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Adam <nospam@example.com> writes:

> If anyone has any better suggestions, for a novice tinkering
> away, they would be welcome.  Gleaning meaningful info from the
> debugger would seem to be a candidate for a newbie lesson.

probably the best suggestion is to accept and enjoy the state of
perpetual noviceness.  true, it is fun to get old and cranky but
it's also fun to get old and crazy.  you can't get crazy if you
know everything (or think you know everything ;-).

thi