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

In order to debug a multi-file project, any ancillary files need to be
`module's loaded by `require'.

Greg

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 10:06 AM, 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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