NAME
Debug::Fork::Tmux - Makes fork() in debugger to open a new Tmux window
VERSION
This documentation refers to the module contained in the distribution
"Debug-Fork-Tmux" version 1.000012.
SYNOPSIS
#!/usr/bin/perl -d
#
# ABSTRACT: Debug the fork()-contained code in this file
#
## Works only under Tmux: http://tmux.sf.net
#
# Make fork()s debuggable with Tmux
use Debug::Fork::Tmux;
# See what happens in your debugger then...
fork;
DESCRIPTION
Make sure you have the running "Tmux" window manager:
$ tmux
* Only "Tmux" version 1.6 and higher works with "Debug::Fork::Tmux".
See "DEPENDENCIES".
* It is not necessary to run this under "Tmux", see "Attaching to the
other "Tmux" session".
Then the real usage example of this module is:
$ perl -MDebug::Fork::Tmux -d your_script.pl
As Perl's standard debugger requires additional code to be written and
used when the debugged Perl program use the fork() built-in.
This module is about to solve the trouble which is used to be observed
like this:
######### Forked, but do not know how to create a new TTY. #########
Since two debuggers fight for the same TTY, input is severely entangled.
I know how to switch the output to a different window in xterms, OS/2
consoles, and Mac OS X Terminal.app only. For a manual switch, put the
name of the created TTY in $DB::fork_TTY, or define a function
DB::get_fork_TTY() returning this.
On UNIX-like systems one can get the name of a TTY for the given window
by typing tty, and disconnect the shell from TTY by sleep 1000000.
All of that is about getting the pseudo-terminal device for another part
of user interface. This is probably why only the "GUI"s are mentioned
here: "OS/2" 'Command Prompt', "Mac OS X"'s "Terminal.app" and an
"xterm". For those of you who develop server-side stuff it should be
known that keeping "GUI" on the server is far from always to be
available as an option no matter if it's a production or a development
environment.
The most ridiculous for every "TUI" (the "ssh" particularly) user is
that the pseudo-terminal device isn't that much about "GUI"s by its
nature so the problem behind the bars of the perl5db.pl report (see more
detailed problem description at the PerlMonks thread
<http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=128283>) is the consoles management. It's
a kind of a tricky, for example, to start the next "ssh" session
initiated from the machine serving as an "sshd" server for the existing
session.
Thus we kind of have to give a chance to the consoles management with a
software capable to run on a server machine without as much dependencies
as an "xterm". This module is a try to pick the Tmux
<http://tmux.sf.net> windows manager for such a task.
Because of highly-developed scripting capabilities of "Tmux" any user
can supply the 'window' or a 'pane' to Perl's debugger making it
suitable to debug the separate process in a different "UI" instance.
Also this adds the features like "groupware": imagine that your mate can
debug the process you've just "fork()ed" by mean of attaching the same
"tmux" you are running on a server. While you keep working on a process
that called a "fork()".
SUBROUTINES/METHODS
All of the following are functions:
PUBLIC
"DB::get_fork_TTY()"
Finds new "TTY" for the "fork()"ed process.
Takes no arguments. Returns "Str" name of the "tty" device of the
<tmux>'s new window created for the debugger's new process.
Sets the $DB::fork_TTY to the same "Str" value.
PRIVATE
"_spawn_tty()"
Creates a "TTY" device and returns "Str" its name.
"_tmux_new_window()"
Creates a given "tmux" window and returns "Str" its id/number.
"_tmux_window_tty( $window_id )"
Finds a given "tmux" window's tty name and returns its "Str" name based
on a given window id/number typically from "_tmux_new_window()".
"_read_from_cmd( $cmd => @args )"
Takes the list containing the "Str" system() command and "Array" its
arguments and executes it. Reads "Str" the output and returns it. Throws
if no output or if the command failed.
"_croak_on_cmd( $cmd => @args, $happen )"
Takes the "Str" command, "Array" its arguments and "Str" the reason of
its failure, examines the $? and dies with explanation on the system()
command failure.
CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT
The module requires the Tmux <http://tmux.sf.net> window manager for the
console to be present in the system.
This means that it requires the "Unix"-like operating system not only to
have a fork implemented and a "TTY" device name supplement but the
system should have Tmux up and running.
Therefore "Cygwin" for example isn't in at this moment, see the
explanation
<http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.terminal-emulators.tmux.user/1354
> why.
Configuration is made via environment variables, the default is taken
for each of them with no such variable is set in the environment:
"DFTMUX_FQFN"
The "tmux" binary name with the full path.
Default : The first of those for executable to exist:
"PATH" environment variable contents
Path to the Perl binary interpreter
Current directory
and just the "tmux" as a fallback if none of above is the location of
the "tmux" executable file.
"DFTMUX_CMD_NEWW"
The system() arguments for a "tmux" command for opening a new window and
with output of a window address from "tmux". String is sliced by spaces
to be a list of parameters.
Default : "neww -P"
"DFTMUX_CMD_NEWW_EXEC"
The system() or a shell command to be given to the "DFTMUX_CMD_NEWW"
command to be executed in a brand new created window. It should wait
unexpectedly and do nothing till the debugger catches the device and
puts in into the proper use.
Default : "sleep 1000000"
"DFTMUX_CMD_TTY"
Command- line parameter(s) for a "tmux" command to find a "tty" name in
the output. The string is sliced then by spaces. The "tmux"'s window
address is added then as the very last argument.
