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@node Debugging
@chapter Debugging Infrastructure

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} debug-options-interface [setting]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_debug_options (setting)
Option interface for the debug options. Instead of using
this procedure directly, use the procedures @code{debug-enable},
@code{debug-disable}, @code{debug-set!} and @code{debug-options}.
@end deffn


@section Using Traps

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} with-traps thunk
@deffnx {C Function} scm_with_traps (thunk)
Call @var{thunk} with traps enabled.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} debug-object? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_debug_object_p (obj)
Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a debug object.
@end deffn


@section Capturing the Stack or Innermost Stack Frame

When an error occurs in a running program, or the program hits a
breakpoint, its state at that point can be represented by a @dfn{stack}
of all the evaluations and procedure applications that are logically in
progress at that time, each of which is known as a @dfn{frame}.  The
programmer can learn more about the program's state at the point of
interruption or error by inspecting the stack and its frames.

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} make-stack obj . args
@deffnx {C Function} scm_make_stack (obj, args)
Create a new stack. If @var{obj} is @code{#t}, the current
evaluation stack is used for creating the stack frames,
otherwise the frames are taken from @var{obj} (which must be
either a debug object or a continuation).

@var{args} should be a list containing any combination of
integer, procedure and @code{#t} values.

These values specify various ways of cutting away uninteresting
stack frames from the top and bottom of the stack that
@code{make-stack} returns.  They come in pairs like this:
@code{(@var{inner_cut_1} @var{outer_cut_1} @var{inner_cut_2}
@var{outer_cut_2} @dots{})}.

Each @var{inner_cut_N} can be @code{#t}, an integer, or a
procedure.  @code{#t} means to cut away all frames up to but
excluding the first user module frame.  An integer means to cut
away exactly that number of frames.  A procedure means to cut
away all frames up to but excluding the application frame whose
procedure matches the specified one.

Each @var{outer_cut_N} can be an integer or a procedure.  An
integer means to cut away that number of frames.  A procedure
means to cut away frames down to but excluding the application
frame whose procedure matches the specified one.

If the @var{outer_cut_N} of the last pair is missing, it is
taken as 0.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} last-stack-frame obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_last_stack_frame (obj)
Return a stack which consists of a single frame, which is the
last stack frame for @var{obj}. @var{obj} must be either a
debug object or a continuation.
@end deffn


@section Examining the Stack

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stack? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_stack_p (obj)
Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a calling stack.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stack-id stack
@deffnx {C Function} scm_stack_id (stack)
Return the identifier given to @var{stack} by @code{start-stack}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stack-length stack
@deffnx {C Function} scm_stack_length (stack)
Return the length of @var{stack}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} stack-ref stack index
@deffnx {C Function} scm_stack_ref (stack, index)
Return the @var{index}'th frame from @var{stack}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} display-backtrace stack port [first [depth]]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_display_backtrace (stack, port, first, depth)
Display a backtrace to the output port @var{port}. @var{stack}
is the stack to take the backtrace from, @var{first} specifies
where in the stack to start and @var{depth} how much frames
to display. Both @var{first} and @var{depth} can be @code{#f},
which means that default values will be used.
@end deffn


@section Examining Stack Frames

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_p (obj)
Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a stack frame.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-number frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_number (frame)
Return the frame number of @var{frame}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-previous frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_previous (frame)
Return the previous frame of @var{frame}, or @code{#f} if
@var{frame} is the first frame in its stack.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-next frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_next (frame)
Return the next frame of @var{frame}, or @code{#f} if
@var{frame} is the last frame in its stack.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-source frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_source (frame)
Return the source of @var{frame}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-procedure? frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_procedure_p (frame)
Return @code{#t} if a procedure is associated with @var{frame}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-procedure frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_procedure (frame)
Return the procedure for @var{frame}, or @code{#f} if no
procedure is associated with @var{frame}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-arguments frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_arguments (frame)
Return the arguments of @var{frame}.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-evaluating-args? frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_evaluating_args_p (frame)
Return @code{#t} if @var{frame} contains evaluated arguments.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-overflow? frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_overflow_p (frame)
Return @code{#t} if @var{frame} is an overflow frame.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} frame-real? frame
@deffnx {C Function} scm_frame_real_p (frame)
Return @code{#t} if @var{frame} is a real frame.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} display-application frame [port [indent]]
@deffnx {C Function} scm_display_application (frame, port, indent)
Display a procedure application @var{frame} to the output port
@var{port}. @var{indent} specifies the indentation of the
output.
@end deffn


@section Decoding Memoized Source Expressions

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoized? obj
@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoized_p (obj)
Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is memoized.
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} unmemoize m
@deffnx {C Function} scm_unmemoize (m)
Unmemoize the memoized expression @var{m},
@end deffn

@deffn {Scheme Procedure} memoized-environment m
@deffnx {C Function} scm_memoized_environment (m)
Return the environment of the memoized expression @var{m}.
@end deffn


@section Starting a New Stack

@deffn {Scheme Syntax} start-stack id exp
Evaluate @var{exp} on a new calling stack with identity @var{id}.  If
@var{exp} is interrupted during evaluation, backtraces will not display
frames farther back than @var{exp}'s top-level form.  This macro is a
way of artificially limiting backtraces and stack procedures, largely as
a convenience to the user.
@end deffn


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