# Ruby debug-options?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debug-options/86493>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debug-options/86493 "2007-02-22T18:47:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-debug-options/86493/1 "2007-02-22T18:47:27Z")

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Greetings,

I’m trying to use the ruby debugger, as in…

ruby -r debug [debug-options] [programfile] [program-arguments]

… as described in Pick Axe.

I’m having some troubles, my script makes use of the Rails ActiveRecord  
class (outside of Rails framework): and ActiveRecord apparently attempts  
to clone FixNum objects when doing inserts. This causes a TypeError  
exception which AR handles and goes about it’s business. Ruby debug  
reports this Exception and I "c"ontinue.

However, this error is driving me nuts in that it occurs about 50 times  
and I can’t find a way to suppress it.

I’d like to set some breakpoints and not worry about any Exceptions  
raised.

Is this possible?

I was hoping the “[debug-options]” would offer some hope for relief,  
however I can not find any documentation of them. Other than this  
reference to them within the Pick Axe.