Default : "lsp -F #{pane_tty} -t"
Earlier versions' "SPUNGE_*" environment variables
Till v1.000009 the module was controlled by the environment variables
like "SPUNGE_TMUX_FQDN". Those are deprecated and should be replaced in
your configuration(s) onto the "DFTMUX_"-prefixed ones.
Attaching to the other "Tmux" session
For the case you can not or don't want to use the current "tmux" session
you are running in, you may want to have the separate "tmux" server up
and running and use its windows or panes to be created. This can be done
by mean of prepending the correct "-L" or "-S" switch to the start of
the every of the command-line parameters string to be used, for example:
$ DFTMUX_CMD_NEWW="-L default neww -P" \
> DFTMUX_CMD_TTY="-L default lsp -F #{pane_tty} -t" \
> perl -MDebug::Fork::Tmux -d your_script.pl
DIAGNOSTICS
* "The command ..."
Typically the error message starts with the command the
Debug::Fork::Tmux tried to execute, including the command's
arguments.
* "failed opening command: ..."
The command was not taken by the system as an executable binary
file.
* "... didn't write a line"
* "failed reading command: ..."
Command did not output exactly one line of the text.
* "... did not finish"
Command outputs more than one line of the text.
* "provided empty string"
Command outputs exactly one line of the text and the line is empty.
* "failed to execute: ..."
There was failure executing the command
* "child died with(out) signal X, Y coredump"
Command was killed by the signal X and the coredump is (not) located
in Y.
* "child exited with value X"
Command was not failed but there are reasons to throw an error like
the wrong command's output.
DEPENDENCIES
* "Perl 5.8.9+" is available from The Perl website <http://www.perl.org>
* Config, Cwd, DB, ExtUtils::MakeMaker, File::Find, File::Spec,
File::Basename, Scalar::Util, Test::More are available in core "Perl"
distribution version 5.8.9 and later
* Const::Fast is available from "CPAN"
* Module::Build is available in core "Perl" distribution since version
5.9.4
* Sort::Versions is available from "CPAN"
* Test::Exception is available from "CPAN"
* Test::Most is available from "CPAN"
* Test::Strict is available from "CPAN"
* Env::Path is available from "CPAN"
* autodie is available in core "Perl" distribution since version 5.10.1
* "Tmux" v1.6+ is available from The Tmux website
<http://tmux.sourceforge.net>
Most of them can easily be found in your operating system
distribution/repository.
BUGS AND LIMITATIONS
You can make new bug reports, and view existing ones, through the web
interface at <http://bugs.vereshagin.org/product/Debug-Fork-Tmux>.
WEB SITE
The web site of Debug::Fork::Tmux
<http://gitweb.vereshagin.org/Debug-Fork-Tmux/README.html> currently
consists of only one page cause it's a very small module.
You may want to visit a GitHub page
<https://github.com/petr999/Debug-Fork-Tmux>, too.
SUPPORT
Perldoc
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Debug::Fork::Tmux
Websites
The following websites have more information about this module, and may
be of help to you. As always, in addition to those websites please use
your favorite search engine to discover more resources.
* MetaCPAN
A modern, open-source CPAN search engine, useful to view POD in HTML
format.
<http://metacpan.org/release/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* Search CPAN
The default CPAN search engine, useful to view POD in HTML format.
<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* RT: CPAN's Bug Tracker
The RT ( Request Tracker ) website is the default bug/issue tracking
system for CPAN.
<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* AnnoCPAN
The AnnoCPAN is a website that allows community annotations of Perl
module documentation.
<http://annocpan.org/dist/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* CPAN Ratings
The CPAN Ratings is a website that allows community ratings and
reviews of Perl modules.
<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* CPAN Forum
The CPAN Forum is a web forum for discussing Perl modules.
<http://cpanforum.com/dist/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* CPANTS
The CPANTS is a website that analyzes the Kwalitee ( code metrics )
of a distribution.
<http://cpants.perl.org/dist/overview/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* CPAN Testers
The CPAN Testers is a network of smokers who run automated tests on
uploaded CPAN distributions.
<http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/D/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* CPAN Testers Matrix
The CPAN Testers Matrix is a website that provides a visual overview
of the test results for a distribution on various Perls/platforms.
<http://matrix.cpantesters.org/?dist=Debug-Fork-Tmux>
* CPAN Testers Dependencies
The CPAN Testers Dependencies is a website that shows a chart of the
test results of all dependencies for a distribution.
<http://deps.cpantesters.org/?module=Debug::Fork::Tmux>
Email
You can email the author of this module at "peter@vereshagin.org" asking
for help with any problems you have.
Bugs / Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests by email to
"peter@vereshagin.org", or through the web interface at
<http://bugs.vereshagin.org/product/Debug-Fork-Tmux>. You will be
automatically notified of any progress on the request by the system.
Source Code
The code is open to the world, and available for you to hack on. Please
feel free to browse it and play with it, or whatever. If you want to
contribute patches, please send me a diff or prod me to pull from your
repository :)
<http://gitweb.vereshagin.org/Debug-Fork-Tmux>
git clone https://github.com/petr999/Debug-Fork-Tmux.git
AUTHOR
Peter Vereshagin <http://vereshagin.org> <peter@vereshagin.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2013 by Peter Vereshagin.
This is free software, licensed under:
The (three-clause) BSD License
SEE ALSO
Please see those modules/websites for more information related to this
module.
* Debug::Fork::Tmux::Config
* <http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=128283>
* <nntp://nntp.perl.org/perl.debugger>
* <http://debugger.perl.org/>
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