[Gambas-user] Gambas error messages

[Jussi Lahtinen]

Oh and BTW, if you want to compile Gambas executables without IDE, use gbc3.

Jussi




On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 3:57 PM, jm <joem at ...2671...> wrote:

> On Wed, 2012-09-19 at 14:03 +0200, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> > Le 19/09/2012 13:55, jm a écrit :
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Gambas runs on Linux and I was just wondering if it can do more
> > > with regards to error messages when it is run.
> > >
> > > I've got a MK802 with A10 ARM running Lubuntu.
> > > Gambas2 seems to download and install from repository.
> > > When run nothing happens.
> > > When run from command line it does nothing.
> > > (Reading raspberry pi forums where they use ARM and have gambas
> working,
> > >   this type of error is down to missing libs.)
> > >
> > > Doing "gambas2 --help" does nothing.
> > > (Doing "gambas3 --help" doesn't do conventional help
> > > message on Ubuntu Linux.)
> > >
> > > I was just wondering if it is possible to make gambas
> > > behave more like other applications so that its command
> > > line responses are more in line with expectations
> > > in a Linux environment.
> > >
> > > e.g.
> > > gambas3 --help : generate command line options
> >
> > That's possible, even if gambas3 has no command line options.
> >
> > > gambas3 -v [project] : puts gambas into verbose mode that
> > > prints a message before checking for a dependent lib
> > > so that if it crashed a meaningful guess can be made as to
> > > where to look for a fix.
> >
> > There I don't understand : gambas3 is the IDE, it is a GUI program. If
> > you have missing libs, gambas3 is not compiled. And if it is, you will
> > have error messages on the command line when running it.
>
> Strange - no error messages at all.
> When I run gambas2 from command line, nothing happens as in the command
> line is completely frozen probably in an infinite loop and unable to
> show an IDE or output an error message. So it would be good if
> for example gambas started with a message like "initialising" when
> a parameter like -v for verbose is used
> so that at least we know that part has worked.
> (Emitting even more detailed message such as which buttons were
> pressed with a parameter  "-v2 level" where level is a number is another
> desirable option. Increasing level of reporting can quickly find more
> complex faults - such as infinite event loops. I know many of these
> messages are reported to IDE, but there should be an option to get it
> reported to the console - that is the Linux/Unix way - the console and
> command line is king - even for a GUI IDE. Driving the IDE should also
> be command line driven. e.g. options to compile gambas programs should
> be available as standard from command line options for example without
> need for IDE to kick into life.)
>
> I had a Genesi smartbook that did the same freeze thing on their Ubuntu
> distro. At the time I didn't need to go forward with it, so I dropped
> investigating. The MK802 however I must get going because the plan
> for now is to use OpenBox as the window manager and Gambas as the main
> application.
>
> No doubt I will be trying to compile gambas3 soon for MK802
> and sort it somehow. In the mean time I thought I make the suggestion
> for improved command line options - noting that gambas does not appear
> to have many options.
>
>
> >  If you try to
> > open a project which need components that are not install, you will have
> > errors message boxes.
> >
> > So maybe you should try to give more details on how you installed gambas
> > on your system, and more details on your system
>
> Gambas2 downloaded from the default repository of Lubuntu 12.04
> that came with the distro, by using synaptic.
> That would point the finger at the maintainers there but as its old
> its not worth pursuing. I'll probably try to compile gambas3.
>
>
> >  (no idea what a MK802
> > is...). ARM systems are quite different.
>
> It is the rage in ARMs at the moment - full ARM computer on a USB stick:
> https://www.miniand.com/products/MK802%20Android%20Mini%20PC
> (around $50 on ebay)
>
> >
> > Regards,
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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