VIMDEBUG

VimDebug integrates your language's debugger with Vim. Currently there is support for Perl, Ruby, and Gdb. Please note that this code very much in beta and is still missing some important capabilities.

Requirements

• Perl 5.6.0+
• A small number of Perl modules
• Vim with +signs compiled in.

Install instructions

tar xvzf VimDebug*.tar.gz
cd VimDebug*
perl Makefile.PL
make
sudo make install
cp -r vim/* $VIMHOME/

How to install Perl modules

Perl modules are easily installed using cpanm. If you don't have cpanm, this is the simplest way to get it:

curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus

Then just type:

sudo cpanm IO::Pty
sudo cpanm IPC::Run

For more help with installing Perl modules, see the cpanm documentation

VimDebug key bindings

These are the default key bindings. To change them, edit VimDebug.vim:

<F12>      Start the debugger
<Leader>s/ Start the debugger.  Prompts for command line arguments.
<F10>      Restart debugger. Break points are ALWAYS saved (for all dbgrs).
<F11>      Exit the debugger

<F6>       Next
<F7>       Step
<F8>       Continue

<Leader>b  Set break point on the current line
<Leader>c  Clear break point on the current line

<Leader>v  Print the value of the variable under the cursor
<Leader>v/ Print the value of an expression thats entered

<Leader>/  Type a command for the debugger to execute and echo the result