Hi Harry, On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:58:48 -0500 Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I've given myself a headache googling on how to debug a perl script > that does not run. > > Maybe `debug' is the wrong word... I'd love to know if there is a more > accurage one. > > I realize this post is quite a lot of yak, but hoping someone can lay > out a few steps that will narrow down the problem. > > Many, many of the google hits are all about using the debugger, which > of course is a non-starter if the darn script will not run due to > compilation errors.. > Some tips for resolving compilation errors: 1. Use a version control system - that way you can diff against the latest version that was checked in (and compiled file) it and see what got you in trouble. See: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=version+control+systems&ia=about 2. Gradually remove parts from a copy of the code until you find the offending problem. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisection_%28software_engineering%29 Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ My Favourite FOSS - http://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/favourite/ I invented the term Object‐Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. — Alan Kay (Attributed) Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
