WinUAE debugger command line

[hop]

Is it possible to launch WinUAE from the command line straight into the debugger?

My current command line is

winuae64 -config=A1200.uae -0 disk.adf

and I have to be quick on the draw to hit Shift+F12 before the bootblock is read.

I've tried both the -D command line option as well as the use_debugger=true config file option but neither seem to work. Perhaps I have misinterpreted them.

The ideal workflow would be to pass a debugger script on the command line to f.ex set a watchpoint or 'fp' command

Thanks for any advice.

Version: WinUAE4910_x64

[Rock'n Roll]

to open the the debugger from commandline there is the command -D
https://www.vware.at/winuaehelp/Comm...arameters.html
but I believe this command was never supported?
In my tests also with older WinUAE versions the WinUAE debugger never opens by start from commandline.

One idea to open the debugger by start is the f-command. The f-command is usefull to found the first RAM-adress (eg. boot block)
(f Step forward until PC in RAM ("boot block finder") If you want analyze the bootcode (bootloader) you can use the f-command.

After a reset the Amiga is waiting in the ROM. If you now insert a disk, the bootprocess is starting. The f-command stops at the first RAM adress. "until PC
in RAM". Now you can trace the bootcode step by step to analyze or modify the code. The f-command is a breakpoint command so you can also look with H the
previous instructions.

[hop]

Thanks, I'll try that out.

[Toni Wilen]

use_debugger has always been disabled in WinUAE. Don't know why. Not sure if I want to enable it if there are too many config files that have it enabled and suddenly users are confused when trying next version..

"f" is better choice anyway if you want to debug disk booting.

If you really want to debug what ROM does early, enable "One second reboot pause" and press debugger shortcut during the delay.

[hop]

Thanks Toni