From: Michael <sp1ff@runbox.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: gazally@runbox.com, 51037@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#51037: [PATCH] Make `print-level` & `print-length` customizable in ERT batch tests
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:50:35 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86mtmykxro.fsf@runbox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a6jd5891.fsf@gnus.org>
+Gemini
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> Michael <sp1ff@runbox.com> writes:
>
>> Only when comparing _results_. Say I have test code like:
>>
>> (let ((a (<some complex list>)
>> (b (<another complex list>))))
>> ...
>> (should (equal a b))
>>
>> My changes would case the error message from the failed
>> `should`
>> invocation to print `a` & `b` more fully (i.e. with fewwer
>> ellipses).
>
> Ah, I see.
>
>> The backtrace logic is separate, and un-touched by my patch as
>> submitted (tho of course I can change that).
>
> Perhaps it would be better if the same variables affected both
> result
> printing and backtraces in the code that ert is testing.
I've run down a bit of a rabbit hole on this.
The issue: stack traces are printed by the `backtrace`
package. backtrace.el was authored by Gemini (which is why I've
added him to this thread). backtrace.el doesn't directly work in
terms of `print-le{ngth,vel}`: it defines a custom variable
`backtrace-line-length` and then adjusts print-level &
print-length in let bindings in order to:
1. try to respect the desired line length
2. not trigger bug 31919 (Lisp Debugger doesn't work when at
stack limit)
Bug 31919 <https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=31919>
occurs when the debugger is invoked in response to
`max-lisp-eval-depth` being exceeded. Since we're close the the
top of the stack already, a too-high setting of `print-level`
will cause backtraces to break.
Because of this arrangement, any attempt on the part of ert to
customize print-length & print-level comes to nothing--
`backtrace` will adjust them to satisfy conditions 1 & 2 above.
For myself, I was quite surprised to all learn this: I had to
spend a fair bit of time digging through the source to find out
what was happening to my settings for print-length &
print-level.
My personal incliniation is to remove the `backtrace-line-length`
variable entirely, and make the `debug` package responsible for
controlling print-level so as to avoid 31919. But that's me: is
there a compelling use-case for backtrace.el working in terms of
limiting line length rather than just using `print-le{ve,ength}`?
--
Michael <sp1ff@runbox.com>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-10-24 19:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-10-05 14:28 bug#51037: [PATCH] Make `print-level` & `print-length` customizable in ERT batch tests Michael
2021-10-06 9:30 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-06 12:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-07 7:59 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-07 8:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-10-07 19:03 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-12 13:52 ` Michael
2021-10-13 11:07 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-13 13:41 ` Michael
2021-10-13 14:06 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-24 19:50 ` Michael [this message]
2021-10-25 13:03 ` Gemini Lasswell
2021-10-26 21:02 ` Michael
2021-10-27 13:13 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-25 13:05 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-26 21:10 ` Michael
2021-10-27 13:15 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-14 2:55 ` Michael
2021-11-14 7:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-11-14 15:42 ` Michael
2021-11-14 18:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-11-15 23:11 ` Michael
2021-11-14 14:39 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-14 14:42 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-14 17:45 ` Michael
2021-11-14 17:50 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-15 23:32 ` Michael
2021-11-16 7:48 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-17 16:22 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-11-18 9:27 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-18 13:51 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-11-19 15:24 ` Michael
2021-11-19 18:46 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-11-20 16:49 ` Michael
2021-11-20 22:19 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-11-22 14:07 ` Michael
2021-11-22 17:29 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-11-24 16:29 ` Michael
2021-11-24 19:53 ` Filipp Gunbin
2021-11-29 16:16 ` Michael
2021-10-07 21:04 ` Andy Moreton
2021-10-07 22:04 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-10-08 13:49 ` Andy Moreton
2021-10-08 15:24 ` Michael
2021-10-09 11:19 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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