Running a Script- and debugging.

[Jim]

On 09/22/2009 02:37 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
> 2009/9/22 Jim<mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net>:
>    
>> On 09/22/2009 12:07 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
>>      
>>> 2009/9/22 Jim<mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net>:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> On 09/22/2009 11:05 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> On Tue, 2009-09-22 at 10:52 -0400, Jim wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>>>> FC11/KDE
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a script to run for setting up a Samsung CLX3175FN, when I start
>>>>>> it it hangs. and doesn't say why , how can I find why it hangs ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm running it from the terminal as root.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> If it's a Shell script (you don't say) try running it as "sh -x
>>>>> script.sh" or "sh -v script.sh".
>>>>>
>>>>> poc
>>>>>            
>>>> Thanks Patrick for yor responds.
>>>> Using the sh -x command shows me to where it stopped.
>>>> What app. in Linux could I use that would show the line # and have the
>>>> Find
>>>> a line in it.
>>>> The Console does not have a "find" command in it.
>>>> Prefer a app. that is not a command line app.  I'm not very good at "vi"
>>>> and
>>>> some of the others.
>>>>
>>>>          
> What you can do is use,
>
> $ grep -ne 'the command the script fails at' /path/to/script
>
> This will give you the line number, then you can open it in any editor
> and look it up. Since you mention you prefer something simpler, I'm
> out of suggestions as I use Emacs and it is far from simple. However
> if you still want to give that a try, then open emacs like this,
>
> $ emacs +line_no /path/to/script
>
> This will open the script with the cursor at line line_no. If you want
> to turn on line numbers in emacs, do `Alt+x linum-mode<RET>'
>
>    
>>> I haven't tried this yet, but you could give bashdb a try. Sounds very
>>> useful.
>>>
>>> Name       : bashdb
>>> Arch       : noarch
>>>        
>> Thanks Suvayu it looks very impressive.
>> I ran the script I was having problems with and I have attached it.
>> I'm under the GUN here to get a Samsung CLX3175FN printer working, Samsung
>> has drivers for linux but they won't work in Fedora 11 .The install.sh
>> script is hanging up on me.
>>
>> This sure is a nice printer.
>>
>>      
> bashdb<0>
>
> Once you are at this prompt you can look at what are the values for
> all the variables, exit codes and so on ... As I said, I haven't used
> the package yet. So can't help you with the specifics. Try looking at
> the man page for bashdb, that should have basic guidelines on how to
> use it.
>
> GL
>
>    
Could someone give me a Ideal as to this part of a script would hangup 
script.
In FC11.

The hangup stops at;

cd 'dirname $0'


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