Comments for Winpdb - A Platform Independent Python Debugger http://winpdb.org Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on The Normalized Decline of Free Software by John Fyffe http://winpdb.org/2011/07/the-normalized-decline-of-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-161736 John Fyffe Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:02:39 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?p=520#comment-161736 I think myself we are on the verge of a boom in the use of GPL software, the people want an option like it but: 1. many don't know about it, and 2. many that do are intimidated by it, thinking it to technical, something only for advanced computer users. The answer to this is 1. patch together a press campaign to boost its image (think grass roots even), and 2. make a sub sect of software that is geared to not so advanced users, like Ubuntu is trying. I use Ubuntu, but i still wouldn't set my 65 year old friend with it because they are still not advanced enough, even though they would love some of what it offers. I also wouldn't set my friend that is 30 something but can barely use windows. I have explored the options with them, and the best i can come up with is let them practice on my computer, and do small teaching to them, still what they really want is hassle free. I think myself we are on the verge of a boom in the use of GPL software, the people want an option like it but: 1. many don’t know about it, and 2. many that do are intimidated by it, thinking it to technical, something only for advanced computer users. The answer to this is 1. patch together a press campaign to boost its image (think grass roots even), and 2. make a sub sect of software that is geared to not so advanced users, like Ubuntu is trying. I use Ubuntu, but i still wouldn’t set my 65 year old friend with it because they are still not advanced enough, even though they would love some of what it offers. I also wouldn’t set my friend that is 30 something but can barely use windows. I have explored the options with them, and the best i can come up with is let them practice on my computer, and do small teaching to them, still what they really want is hassle free.

]]> Comment on rconsole - Remote Python Console by Dragos Toader http://winpdb.org/2010/09/rconsole-remote-python-console/comment-page-1/#comment-158200 Dragos Toader Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:15:12 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?p=485#comment-158200 I'd like to use rfoo to spawn processes on remote servers, processes that access the remote file system and may in turn spawn other processes. Is that possible? I don't want to use a py-win solution as I have Linux servers in my environment also. In addition, I like the fact that you can see your remote namespace via rconsole and you can get some data back to the client... In addition, I don't want to use xml-rpc because I want the rpc interface to be seamless. I’d like to use rfoo to spawn processes on remote servers, processes that access the remote file system and may in turn spawn other processes. Is that possible?
I don’t want to use a py-win solution as I have Linux servers in my environment also. In addition, I like the fact that you can see your remote namespace via rconsole and you can get some data back to the client… In addition, I don’t want to use xml-rpc because I want the rpc interface to be seamless.

]]> Comment on Breakpoints by Darren http://winpdb.org/docs/breakpoints/comment-page-1/#comment-157667 Darren Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:47:13 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?page_id=12#comment-157667 Something up the encoding in this page. Tried multiple browsers and encodings on Windows 7. E.g don’t (don't) on line 3. Something up the encoding in this page. Tried multiple browsers and encodings on Windows 7. E.g don’t (don’t) on line 3.

]]> Comment on Bigfoot Linux by verisimilidude http://winpdb.org/2009/06/bigfoot-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-157536 verisimilidude Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:29:38 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?p=323#comment-157536 Most of that 'memory usage' is off on swap and will never be in physical memory. When C code malloc's space that space is reserved but until it is written into it is not physically present. Similarly with memory mapped files that grab enough memory space to hold the whole file but do not actually read into physical memory all the files simultaneously. Make sure your swap partition is twice the size of your physical memory. Most of that ‘memory usage’ is off on swap and will never be in physical memory. When C code malloc’s space that space is reserved but until it is written into it is not physically present. Similarly with memory mapped files that grab enough memory space to hold the whole file but do not actually read into physical memory all the files simultaneously. Make sure your swap partition is twice the size of your physical memory.

