# First use of debugger weird **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-use-of-debugger-weird/132825 "2008-03-25T03:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 3:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-use-of-debugger-weird/132825/1 "2008-03-25T03:21:02Z")
Hi, I just wrote a toy program: K:\_Projects\Ruby\_Ruby\_Techniques\Debugging\Test2.rb I invoked the debugger with: ruby -rdebug K:/\_Projects/Ruby/\_Ruby\_Techniques/Debugging/Test2.rb I got 5 lines (counting blank lines) Debug.rb Emacs support available. K:/\_Utilities/ruby186-26\_rc2/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ubygems.rb: 10:require ‘rubygems’ (rdb:1) I gave the command “list 5” and got: (rdb:1) list 5 [0, 9] in K:/\_Utilities/ruby186-26\_rc2/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ ubygems.rb 1 # This file allows for the running of rubygems with a nice 2 # command line look-and-feel: ruby -rubygems foo.rb 3 #– 4 # Copyright 2006 by Chad F., Rich Kilmer, Jim W. and others. 5 # All rights reserved. 6 # See LICENSE.txt for permissions. 7 #++ 8 9 (rdb:1) Apparently, it gave me the first lines of debug.rb rather than the first lines of the program I’m trying to process with the debugger: Test2.rb. I used [https://www6.software.ibm.com/developerworks/education/os-distruby/section3.html](https://www6.software.ibm.com/developerworks/education/os-distruby/section3.html) as a guide, and it suggested that the debugging would start with the subject program. What am I doing wrong? I’m running ruby186-26\_rc2 over WinXP-Pro/SP2. Thanks in Advance, Richard ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-use-of-debugger-weird/132825/2 "2008-03-29T03:20:48Z")
On Mar 24, 10:16 pm, RichardOnRails [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Emacs support available. > 2 # command line look-and-feel: ruby -rubygems foo.rb > Apparently, it gave me the first lines of debug.rb rather than the > Richard > Apparently, there’s little or no interest in the Ruby debugger. Happily, I found the rdebug plug-in. It works the way I expected. ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-use-of-debugger-weird/132825/3 "2008-03-31T08:32:23Z")
Hi, In message “Re: First use of debugger weird” on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:20:06 +0900, RichardOnRails [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: |Apparently, there’s little or no interest in the Ruby debugger. Sorry, I have been busy these days. But at least your mails is seen. ``` matz. ``` ---
**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 5:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-use-of-debugger-weird/132825/4 "2008-04-03T05:05:48Z")
On Mar 31, 2:28 am, Yukihiro M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, > > In message “Re: First use of debugger weird” > on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:20:06 +0900, RichardOnRails [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > > |Apparently, there’s little or no interest in the Ruby debugger. > > Sorry, I have been busy these days. But at least your mails is seen. > > ``` > matz. > > ``` Hi Matz, No apology necessary!! You’ve made a huge contribution to the software-developer community. Thank you very much for all the work you done on our behalf. Best wishes, Richard