"Thompson, David" <dthomps...@worcester.edu> writes: > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 8:40 AM Matt Wette <matt.we...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 10/17/19 9:39 PM, Christopher Howard wrote: >> > Hi, it seems like with the flexibility of Guile, I should be able to do >> > something like this: >> > ```(define (foo) (let ((a 1) (b 2) (c 3)) (jump-into- >> > debugging-repl)))``` >> > And have access to a, b, and c and their values. But I'm not quite >> > figuring out how to this. >> > >> >> Define dump-into-debugging-repl as >> >> (start-repl #:debug (make-debug (stack->vector (make-stack #t)) 0 >> "trap!" #t)) > > I think something like this should be shipped in the (system repl > debug) module. I'm used to quick and easy access to a debugger in > other languages, such as Ruby, and having to wrap your head around the > REPL, debug, and stack code is too much to ask of any new Guiler.
For what it's worth, I think something like this would be a welcome addition. However, my knowledge of the Guile debugger is currently quite weak, so I'd prefer to hear from Andy before proceeding. Thanks, Mark