debugging data structures with Eclipse

inman has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have been testing the debugging facilities provided by EPIC in Eclipse. The debugger appears to have difficulty with references. The dialog box 'Error Parsing Debugger Variables' is shown as soon as a reference is encountered. the code below illustrates the point. Has anyone resolved this issue or found a work-around?

dummy();
sub dummy
{
my @array = qw (red green blue);
my %hash = qw (flintstone fred rubble barney);
#$hash{"boulder"}=["bambam", "bubbles"];
my $count = 0;
my $ref = \@array;
print Dumper(\@array);
}
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I installed the latest version of the Eclipse SDK and used the plugin update feature to install EPIC. Other than that, I am running ActiveState Perl 5.8.3 on Windows XP.

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Re: debugging data structures with Eclipse by jbrugger (Parson) on Jun 20, 2005 at 13:31 UTC
Then it's still not clear what version you use, EPIC Stable or Testing, Try using the other version, as even the stable versions of EPIC have a lot of issues with them. It's been so bad for me, that i'd rather use vi for windows and debug statements in my code (using carp), than using Eclipse with EPIC, that also takes away most resources of my system. (well it remains java ;-) ) Too bad, becouse the UI rules. "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply]
Re: debugging data structures with Eclipse by Anonymous Monk on Jun 20, 2005 at 12:07 UTC
You'll have better luck asking Eclipse users directly.	[reply]