How do I debug an add-on?

[Odyssey346]

Hi, I'm trying to see whats wrong with VimFX because it doesn't seem to work. I go to about:debugging, enable add-on debugging, and then press Debug, accept remote connection, nothing happens. Just a blank devtool. So, how do I properly debug an add-on?

[moonbat]

Did you click the debug button next to the relevant addon? In my case I get a prompt about a debug connection from localhost, then a devtools window pops up with a console, a log, a debugger and other tools.

Before delving here it pays to just clear the error console and normally use the extension, then see if there's any errors shown.

[Odyssey346]

Did you click the debug button next to the relevant addon? In my case I get a prompt about a debug connection from localhost, then a devtools window pops up with a console, a log, a debugger and other tools.

Before delving here it pays to just clear the error console and normally use the extension, then see if there's any errors shown.

I did click the Debug button next to the relevant add-on, yeah. It tells me to accept a debug connection from 127.0.0.1, which I then accept. Nothing appears. Just the theme from the devtools, nothing else.

[Odyssey346]

ok what it works now

[New Tobin Paradigm]

The Mozilla DevTools we have especially the debugger is total garbage and always was. You are best served doing it the old way with a text editor, the toolkit Error Console, and DOMi.