Re: Development Tools

["Mike Westerfield" <MikeW50@aol.com>]

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In article <1dw3207.1f5gt9p1gupasyN@dempson.actrix.gen.nz>,
dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote:


>Note that ORCA/Debugger is a separate product from ORCA/C.  I'm not sure
>about the availability of GSBug (it is a separate product, but I don't
>know whether it is available from Byte Works).

GSBug is available as a separate product with some other Apple tools. See
APDA-15 at http://www.byteworks.org. It is also bundled with ORCA/M.

There is also a very simple debugger built into PRIZM. It is best suited for
use when you are learning to program, although it technically functions for
640 mode desktop programs and NDAs as well.

ORCA/Debugger is sold separately as GS-11.

>There was a third party source level debugger called Splat!, which was
>supposed to be better, but I never used it and don't know whether it is
>still available in any form.

Splat! is a nice debugger. There are specific situations where Splat! does a
better job than ORCA/Debugger, and others where ORCA/Debugger does better.
The main difference, really, is that ORCA/Debugger follows the GSBug user
interface model as closely as possible, while Splat! breaks with that mold,
giving you a nice text-based windowed interface.

If money isn't too much of an issue, I'd say get them all. You can never
have too many debuggers. :)

Mike Westerfield