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DEBUG v1.29 vs lDebug (Announce)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 09.05.2022, 21:19

> It might be exciting to add task swapping based on that new ...DEBUG
> feature to JEMM or similar drivers, given that DR DOS has taken a similar
> path before?
>
> Hotkeys could be used decide which task is the one running and connected to
> keyboard, mouse, VGA etc. Depending on which text and graphics state
> details are to be supported, it could be a lot of work. Just watching the
> DEBUG news in awe

Probably lots of work, yes. And I don't really need vv, I just like to add features to my projects. lDebug has supported serial I/O since 2019 January now, which I think is also a good solution to debugging things where you do not want the debugger interface to interfere with the debuggee's.

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Complete thread:

• DEBUG v1.29 - Japheth, 08.05.2022, 18:32 (Announce)
  • DEBUG v1.29 vs lDebug - ecm, 09.05.2022, 07:45
    • DEBUG v1.29 vs lDebug - Japheth, 09.05.2022, 08:29
    • DEBUG v1.29 vs lDebug - mceric, 09.05.2022, 20:57
      • DEBUG v1.29 vs lDebug - ecm, 09.05.2022, 21:19
      • DEBUG v1.29 vs lDebug - Japheth, 10.05.2022, 08:31