Re: cannot get Debugger to install on 9.2 on Win7 x-64

Success.

One must go into the configuration in pgAdmin (Tools menu, Server
Configuration) and *enable* the shared_preload_libraries item by checking
the checkbox next to it, save the config, and then stop/restart the
database service.

Tim

On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 5:38 AM, Tim Romano <tim(dot)romano888(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Thanks for taking time to reply, Dave. I have stopped and restarted the
> service several times, and have opened and closed pgAdmin several times.
> It's definitely a PL/pgsql function. That's all I've been writing.
> language plpgsql
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> Does the debugger definitely work on Windows 7 64-bit version?
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> When I look at the treeview, under Extensions, there are three:
> adminpack
> pldbgapi
> plpgsql
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> pldbgapi has OID 17717, the schema is public, it is relocatable, it's
> version 1.0, and comment says server-side support for debugging PL/pgSQL
> functions.
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> It has these dependents:
> Type: breakpoint
> Type: frame
> Type: proxyinfo
> Type: targetinfo
> Type: var
>
> and 21 functions.
>
> I'm thinking it is a GUI issue. What does the UI look for when
> determining whether to display the Debugging option on Tools menu or on the
> treeview context menu?
>
> Regards
> Tim
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> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 3:53 AM, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Tim Romano <tim(dot)romano888(at)gmail(dot)com>
>> wrote:
>> > I followed the steps to enable the debugger:
>> >
>> > 1. Modified the postgresql.conf file as directed
>> shared_preload_libraries =
>> > '$libdir/plugin_debugger.dll'
>> > 2. Stopped and restarted the database service.
>> > 3. Ran CREATE EXTENSION pldbgapi in the database where I'm writing the
>> > functions. It reported success.
>> >
>> > But the debug option does show up in the Tools menu, nor does it appear
>> in
>> > the treeview's context-menu when I right-click on a function-name.
>>
>> I'm sure people are getting sick of me saying this here, but it worked
>> for me! Some things to check:
>>
>> - Did you restart pgAdmin (or at least disconnect and reconnect the
>> server) after creating the extension?
>>
>> - The debugger only supports pl/pgsql functions on PostgreSQL. Are you
>> right-clicking a function written in a different language?
>>
>> --
>> Dave Page
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