[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #47295] Keep existing breakpoints after editing file in GUI

[Rik]

Update of bug #47295 (project octave):

              Item Group:                   Other => Feature Request        
                  Status:                    None => Wont Fix               
                 Summary: Breakpoints are lost after saving file => Keep
existing breakpoints after editing file in GUI

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Follow-up Comment #5:

The existing behavior is explicitly intended.  When the timestamp on a file
changes, indicating it has been edited, Octave has no way of knowing the
extent of the changes.  Because Octave records breakpoints only by file and
line number, rather than a contextual diff which would include nearby lines,
it throws away the existing breakpoints as invalid.  Matlab behaves similarly,
I believe. 

I've changed the category to feature request and changed the summary to what
might be possible.


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