Ok, this problem with handling the options seems to be a problem in
httpd.tcl and the packages/files it uses, and not in the TDK or th debugger.

That I cannot help with, as I do not really know tclhttpd internals.
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        Andreas Kupries <andreask@[...].com> 
        Developer @ http://www.ActiveState.com
        Tel: +1 778-786-1122


  -----Original Message-----
  From: activetcl-bounces@[...].com
[mailto:activetcl-bounces@[...].com]On Behalf Of Matthew
Smith
  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:45 AM
  To: activetcl@[...].com
  Subject: Re: [Activetcl] Can't get remote debugging to work


  After some experimentation, I believe the problem is with the command line
stuff.  I have commented out a lot of code and got it down to just this,
which works:
  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)
  #}
  debugger_init 127.0.0.1 2576

  I would like to get the command line options to works, so that I don't
have to change the code to turn the remote debugging on and off, and could
just control it with command line options.

  If I change the command line call to this(with the remotedebug):


  I get this error:
  httpd usage: httpd.tcl options:
  (whole bunch of options)
      while executing
  "error [usage $optlist $usage]"
      (procedure "cmdline::getoptions" line 15)
      invoked from within
  "cmdline::getoptions argv $CommandLineOptions       "usage: httpd.tcl options:""
      invoked from within
  "array set Config [cmdline::getoptions argv $CommandLineOptions       "usage: httpd.tcl op
tions:"]"
      (file "bin/httpd.tcl" line 201)

  So it seems that the command line to launch httpd server will not accept
the command line options to control remote debugging.

  Perhaps I can modify the httpd.tcl file rather then the
requesthandler.tcl(where the code is now).



  On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Andreas Kupries
<andreask@[...].com>  wrote:

    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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            Andreas Kupries <andreask@[...].com> 
            Developer @ http://www.ActiveState.com
            Tel: +1 778-786-1122


      -----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_opti
ons            "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.