# Mac OSX, ruby 1.8.5 and a breakpointer error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-ruby-1-8-5-and-a-breakpointer-error/83604>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 27, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-ruby-1-8-5-and-a-breakpointer-error/83604 "2007-01-27T16:12:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![harm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b4bc9f/32.png) [@harm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harm)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-ruby-1-8-5-and-a-breakpointer-error/83604/1 "2007-01-27T16:12:05Z")

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Hi all,

Currently I am working a a Rails(1.2.1) app and I’d like to debug it,  
however breakpoints seem to be broken. When I insert a breakpoint and  
run script/breakpointer I get a RuntimeError:  
“Breakpoints are not currently working with Ruby 1.8.5”  
I am using MacOSX 10.4 and obviously ruby 1.8.5 installed through  
MacPorts.  
Does anybody know what is going on???

Harm

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**Author:** ![harm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b4bc9f/32.png) [@harm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harm)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-ruby-1-8-5-and-a-breakpointer-error/83604/2 "2007-01-28T01:53:00Z")

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On 1/27/07, Harm Aa [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> “Breakpoints are not currently working with Ruby 1.8.5”

[http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?call\_stack+0.1.0](http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?call_stack+0.1.0)

–  
Greg D.  
[http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)

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**Author:** ![harm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b4bc9f/32.png) [@harm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harm)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-osx-ruby-1-8-5-and-a-breakpointer-error/83604/3 "2007-01-29T10:30:31Z")

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Greg D. wrote:

> On 1/27/07, Harm Aa [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > “Breakpoints are not currently working with Ruby 1.8.5”
> 
> [http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?call\_stack+0.1.0](http://eigenclass.org/hiki.rb?call_stack+0.1.0)
> 
> –  
> Greg D.  
> [http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)

Thanks a bunch! I’ll try it immediately.