in reply to Re^2: How edit source code in perl debug mode
in thread How edit source code in perl debug mode

The debugger can't edit files, editors edit files.

You need to combine² them if you want both.

Running emacs in the console is IMHO the closest you can do to have that look and feel of the debugger editing files.¹

Fletch's link to realgud has a screenshot , albeit for Python.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
see Wikisyntax for the Monastery

¹) well, IIRC, there is a command to spawn an (configurable) editor on the file debugged. Maybe that's what you want?

²) that's very much the meaning of IDE

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