* Lionel Elie Mamane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-12-16 06:12:09 +0100]:

> Package: bashdb
> Version: 3.1.0.7-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> The documentation says:
> 
>  This method uses another script called bashdb which after taking its
>  own options takes the name of the script to debugged and the
>  arguments to pass to that script. Using this method, one would start
>  the debugger like this:
> 
>   bash path-to-bashdb/bashdb bashdb-options script script-arguments...
> 
> 
>  As with the first method, bash should be a debugger-enabled bash. If
>  bashdb has the path to bash in it at the top (e.g. via #!), and
>  bashdb can be found in your program-search path, then this might be
>  equivalent to the above:
> 
>   bashdb bashdb-options script script-arguments...
> 
> But neither of these works for giving script-arguments; they get
> interpreted as arguments to bashdb. On the other hand,
> 
>   bashdb bashdb-options script -- script-arguments...
> 
> or
> 
>   bashdb bashdb-options -- script script-arguments...
> 
> seem to work.

Lionel,

The documentation is incorrect and will be adjusted in the next package
release.

bashdb --bash-opt -- myscript --myscript-opt
or
bashdb --bash-opt myscript -- --myscript-opt

are the correct invocations.

Regards,

Alex.

> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 4.0
>   APT prefers unstable
>   APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-amd64
> Locale: LANG=fr_LU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_LU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> 
> Versions of packages bashdb depends on:
> ii  bash                          3.1dfsg-8  The GNU Bourne Again SHell
> ii  emacsen-common                1.4.17     Common facilities for all emacsen
> 
> bashdb recommends no packages.
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
> 


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