Re: Debug an Octave program

[Doug Stewart]

Riccardo Corradini wrote:

> Dear octave users,
> I would like to know which is the best strategy to
> debug an octave program
> Are there any function like step in or continue or
> step by step or step into a function called by another
> function.
> Unfortunately I did not find any tutorial about using
> properly the octave debbuger..
> Do you have any detailed hints regrading this issue?
> Thanks a lot
> Riccardo
>
>
>  
The way I do it is:

I place a      pause     --- the command pause stops the execution until 
you press enter
at different places in the code

just before the pause I place the variable name that I am interested in

example

code
code
y=x+log(q);

y
pause

code
code


I hope this helps
Doug Stewart





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