[Lazarus] Error while debugging: "No symbol in current context"

[ABorka]

Hi Graeme,

The debugger is not usable as it does not have been in the focus to be 
developed.

Object property values cannot be seen either (dwarf or something 
external program used does not support properties).
There were questions about the debugger functions in the past 2 years, 
same as yours both on the Lazarus forums and the mailing lists.
If I remember correctly the answer was something like it is not priority 
until after 1.0 .
IMO it is one of the most important aspects of RAD development to have a 
fully working IDE debugger. Currently in Lazarus the debugger is not 
usable for serious development because some of the most basic 
requirements are missing. Not to mention a CPU window, etc.
It seems a new debugger should be developed that does not depend on non 
compatible external programs, but there were no resources to do it in 
the past years.

AB

Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just can't seem to debug anything inside the Lazarus IDE. Maybe my
> computer just doesn't like me or something. :-(
> 
> See attached screenshot. "Slots" is a local variable which is a
> "record" structure.  I can't seem to get any debug information about
> the fields in that record, using Lazarus IDE.
> 
> Does anybody actually debug code inside the Lazarus IDE?  Or do you
> all use external debugging tools or log files? I seem to get the
> feeling that debugging is the single biggest feature missing from the
> Lazarus IDE. Unfortunately debuging is a vital part of any IDE.
> 
> 
> Regards,
>   - Graeme -
> 
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