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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Jean-Christophe Helary <lists@traduction-libre.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs development...
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 11:10:10 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83k0kfz09p.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F137D66F-9CA8-490A-9295-1903698A9CA8@traduction-libre.org> (message from Jean-Christophe Helary on Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:08:54 +0900)

> From: Jean-Christophe Helary <lists@traduction-libre.org>
> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:08:54 +0900
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> But when I run package.el to test it, I'd like to have a way to examine the values of variables as they evolve. Right now I use message and check the *Messages* buffer... It is not ideal.
> 
> And there are probably a few other things that would make work easier but that I am not aware of because I am not a developer.

The other alternative is Edebug, I think.  You instrument the function
where the variables in which you are interested live, then evaluate
their values while stepping through that function (if Edebug didn't
evaluate them automatically for you).



  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-08-21  8:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-08-21  5:07 Emacs development Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-21  6:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-21  7:08   ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-21  7:16     ` Tassilo Horn
2021-08-21  7:50       ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-21  7:54         ` Tassilo Horn
2021-08-21  8:12           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-08-21 13:51           ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-21 22:00           ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-08-21  8:08         ` Stephen Berman
2021-08-21 12:05         ` Konstantin Kharlamov
2021-08-21 12:28           ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-21 14:08             ` Tim Cross
2021-08-21 15:00               ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-21 23:09                 ` Tim Cross
2021-08-22  1:26                   ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-22  2:25                     ` Tim Cross
2021-08-22  2:15                   ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-22  2:48                     ` Tim Cross
2021-08-22  7:47                       ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-22  8:11                         ` Tim Cross
2021-08-22 13:54                           ` T.V Raman
2021-08-22 16:04                             ` Eric Abrahamsen
2021-08-22 16:19                               ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-22 16:23                                 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2021-08-22 16:25                                 ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-22 16:43                                   ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2021-08-22 16:29                               ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-22 17:08                               ` T.V Raman
2021-08-22 17:44                                 ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-22 18:34                                   ` Stephen Berman
2021-08-22 23:12                                     ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-23  9:17                                       ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-22 14:41                           ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-21 14:07           ` Arthur Miller
2021-08-21  8:10     ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-08-21  8:36 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2015-02-21  2:36 Sam Auciello
2015-02-21  3:52 ` Alexis
2015-02-21  8:56   ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-02-21 10:07   ` Adam Sjøgren
2015-02-21 11:28     ` Eric Abrahamsen
2015-02-21 11:44       ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-02-21 12:24         ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2015-02-21 12:27           ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-02-21 14:22             ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2015-02-21 18:43               ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-02-22 17:17                 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2015-02-21 12:45         ` Eric Abrahamsen
2015-02-24 10:58     ` Filipp Gunbin

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