I would like to know how to debug the right way (except of syntax errors)

how do 'activate' the debug-functions like:
line()
println()
print3d()

Depends what your doing but i use print line, lets say your script is something like if a number is more than 5 do one thing, if its smaller than 5 do a different thing:

if (number => 5) {
function1();
println(number is more than 5, running function 1);
}
if (number =< 5) {
function2();
println(number is less than 5, running function 2);
}

Please switch the function() and the iprintln(), cause the code might hang in function(), and as it is not threaded, it will never iprintln.

Also, you could add an iprintln before function() and one after, so you can see if it hangs inside the function()

uhm, yeah i know

but these debug-functions only work with developer enabled or something like that (or did you ever seen a line or a 3D-print in MP?)
so i need the setting for this
i tried:

	if( level.debug )
	{
		setCvar( "developer" , 1 );
		setCvar( "developer_script" , 1 );
		setCvar( "fs_debug" , 1 );
		setCvar( "com_debug" , 1 );
		setCvar( "debug_protocol" , "debug.cfg" );
		setCvar( "fs_debugBold" , 1 );
		setCvar( "cg_debugevents" , 1 );
		setCvar( "cg_debugHUDDraw" , 1 );
		setCvar( "con_debug" , 1 );
		setCvar( "debug" , 1 );
		setCvar( "ui_debug" , 1 );
	}

and nothing changed

maybe i should start tha map with /devmap mp_toujane?
lets try

EDIT:
i did it with devmap, still no visible lines there
with devmap i got some strange errors (even in stock scripts), without devmap it works perfect

i know that in meatBot-mod you are able to see lines in the waypoint-editor but i cant figure aout the settings :(

lines work, you just have to redraw them for each frame

you can wrap the draw code in a loop and add a wait 0.05;

lineUntilNotified( start , end , color , depthTest , endonString , entity )
{
	if( !isDefined( entity ) )
		entity = level;

	entity endon( endonString );
	
	for( ; ; )
	{
		line( start , end , color , depthTest );
		wait( 0.05 );
	}
}

testLine()
{
	for( ; ; )
	{
		wait( 0.05 );

		line( ( 0 , 0 , -10000 ) , ( 0 , 0 , 10000 )  );
	}
}

i was flying around as spectator and cant find a line in tha map :(
i was only calling on mapstart
thread _debug::testline();

edited on Sep. 15, 2011 03:39 pm by serthy

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and now it works!