NAME tcltkdb perl Debugger DESCRIPTION This is version 1.1 of tcltkdb, a debugger for perl that uses the Tcl/Tk for user interface. It features pushbutton controls for run, step-in, step-out, return, controls for breakpoints, expression evaluation and package browsing. Highly efficient. Have such a file: use strict; $a = 'qwerty'; $a++; print $a; $a++; print $a; $a++; print $a; $a++; (.... following 150_000 (!) such lines of code) Loads and debugs without any delay - i.e. breakpoints, expressions in such a huge file - runs just like usual file. Installation: use the MakeMaker interface: perl Makefile.PL make make install If worse comes to worse you can simply copy the tcltkdb.pm file into cp ptkdb.pm /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.xxx/Devel/ptkdb.pm On Windows: copy ptkdb.pm C:\perl\5.x\lib\Devel\ptkdb.pm To Test: perl -d:tcltkdb -e 1 Prerequisites: you must have Tcl::Tk module installed, which in turn requires Tcl module, which in turn requires Tcl/Tk. no more dependencies, follow instructions from those modules and you're done. LICENSE This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this Kit. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details. Copyright 1998, 2003, Andrew E. Page All rights reserved.