The need is only about the ability to debug Workers IMO which is still a important requested feature but let's see.
Frédéric THOMAS > Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:25:53 +0400 > From: alexander.doros...@jetbrains.com > To: dev@flex.apache.org > Subject: Re: FDB vs FB debugging ? > > That would be cool! FB doesn't use DebugCLI class (it is pure > command-line specific high level wrapper), so it is safe. > > By the way Alex said that updated FDB from Adobe AIR SDK will be finally > donated soon and will be incorporated into Apache repo. We'll need to > check the need and applicability of these fixes then. > > On 15.01.2014 16:04, Frédéric THOMAS wrote: > > Will try to merge and check that doesn't break anything in FB too. > > > > Thanks, > > Frédéric THOMAS > > > >> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:53:58 +0400 > >> From: alexander.doros...@jetbrains.com > >> To: dev@flex.apache.org > >> Subject: Re: FDB vs FB debugging ? > >> > >>> Btw, while you here, can you tell me what C:\Program Files > >>> (x86)\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA > >>> 13.0\plugins\flex\lib\idea-fdb-4.5.0.20967-fix.jar is for? > >> Source code for my patch can be found in [IntelliJ IDEA > >> Installation]/plugins/flex/lib/idea-fdb-4.5.0.20967-fix_src.zip. > >> It solves some issues: > >> > >> 1. escapes CRLF and some other special chars in fdb output that makes it > >> easier to work with it at IDE side > >> > >> 2. adds file id to the stack info printed by fdb (line 1182 in original > >> file == line 1178 in my patch) > >> > >> boolean valid = appendFrameInfo(sb, frame, i, showThis, false);*=>* > >> boolean valid = appendFrameInfo(sb, frame, i, showThis, true); > >> > >> 3. prints full stack if Flash Player detects not handled exception > >> (original fdb prints only error message). > >> > >> See void dumpFaultLine(FaultEvent e){...} > >> > >> 4. The most important fix is inside findAndEnableBreak(...) method > >> implementation and it solves the following issues: > >> > >> Impossible to set breakpoint in MXML files that contains item renderer > >> (http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-57546) > >> > >> Breakpoints in ActionScript files do not work when debugging app using ANE > >> (http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-94128) > >> > >> > >> I think all fixes except the first one can be added to Apache repo. All > >> of them are in a DebugCLI.java file. The most important is the 4th case > >> with breakpoints not working without a fix. > >> > >> Alexander > > >