[plt-scheme] Simple IDE questions: multi-file projects

There is search across files (but it is not very high tech) and did
you try the module browser (under the 'view' menu)?

Robby

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Eric Tanter <etanter at dcc.uchile.cl> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've seen the documentation about debugging multiple files in the DrScheme
> documentation, however it does not work in my case, and I have no clue what
> I'm missing.
>
> The documentation says:
> "To debug a program that spans several files, make sure that all of the
> files are open in DrScheme. Click the Debug button in the window containing
> the main program. As this program loads additional files that are present in
> other windows or tabs, message boxes will pop up asking whether or not to
> include the file in the debugging session. Including the file means that it
> will be possible to set breakpoints, inspect variables, and single-step in
> that file."
>
> I have a multi-file project, all files open, I debug one of the test file
> (examples.scm) that starts by loading other files:
>
> (load "ds-fp.scm")
> (load "test.scm")
> (load "macros.scm")
>
> (test ...)
> (test ...)
> etc.
>
> But no message boxes pop up asking for anything -- so the debug session only
> works within the main file (which in my case is useless).
>
> Any idea on what I might be doing wrong here?
>
> ---
>
> On another note, I find multiple file project development a bit below
> expectations (from someone coming from full-fledged IDEs of strange
> languages like Java). Isn't there a way to have a tree like pan on the
> right-hand side of the window with files as nodes with functions as
> subnodes? something like:
>
> ds-fp.scm
>  |- do-this
>  |- do-that
> test.scm
>  |- t1
>  |- t2
>
> If it's not available, any plans of making it? In the current state of
> affairs, the list of functions in the top right is fine, but for multiple
> files, that's not really useful. Also, how do I do a search/replace between
> different files?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> -- Éric
>
>
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