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Title:Digital Ladebug debugger
Moderator:TLE::LUCIA
Created:Fri Feb 28 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:969
Total number of notes:3959

858.0. "" by TLE::MURRAY (Wanfang Murray) Fri Feb 28 1997 14:13

I can sense that there is a lot frustration with using ladebug especially
dxladebug.  We appreicate all the problems you reported, and we actually
love them (at least it indicates that someone is using it).  We are 
rearranging the resources to address these problems as fast as can.
If there are problems that are very critical for you, please state that
so we can bump its priority.

For the past several 6-9 months, our focus has been to make ladebug
and dxladebug load faster.   We have made significant improvement and
it's in acceptable now (sure, it can use some more improvement).  
Our current top priority goal is to make dxladebug reliable and function 
as it should.  It's aweful when debugger hangs or segv after a handful
operations.   We are addressing it by putting them into various categories
so problems can be addressed with a right design instead of various patches.  

Please don't give up yet.   Please continue to report any problems you
have.  I hope you understand that we understand it's a problem and we 
are working it.

Thanks
Wanfang

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858.1DECC::OUELLETTEFri Feb 28 1997 15:177
Rest assured that about half of the DEC C and C++ team has experienced
realization of being behind, reprioritization, and hard work to catch up.
While the effort has no definite conclusion, there does come a time when
bugs get under control and people start really liking your product
(mostly).  In the mean time, work is never uninteresting or slow.

Roland.
858.2RDGENG::HAQUEShaheed R. Haque, 830-3531, reo2-f/b3Mon Mar 03 1997 08:0024
Personally, I file bug/enhancement reports because:

	1. I want a reliable, world class debugger for Digital UNIX.

	2. I am encouraged by the attitude of the ladebug team in their
	responses...and progress too. I am certainly aware of the
	effort that frequent releases take, and appreciate the visible
	improvements.

	3. I am a Digital employee, and I believe that this carries
	a responsibility for find bugs etc. before real customers do.

The things that would stop me from filing reports would be:

	1. Everything worked exactly the way I want :-), all the time,
	and beats the pants off the competitors (e.g. the VAX Ada compiler
	circa 1989).

	2. An unresponsive attitude from the team.

Thanks,

	"A kernel mode/kernel crash dump/application debugger"