]]> Comment on About by Mac http://winpdb.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-156879 Mac Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:44:39 +0000 #comment-156879 Another vote to change the name. The Free nature of the software and you caring for GPL/GNU is evident on the website, but if I hadn't explicitly pointed out here by a friend I would have been turned away on the google page already by the "Win" bit of the name... :) Another vote to change the name. The Free nature of the software and you caring for GPL/GNU is evident on the website, but if I hadn’t explicitly pointed out here by a friend I would have been turned away on the google page already by the “Win” bit of the name… :)

]]> Comment on Embedded Debugging by Thouis Jones http://winpdb.org/docs/embedded-debugging/comment-page-1/#comment-149907 Thouis Jones Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:19:44 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?page_id=9#comment-149907 I should be more clear. I can call start_embedded_debugger() in an "except:" clause, can connect to the debugee, but cannot find how to debug the exception being handled. I should be more clear. I can call start_embedded_debugger() in an “except:” clause, can connect to the debugee, but cannot find how to debug the exception being handled.

]]> Comment on Embedded Debugging by Thouis Jones http://winpdb.org/docs/embedded-debugging/comment-page-1/#comment-149905 Thouis Jones Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:55:18 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?page_id=9#comment-149905 I'd like to use rpdb2 to debug worker processes in a multiprocessing application. I can't seem to figure out how to start the debugger in multiple processes, though. I know about "fork parent" and "fork child", but what I'd really like is for both processes to end up running the debugger. I tried to start debugging in the children after the fork (in the target of multiprocessing. Process()) using rpdb2.start_embedded_debugger(), but haven't had any luck. Exceptions seem to just pass by the rpdb2 excepthook. Any suggestions? I’d like to use rpdb2 to debug worker processes in a multiprocessing application. I can’t seem to figure out how to start the debugger in multiple processes, though. I know about “fork parent” and “fork child”, but what I’d really like is for both processes to end up running the debugger.

I tried to start debugging in the children after the fork (in the target of multiprocessing. Process()) using rpdb2.start_embedded_debugger(), but haven’t had any luck. Exceptions seem to just pass by the rpdb2 excepthook.

Any suggestions?

]]> Comment on About by Carlos http://winpdb.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-148538 Carlos Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:09:16 +0000 #comment-148538 There's no need to rename. The name is ok because the tool is a Win! xD There’s no need to rename. The name is ok because the tool is a Win! xD

]]> Comment on Bigfoot Linux by Zaar http://winpdb.org/2009/06/bigfoot-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-148251 Zaar Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:55:10 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?p=323#comment-148251 Same for chrome (both Chrome binaries provided by google and chromium) - high memory foot print and JS memory leaks - I leave computer running several google docs and gmail for a weekend without anybody touching it and on Sunday there is no free memory at all. Same for chrome (both Chrome binaries provided by google and chromium) - high memory foot print and JS memory leaks - I leave computer running several google docs and gmail for a weekend without anybody touching it and on Sunday there is no free memory at all.

]]> Comment on Bigfoot Linux by Barton http://winpdb.org/2009/06/bigfoot-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-147969 Barton Sun, 28 Aug 2011 06:19:21 +0000 http://winpdb.org/?p=323#comment-147969 There is one (and only one) good thing about Ubuntu: Great for getting beginners off of the M$ bandwagon and onto Linux. Period. Many other Linux platforms out there will run Firefox as many other apps simultaneously in under half a gig (32bit - can't speak to 64 as I'm still fairly new to all this my self.) After burning and running lots of live CD/DVDs, I've settled on Fedora [small footprint, high security]!! Not so good for beginners, though. There is one (and only one) good thing about Ubuntu: Great for getting beginners off of the M$ bandwagon and onto Linux. Period.
Many other Linux platforms out there will run Firefox as many other apps simultaneously in under half a gig (32bit - can’t speak to 64 as I’m still fairly new to all this my self.)
After burning and running lots of live CD/DVDs, I’ve settled on Fedora [small footprint, high security]!! Not so good for beginners, though.

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