Perl inbuilt debugger - setting a breakpoint in another module

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Hi, I had a question on the perl inbuilt debugger. If I am in debugger mode and currently in module A and I need to set a breakpoint in another module, say B, how can I do this? I know that if I say "b subroutineName" This will set the breakpoint to the subroutineName function in module B. But if I need to set it to a particular line number (in B), can I do that?

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Re: Perl inbuilt debugger - setting a breakpoint in another module by Corion (Patriarch) on Mar 23, 2010 at 20:02 UTC
See Specifying a Filename in a Breakpoint in the Perl Debugger and its replies	[reply]
Re^2: Perl inbuilt debugger - setting a breakpoint in another module (el) by tye (Sage) on Mar 24, 2010 at 02:32 UTC
So far neither thread mentions the method I am most likely to use (if I want a breakpoint other than at the start of a routine): `l Broken::Module::routine # ... b 418` [download] The "f" command requires file paths, which can be quite a bit longer than module `package` names and may require you to look something up. So I almost always use "`l`" with a subroutine name instead of "f". - tye	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Perl inbuilt debugger - setting a breakpoint in another module by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 23, 2010 at 20:02 UTC
`b Your::Module::subroutine` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "I'd rather go naked than blow up my ass"	[reply] [d/l]