In ruby, why does my IRB interactive debugging session always say "No sourcefile available"

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Just trying to get my irb sessions to actually list the current line of code, and those around it. Similar to what Perl's -d debugging mode lets you ddo.

Can you be more clear please? – Chris Lloyd Nov 27 '08 at 06:04 — Chris Lloyd, Nov 27 '08 at 06:04
Yes, specify which commandline are you using at least. – Vinko Vrsalovic Nov 27 '08 at 06:27 — Vinko Vrsalovic, Nov 27 '08 at 06:27

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '08 at 06:27

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Its because, when you are doing it interactively, your "sourcefile" is std-in.

answered Nov 27 '08 at 06:27

Kent Fredric

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this also explains the message when running rdb within `shef` in recipe mode – TrinitronX Apr 09 '13 at 21:00

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 11 '12 at 13:32

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If you are looking for a Ruby debugger you could try ruby-debug. It lets you set a breakpoint and then step through the code while displaying a context around the current instruction.

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answered Nov 29 '08 at 21:35

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In ruby, why does my IRB interactive debugging session always say "No sourcefile available"

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