help on debugging the OpenSees with my source code

[GunAndRose]

I am trying to add one new project into OpenSees and debugging them in with other opensees projects.

I am having a problem in stopping at my project since the debugger will step over the following source code

code = Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj(interp, commandPtr, 0);

in "tclMain.cpp" in OpenSees project.

I am assuming that I could not step into Tcl_RecordAndEvalObj. But is there any chance I can stop at my source code?

Thanks.

Stan

[aneeman]

You could put

exit(0);

any place, maybe printing a comment first?

alisa

[GunAndRose]

Hey, thanks for your reply.

Could you please be more specific? I am new in debugging the OpenSees codes.

Yes, I can print the comment within the source code when I fully compile them under release config. But is there any way to step into/stop at the opensees source codes anywhere I want?

The reason I am asking is that I could only stop at "tclMain.cpp" no matter how hard I tried to step into the other projects.

Thanks.

You could put

exit(0);

any place, maybe printing a comment first?

alisa

[fmk]

you need to learn how to use your debugger .. i will assume you are using vc++ .. so here is a start,

1) load up OpenSees solution in vc++
2) make sure that the Debug version is going to
be built and opensees is the selected project.
3)build the executable.
4) add the breakpoints, i.e. open a file you want,
go to the method you want to put the breakpoint in, use ctrl-F5 (or select add break point from the debug pull down menu)

a screen will pop up asking what methods to put
brak point in, select ones you want

5) then select start from debug pull down menu.

use contine, step into, step over till you are done debugging.

[GunAndRose]

Thanks, Frank.

Things are really weird. Before I read your message. I couldn't debug although I followed the same procedures. But after you posted the reply, things got perfect as I expected.

Is it God helping me or was I debugging a different cpp file that would never be reached for the tcl file I input for opensees?

you need to learn how to use your debugger .. i will assume you are using vc++ .. so here is a start,

1) load up OpenSees solution in vc++
2) make sure that the Debug version is going to
be built and opensees is the selected project.
3)build the executable.
4) add the breakpoints, i.e. open a file you want,
go to the method you want to put the breakpoint in, use ctrl-F5 (or select add break point from the debug pull down menu)

a screen will pop up asking what methods to put
brak point in, select ones you want

5) then select start from debug pull down menu.

use contine, step into, step over till you are done debugging.