From: Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: How do I go about debugging my Elisp code?
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:22:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871r19ykbi.fsf@zoho.eu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: YeEzJuZqPJST5WYi@protected.localdomain
Jean Louis wrote:
> I join to advise by Michael from Sweden
Haha :D
> as to make it a proper package, use byte-compiler messages
> and warnings first.
>
> You could use M-x emacs-lisp-byte-compile to find various
> warnings and that is also for debugging purposes.
>
> What I often do is instrumenting the function for Edebug and
> using xref package to move from function to function.
>
> Here is the method:
>
> 1. First find the function which you suspect or wish to
> debug, or the one which you are invoking.
>
> 2. Press C-u for prefix followed by C-M-x within the
> function. This will instrument the function for Edebug.
>
> 3. Run the function to begin the process. Once instrumenting
> process begins, click "n" for next and verify various
> values and how function is executed. You will find out
> what is wrong.
>
> 4. If you see that function is calling other function where
> you think that problem exists, instrument that other
> function as well.
>
> 5. To remove instrumentation use M-x
> edebug-remove-instrumentation and remove functions which
> you don't want to inspect any more.
... but good outline.
--
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https://dataswamp.org/~incal
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Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-01-08 5:20 How do I go about debugging my Elisp code? Davin Pearson
2022-01-10 10:11 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-01-10 10:37 ` Po Lu
2022-01-13 1:22 ` Fwd: " Davin Pearson
2022-01-13 1:34 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-13 12:58 ` Michael Heerdegen
2022-01-14 6:55 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-01-14 8:24 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 23:22 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2022-01-14 13:46 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 14:56 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-01-14 15:20 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 16:23 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-01-14 16:53 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 17:24 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-01-14 17:57 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 18:58 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-01-15 7:34 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 18:56 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-01-14 19:02 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 19:51 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-01-15 7:35 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-15 10:15 ` Tassilo Horn
2022-01-15 11:33 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-18 0:03 ` Davin Pearson
2022-01-14 23:28 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-14 23:26 ` NonGNU ELPA (was: Re: Fwd: How do I go about debugging my Elisp code?) Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-15 7:39 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-17 3:47 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-17 18:15 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-18 0:01 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-18 5:02 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-18 6:06 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-18 3:02 ` NonGNU ELPA Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-18 3:20 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-18 3:49 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-21 21:32 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-22 4:00 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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2022-01-22 5:38 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-22 6:32 ` Po Lu
2022-01-22 6:42 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-22 7:10 ` Po Lu
2022-01-22 12:24 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-22 12:38 ` Po Lu
2022-01-22 11:13 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-22 13:43 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-23 9:24 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-23 16:26 ` Stefan Monnier via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-23 16:39 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-22 4:58 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-22 5:05 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-18 3:23 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-14 17:40 ` Fwd: How do I go about debugging my Elisp code? Yuri Khan
2022-01-14 17:51 ` Jean Louis
2022-01-14 23:31 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-01-14 23:24 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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2022-01-15 8:24 ` Jean Louis
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