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1 @c This is part of the Emacs manual.
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2 @c Copyright (C) 1985,86,87,93,94,95,97,2000,2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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3 @c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
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4 @node Building, Maintaining, Programs, Top
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5 @chapter Compiling and Testing Programs
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6 @cindex building programs
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7 @cindex program building
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8 @cindex running Lisp functions
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10 The previous chapter discusses the Emacs commands that are useful for
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11 making changes in programs. This chapter deals with commands that assist
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12 in the larger process of developing and maintaining programs.
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13
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14 @menu
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15 * Compilation:: Compiling programs in languages other
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16 than Lisp (C, Pascal, etc.).
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17 * Compilation Mode:: The mode for visiting compiler errors.
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18 * Compilation Shell:: Customizing your shell properly
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19 for use in the compilation buffer.
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20 * Grep Searching:: Searching with grep.
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21 * Flymake:: Finding syntax errors on the fly.
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22 * Debuggers:: Running symbolic debuggers for non-Lisp programs.
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23 * Executing Lisp:: Various modes for editing Lisp programs,
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24 with different facilities for running
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25 the Lisp programs.
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26 * Libraries: Lisp Libraries. Creating Lisp programs to run in Emacs.
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27 * Eval: Lisp Eval. Executing a single Lisp expression in Emacs.
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28 * Interaction: Lisp Interaction. Executing Lisp in an Emacs buffer.
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29 * External Lisp:: Communicating through Emacs with a separate Lisp.
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30 @end menu
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32 @node Compilation
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33 @section Running Compilations under Emacs
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34 @cindex inferior process
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35 @cindex make
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36 @cindex compilation errors
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37 @cindex error log
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39 Emacs can run compilers for noninteractive languages such as C and
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40 Fortran as inferior processes, feeding the error log into an Emacs buffer.
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41 It can also parse the error messages and show you the source lines where
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42 compilation errors occurred.
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44 @table @kbd
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45 @item M-x compile
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46 Run a compiler asynchronously under Emacs, with error messages going to
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47 the @samp{*compilation*} buffer.
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48 @item M-x recompile
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49 Invoke a compiler with the same command as in the last invocation of
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50 @kbd{M-x compile}.
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51 @item M-x grep
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52 Run @code{grep} asynchronously under Emacs, with matching lines
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53 listed in the buffer named @samp{*grep*}.
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54 @item M-x grep-find
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55 @item M-x find-grep
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56 Run @code{grep} via @code{find}, with user-specified arguments, and
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58 @item M-x kill-compilation
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59 @itemx M-x kill-grep
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60 Kill the running compilation or @code{grep} subprocess.
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61 @end table
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63 @findex compile
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64 To run @code{make} or another compilation command, do @kbd{M-x
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65 compile}. This command reads a shell command line using the minibuffer,
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66 and then executes the command in an inferior shell, putting output in
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67 the buffer named @samp{*compilation*}. The current buffer's default
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68 directory is used as the working directory for the execution of the
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69 command; normally, therefore, the compilation happens in this
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72 @vindex compile-command
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78 nontrivial programs. (@xref{Top,, Make, make, GNU Make Manual}.)
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80 @code{compile-command}; if the appropriate compilation command for a
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83 Variables}).
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91 mode lines of all windows. When this string disappears, the
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92 compilation is finished.
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101 @cindex compilation buffer, keeping current position at the end
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102 @vindex compilation-scroll-output
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105 follow output as it comes in.
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107 @findex kill-compilation
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108 When the compiler process terminates, for whatever reason, the mode
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111 @samp{signal} (if a signal terminated the process), instead of
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114 compile} asks for confirmation before actually killing a compilation
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115 that is running. You can also kill the compilation process with
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116 @kbd{M-x kill-compilation}.
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118 @findex recompile
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119 To rerun the last compilation with the same command, type @kbd{M-x
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120 recompile}. This automatically reuses the compilation command from the
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121 last invocation of @kbd{M-x compile}.
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124 subprocesses; if it does, and they keep running after the main
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125 compiler process has terminated, Emacs may kill them or their output
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126 may not arrive in Emacs. To avoid this problem, make the main process
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127 wait for its subprocesses to finish. In a shell script, you can do this
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128 using @samp{$!} and @samp{wait}, like this:
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130 @example
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131 (sleep 10; echo 2nd)& pid=$! # @r{Record pid of subprocess}
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132 echo first message
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133 wait $pid # @r{Wait for subprocess}
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134 @end example
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138 compilation process terminates, this is sufficient:
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140 @example
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141 nohup @var{command}; sleep 1
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142 @end example
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144 @vindex compilation-environment
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145 You can control the environment passed to the compilation command
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149 variable settings override the usual ones.
