Subj : Re: Stuck with the basics
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : "Stu" <stu.email@emailme.com>
Date : Wed May 28 2003 09:34 am


"Brendan Eich" <brendan@meer.net> wrote in message
news:3ED3AC00.20604@meer.net...
> Stu wrote:
>
> > I've been using the documentation you mention from the start and not
> > gettting anywhere theres not decent examples of Complile Script and Call
> > Function.
>
>
> The API you were calling takes the name of the function to compile,
> followed by number and names of its formal parameters, followed by the
> body of the function in a C string.  Therefore you shouldn't expect to
> have to write the entire function, including "function Hello() {" before
> the body, and "}" after.  That would be redundant, unnecessary.
>
>
> > How do you debug? I've got error messages passing out to a ErrorReporter
> > which writes to screen but thats it at the moment. I'd love more info
can
> > you point me towards a Debugging example?
>
>
> I meant run the js shell, or your embedding of the 'monkey, under a
> C/C++ debugger.  If you're on Windows, MSVC and others come to mind.  On
> Linux and other Unixes, gdb.  What platform are you using?
>
> /be
If there had been an example of someone using the CompileFunc in the API
docs i'd have been fine but the only info was that I need to pass a pointer
to the script, which i did. But I took that to mean include the function
name line
I'm using MSNT 4 SP6a and I am using the 'Monkey embedded into a C++ project
but debugging it is still a nightmare.

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