Re: debugger is flaky, how to solve?

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

What is the "Graphical debugger (not RDi)"?

- Dan

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:56 PM, Sturgeoff, Lorne <
lorne.sturgeoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> We've had similar ongoing problems for years, since WDSC. I once opened a
> PMR with IBM but they couldn't replicate the problem. IBM told me to click
> on the little downwards triangle IBM i Service Entry Points view and clear
> all service entry points. That did not work for me. Case closed.
>
>  It seems that, for whatever reason, RDi gets out of sync with the debug
> server. Once that happens there's no fixing it except shutting down RDi and
> trying again. Meanwhile the program that was supposed to be debugged may
> have run to completion without breaking in the RDi debugger. This behavior
> continues to the current version of RDi (9.5.1.2). Not always but enough
> times make one cautious about using it.
>
> In our shop we have learned not to use the RDi debugger is it's critical
> that the program break. I love the RDi debugger and use it for non-critical
> tasks but it's still not ready for prime time, IMHO. Been burned too many
> times. For critical debug tasks, I still use the old green screen debugger.
> Some in our shop use the Graphical debugger (not RDi).
>
> Hope someone can solve this.
>
> Lorne.