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151 @node Compilation Mode
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152 @section Compilation Mode
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154 @findex compile-goto-error
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155 @cindex Compilation mode
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156 @cindex mode, Compilation
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157 The @samp{*compilation*} buffer uses a special major mode, Compilation
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158 mode, whose main feature is to provide a convenient way to look at the
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159 source line where the error happened.
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165 @table @kbd
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167 @itemx M-g n
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168 @itemx C-x `
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170 @item M-g M-p
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171 @itemx M-g p
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172 Visit the locus of the previous compiler error message or @code{grep} match.
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173 @item @key{RET}
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174 Visit the locus of the error message that point is on.
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175 This command is used in the compilation buffer.
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176 @item Mouse-2
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177 Visit the locus of the error message that you click on.
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178 @item M-n
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179 Find and highlight the locus of the next error message, without
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180 selecting the source buffer.
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181 @item M-p
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182 Find and highlight the locus of the previous error message, without
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183 selecting the source buffer.
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184 @item M-@}
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185 Move point to the next error for a different file than the current
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186 one.
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187 @item M-@{
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188 Move point to the previous error for a different file than the current
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189 one.
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190 @item C-c C-f
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191 Toggle Next Error Follow minor mode, which makes cursor motion in the
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192 compilation buffer produce automatic source display.
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193 @end table
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195 @kindex M-g M-n
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196 @kindex M-g n
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197 @kindex C-x `
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198 @findex next-error
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199 You can visit the source for any particular error message by moving
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200 point in the @samp{*compilation*} buffer to that error message and
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201 typing @key{RET} (@code{compile-goto-error}). Alternatively, you can
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202 click @kbd{Mouse-2} on the error message; you need not switch to the
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203 @samp{*compilation*} buffer first.
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205 @vindex next-error-highlight
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207 (@code{next-error}). The character following the @kbd{C-x} is the
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208 backquote or ``grave accent,'' not the single-quote. This command is
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209 available in all buffers, not just in @samp{*compilation*}; it
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210 displays the next error message at the top of one window and source
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211 location of the error in another window. It also momentarily
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212 highlights the relevant source line. You can change the behavior of
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213 this highlighting with the variable @code{next-error-highlight}.
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214
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215 The first time @kbd{C-x `} is used after the start of a compilation,
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216 it moves to the first error's location. Subsequent uses of @kbd{C-x `}
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217 advance down to subsequent errors. If you visit a specific error
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218 message with @key{RET} or @kbd{Mouse-2}, subsequent @kbd{C-x `}
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219 commands advance from there. When @kbd{C-x `} gets to the end of the
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220 buffer and finds no more error messages to visit, it fails and signals
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221 an Emacs error.
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222
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223 You don't have to be in the compilation buffer in order to use
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224 @code{next-error}. If one window on the selected frame can be the
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225 target of the @code{next-error} call, it is used. Else, if a buffer
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226 previously had @code{next-error} called on it, it is used. Else,
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227 if the current buffer can be the target of @code{next-error}, it is
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228 used. Else, all the buffers Emacs manages are tried for
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229 @code{next-error} support.
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230
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231 @kbd{C-u C-x `} starts scanning from the beginning of the compilation
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232 buffer. This is one way to process the same set of errors again.
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233
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234 @vindex compilation-error-regexp-alist
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235 @vindex grep-regexp-alist
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236 To parse messages from the compiler, Compilation mode uses the
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237 variable @code{compilation-error-regexp-alist} which lists various
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238 formats of error messages and tells Emacs how to extract the source file
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239 and the line number from the text of a message. If your compiler isn't
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240 supported, you can tailor Compilation mode to it by adding elements to
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241 that list. A similar variable @code{grep-regexp-alist} tells Emacs how
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242 to parse output of a @code{grep} command.
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243
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244 @findex compilation-next-error
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245 @findex compilation-previous-error
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246 @findex compilation-next-file
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247 @findex compilation-previous-file
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248 Compilation mode also redefines the keys @key{SPC} and @key{DEL} to
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249 scroll by screenfuls, and @kbd{M-n} (@code{compilation-next-error})
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250 and @kbd{M-p} (@code{compilation-previous-error}) to move to the next
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251 or previous error message. You can also use @kbd{M-@{}
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252 (@code{compilation-next-file} and @kbd{M-@}}
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253 (@code{compilation-previous-file}) to move up or down to an error
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254 message for a different source file.
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255
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256 @cindex Next Error Follow mode
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257 @findex next-error-follow-minor-mode
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258 You can type @kbd{C-c C-f} to toggle Next Error Follow mode. In
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259 this minor mode, ordinary cursor motion in the compilation buffer
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260 automatically updates the source buffer. For instance, moving the
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261 cursor to the next error message causes the location of that error to
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262 be displayed immediately.
