in reply to Re: Key bindings in the Debugger
in thread Key bindings in the Debugger

Yes, thanks.
I started perl v5.38.0 from the commandline (cmd.exe or ps.exe) with perl -wde 1: 
>perl -wde 1
Can't figure out your console, using stdin: No such file or directory

Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.77
Editor support available.

Enter h or 'h h' for help, or 'perldoc perldebug' for more help.

COLUMNS and LINES are set (120,30)
main::(-e:1):   1
  DB<1>

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when i then enter some expression containing '§' at the prompt everything is echoed except the '§', which clears all my input.

  DB<1>x "abcdef and then entering '§' gives

  DB<1>

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Re^3: Key bindings in the Debugger
by LanX (Saint) on May 23, 2025 at 16:42 UTC
    Hi

    Thanks.

    And sorry, I can only speculate about a "console" issue on win mistranslating "§"

    Since I don't have any Strawberry Perl running at the moment, I can't test.

    I remember using another (real) terminal than cmd.exe once, which was installed as an app.

    But I don't remember the name... ¹

    You may want to test running perl -de0 inside another console/terminal to narrow the origin of the problem.

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

    ¹) That's it Windows_Terminal

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      I crosschecked with perl 5.38.2 under bash in MingW64 shell (from git) and there the behavior is as expected, but alas this is not suitable for debugging my application.
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        Please see my footnote and install and test inside "windows terminal"

        the CMD.exe "console" has many idiosyncrasies.

        A first step should be to rule out that factor IMHO.

        edit

        I'd be very surprised if the debugger had a keybinding for §, this stems more likely from the OS/WindowManager/Console.

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

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