NAME

Devel::Command::NewF - extended 'f' command for the debugger

SYNOPSIS

    # In .perldb (or perldb.ini on Windows)
    use Devel::Command;

    # Devel::Command::NewF loaded automatically

    perl -de0 
    Patching with Devel::Command::DBSub::DB_5_8_5

    Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.27
    Editor support available.

    Enter h or `h h' for help, or `man perldebug' for more help.

    main::(-e:1):       0
      DB<1> fx Test::More
    Loaded Test::More
    auto(-1)  DB<2> f /home/y/lib/perl5/5.8/i386-freebsd-thread-multi/Test/More.pm
    1   package Test::More;
    2   
    3:  use 5.004;
    4   
    5:  use strict;
    6   
    7   
    8   # Can't use Carp because it might cause use_ok() to accidentally succeed    9   # even though the module being used forgot to use Carp.  Yes, this
    10  # actually happened.
  DB<3> 
 

DESCRIPTION

This module extends the debugger's 'f' command so that you can simply enter the standard module name to switch the debugger to it:

  DB<1> fx My::Module

This would look for My::Module in %INC; if it was not found, we would attempt to 'use' the module. If this also fails, we give up, with an error message.

INTERFACE

command()

The standard subroutine name used by Devel::Command to denote a command implementation. YO do not need to call this routine; the debugger will do it for you at the appropriate time.

signature

Returns 'fx' and a reference to the command implementation. This is a standard part of Devel::Command's implementation, and serves to tell the debugger how to resolve the 'fx' command.

DIAGNOSTICS

Failed to load %s: %s

We tried to load the module you requested via 'use', but it failed. The error we received is shown.

Loaded %s

We successfully loaded the file and will witch to it.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Devel::Command::NewF requires that the .perldb (or perldb.ini, on Windows) file contain a 'use' for Devel::Command.

DEPENDENCIES

Devel::Command.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

None reported.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

No bugs have been reported.

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-devel-command-newf@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

AUTHOR

Joe McMahon <mcmahon@cpan.org>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2006, Joe McMahon <mcmahon@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

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cpanm Devel::Command::NewF

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Devel::Command::NewF