KETNER@ti-eg.CSNET.UUCP (02/13/87)
I am having a problem debugging an Ada program using Vax Ada 1.1 on vms 4.2 using the Vax Debugger. The problem seems to be with the Ada library and the debugger. I have a package called communications. Inside that package body is another package dpos_procedures. Inside that package spec are two procedures called remove_available_message_queue and remove_available_message_queue_class. When I invoke the debugger I use the command - SET MODULE/ALL -. I can then set a break such as - SET BREAK REMOVE_AVAIBLE_MESSAGE_QUEUE.%LINE 43 -. My problem is with the second procedure. If I execute - SET BREAK REMOVE_AVAILABLE_MESSAGE_QUEUE_CLASS.%LINE 42 -. The debugger responds that remove_available_message_queue_class is not a record and that it cannot select component %LINE 42. The problem is that the name COMMUNICATIONS.DPOS_PROCEDURES.REMOVE_AVAILABLE_MESSAGE_QUEUE_CLASS is not represented in the library the same as REMOVE_AVAILABLE_MESSAGE_QUEUE. Within the library this (separate) procedure is referred to as ADA$U008FAE5D26BAED40_000010DE. I have not been able to distinguish why some names are placed in the library like this, but my main question is why doesn't the debugger resolve the problem for me. Once I was able to execute a break on COMMUNICATIONS.DPOS_PROCEDURES.ADA$U008FAE5D26BAED40_000010DE. I can also step through this procedure instead of setting breaks. It is very irritating that syntax of the debugger that is perfectly acceptable in one case is wrong in another case especially when the second case should be hidden to the user. My question is: how do I set breaks on lines within this procedure? Is there a command to execute so that I can use the name REMOVE_AVAILABLE_MESSAGE_QUEUE_CLASS without errors? Any other suggestions? One last comment. Our system will be updated to vms 4.4 in a couple of weeks. Is there any chance that this version will solve the problem?