite for code compiled
>with the Rational Ada compiler. The SingleStep debugger is intended only for C,
>C++, and Assembly code, however I'm presently able to get it to work for Ada
>with limited capabilities. Specifically, I can step, set breakpoints, step
>into/over, but I cannot perform data operations (Read, Evaluate/Modify, etc.).
>It doesn't seem to have the data necessary to see global and local variables.
>
>Has anyone else tried this? Any ideas on what specific data (and the required
>format) I might be able to provide to SingleStep?
>
>Thanks you.

Local variables you'll have trouble with.

Globals should be a little easier.  There are two options:

1) Figure out what symbol the Ada compiler is emitting for
the global variable you are interested in and try using that in
your debugger.  I don't know what object module format you are
using, but there's probably a tool like nm that can be used.

2) Use pragma export to give your global variables names which
are easy to type (and use in the debugger).

good luck

- Corey