> &break_on_filename_line

it's an internal routine which is only called by other routines, not from the command loop parser (which is a pretty messed up sequence of reqexes spawning hundreds of lines)

however you can call it directly by yourself 

  DB<3> &DB::break_on_filename_line('/tmp/sub.pl',4)

  DB<4> L
/tmp/sub.pl:
 4:        print __FILE__,":",__LINE__; 
   break if (1)

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which poses a problem if the file isn't already loaded.

> I'd still like to be able to use the b filename:line [condition] syntax

you can use the aliasing mechanism to define your own command for "break_on_filename_line" and put it into your .perldb rc-file.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)
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In reply to Re^2: Perl Debugger: setting a breakpoint in another file with 'b' by LanX
in thread Perl Debugger: setting a breakpoint in another file with 'b' by Dumu

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