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From: djones@megatest.UUCP (Dave Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: debuggers
Message-ID: <288@goofy.megatest.UUCP>
Date: 24 Feb 88 19:39:25 GMT
References: <7711@alice.UUCP>
Organization: Megatest Corporation, San Jose, Ca
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in article <7711@alice.UUCP>, bs@alice.UUCP says:
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> I think the proper approach is to have the debuggers understand the encoding
> strategy so that they can allow the user to use simple names where 
> appropriate and use C++ language level disambiguation, such as ::i, where 
> needed.
> 

Thanks for the reply.

Of course what you suggest is not a two line hack.  The filter that turns
C++ names into the "mangled" C names would need to be rather sophisticated
about lexical scope, I think.

The reason I am pursuing this is that I am on a small campaign to get
my cohorts here to use C++.  I have encountered some resistance on
the grounds that the debugger would be harder to use.  I haven't had
any trouble with it, but then I don't use debuggers much.  I grew up before
they were invented.  If you couldn't hack the paper tape with a hole
punch and masking tape ...  Kids today ... pampered bunch of whining 
sissies .... grumble ... snort.  Got to go now.  I'm late for my Geritol.



		- Dave J.