Kenneth Downs wrote:
> I'm guessing that there is no step-wise debugger for pgsql.  If there
> is, then glory be and call me a dummy for not R'ing TFM.
> In fact, I've never heard of a step-wise debugger for any DB server, am
> I wrong?
> 
> As I grovel through some plPerl code in a statement level trigger that
> depends on an array of variables, I wonder if the lack of such a
> debugger can be considered one of the biggest impediments to larger
> adoption of server-side code.  I don't mean to be facetious here, how
> many serious and powerful programmers do you know who don't depend
> heavily on a good debugger to step through the code and find the nasty
> parts? 

Every one that properly uses server side code ;)


> Anyway, just a thought.

It certainly would be great. IIRC there is actually one for plpgsql over
at pgfoundry.

Joshua D. Drake


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