When you are starting the httpd.tcl server, is the Tcl DevKit Debugger
already running ?
And configured to accept a remote connection?

See debugger menu File ->  New Project, Panel 'Application', Area 'Debugging
type'.
Note the port entry field a well (Default is 2576).
After Ok'ing that dialog the debugger waits for a connection.
Then you can start the Httpd server.

What is the error which was thrown ?
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: activetcl-bounces@[...].com
[mailto:activetcl-bounces@[...].com]On Behalf Of Matthew
Smith
  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:38 AM
  To: activetcl@[...].com
  Subject: [Activetcl] Can't get remote debugging to work


  I am trying to get the remote debugging in ActiveState TCL Dev kit to
work.  I have a proc mapped to a url in httpd server.  In the code I have
added the following lines:
  package require cmdline
  set allowed_command_line_options [ list                      { remotedebug 1 }            
          { host.arg 127.0.0.1 }                      { port.arg 2576 }                     
 { config.arg ".." } ]

  array set cmd_options       [::cmdline::getoptions argv $allowed_command_line_options     
   "Mail Robot options:" ]

  # Check if we are running with the remote debugger.
  # To use the remote debugger start the application with
  # the argument -remotedebug -host ipaddress
  # if the -host argument is omitted,
  # the app will look for the debugger running on the
  # local host (127.0.0.1).
  set auto_path "c:/tcldevkit/lib $auto_path"
  package require tcldebugger_attach

  if {$cmd_options(remotedebug)} then {
      debugger_init $cmd_options(host) $cmd_options(port)
  }

  I have tried starting the script with these two command lines:
  %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /k "tclsh bin/httpd.tcl -port 8001 -debug 1"

  %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /k "tclsh bin/httpd.tcl -port 8001 -debug
1 -remotedebug 1"

  The first doesn't error, but I don't get the remote debug starting, the
second throws an error.

  I don't really understand all the code as this snippet was given to me, so
I'm at a loss as to what to try next.

  Thanks for any help.