Thread Subject: how to set breakpoint in vim when edit .m file

how to set breakpoint in vim when edit .m file, I ssh to the linux server

On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:10:02 -0400, Arthur Zheng <hzheng7@gatech.edu>
wrote:

> how to set breakpoint in vim when edit .m file, I ssh to the linux server

I do not think you can do this in VIM.

You could set the breakpoint from the MATLAB command line:

help dbstop

"Ashish Uthama" <first.last@mathworks.com> wrote in message <op.usqw2bm9a5ziv5@uthamaa.dhcp.mathworks.com>...
> On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:10:02 -0400, Arthur Zheng <hzheng7@gatech.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > how to set breakpoint in vim when edit .m file, I ssh to the linux server
>
> I do not think you can do this in VIM.
>
> You could set the breakpoint from the MATLAB command line:
>
> help dbstop

thanks

If you put this in your .vimrc file

function! Matbreak()
   return 'dbstop in '.expand("%:t:r").' at '.line(".")
endfunction

:imap <F5> <C-R>=Matbreak()<CR>
:command! Matbreak :call Matbreak()

Then when you are in insert mode, and you would like a break point, press f5 and it will insert one. It's a bit hacky, but easier than remembering a line number and putting it into the command window in Matlab.