NAME ^

debug.ops

DESCRIPTION ^

Parrot debugger

HISTORY ^

Initial version by Daniel Grunblatt on 2002.5.19

Parrot debug operations ^

debug_init()

Init the Parrot debugger, must be called before any other debug op.

debug_load(inconst STR)

Load a Parrot source file for the current program.

debug_break()

Break execution and drop into the debugger. If we are already into the debugger and is the first time we are called set a breakpoint.

When you re run/continue the program begin debugged it will pay no attention to the debug ops.

TODO: clone the interpreter to allow people to play into the debugger and then continue the normal execution of the program.

debug_print()

Print all the Parrot registers at once.

backtrace()

Print a backtrace.

getline(out INT)

Get the current line number.

getfile(out STR)

Get the name of the current file.


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