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263
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264 The features of Compilation mode are also available in a minor mode
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265 called Compilation Minor mode. This lets you parse error messages in
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266 any buffer, not just a normal compilation output buffer. Type @kbd{M-x
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267 compilation-minor-mode} to enable the minor mode. This defines the keys
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268 @key{RET} and @kbd{Mouse-2}, as in the Compilation major mode.
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269
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270 Compilation minor mode works in any buffer, as long as the contents
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271 are in a format that it understands. In an Rlogin buffer (@pxref{Remote
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272 Host}), Compilation minor mode automatically accesses remote source
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273 files by FTP (@pxref{File Names}).
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274
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275 @node Compilation Shell
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276 @section Subshells for Compilation
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277
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278 Emacs uses a shell to run the compilation command, but specifies
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279 the option for a noninteractive shell. This means, in particular, that
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280 the shell should start with no prompt. If you find your usual shell
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281 prompt making an unsightly appearance in the @samp{*compilation*}
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282 buffer, it means you have made a mistake in your shell's init file by
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283 setting the prompt unconditionally. (This init file's name may be
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284 @file{.bashrc}, @file{.profile}, @file{.cshrc}, @file{.shrc}, or various
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285 other things, depending on the shell you use.) The shell init file
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286 should set the prompt only if there already is a prompt. In csh, here
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288
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289 @example
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290 if ($?prompt) set prompt = @dots{}
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291 @end example
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292
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293 @noindent
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294 And here's how to do it in bash:
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295
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296 @example
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297 if [ "$@{PS1+set@}" = set ]
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298 then PS1=@dots{}
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299 fi
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300 @end example
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301
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302 There may well be other things that your shell's init file
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303 ought to do only for an interactive shell. You can use the same
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304 method to conditionalize them.
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305
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306 The MS-DOS ``operating system'' does not support asynchronous
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307 subprocesses; to work around this lack, @kbd{M-x compile} runs the
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308 compilation command synchronously on MS-DOS. As a consequence, you must
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309 wait until the command finishes before you can do anything else in
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310 Emacs. @xref{MS-DOS}.
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311
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312 @node Grep Searching
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313 @section Searching with Grep under Emacs
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314
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315 @findex grep
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316 Just as you can run a compiler from Emacs and then visit the lines
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317 where there were compilation errors, you can also run @code{grep} and
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318 then visit the lines on which matches were found. This works by
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319 treating the matches reported by @code{grep} as if they were ``errors.''
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320
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321 To do this, type @kbd{M-x grep}, then enter a command line that
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322 specifies how to run @code{grep}. Use the same arguments you would give
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323 @code{grep} when running it normally: a @code{grep}-style regexp
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324 (usually in single-quotes to quote the shell's special characters)
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325 followed by file names, which may use wildcards. If you specify a
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326 prefix argument for @kbd{M-x grep}, it figures out the tag
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327 (@pxref{Tags}) around point, and puts that into the default
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328 @code{grep} command.
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329
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330 The output from @code{grep} goes in the @samp{*grep*} buffer. You
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331 can find the corresponding lines in the original files using @kbd{C-x
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332 `}, @key{RET}, and so forth, just like compilation errors.
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333
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334 Some grep programs accept a @samp{--color} option to output special
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335 markers around matches for the purpose of highlighting. You can make
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336 use of this feature by setting @code{grep-highlight-matches} to t.
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337 When displaying a match in the source buffer, the exact match will be
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338 highlighted, instead of the entire source line.
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339
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340 @findex grep-find
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341 @findex find-grep
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342 The command @kbd{M-x grep-find} (also available as @kbd{M-x
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343 find-grep}) is similar to @kbd{M-x grep}, but it supplies a different
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344 initial default for the command---one that runs both @code{find} and
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345 @code{grep}, so as to search every file in a directory tree. See also
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346 the @code{find-grep-dired} command, in @ref{Dired and Find}.
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347
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348 @node Flymake
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349 @section Finding Syntax Errors On The Fly
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350 @cindex checking syntax
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351
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352 Flymake mode is a minor mode that performs on-the-fly syntax
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353 checking for many programming and markup languages, including C, C++,
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354 Perl, HTML, and @TeX{}/La@TeX{}. It is somewhat analogous to Flyspell
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355 mode, which performs spell checking for ordinary human languages in a
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356 similar fashion (@pxref{Spelling}). As you edit a file, Flymake mode
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357 runs an appropriate syntax checking tool in the background, using a
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358 temporary copy of the buffer. It then parses the error and warning
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359 messages, and highlights the erroneous lines in the buffer. The
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360 syntax checking tool used depends on the language; for example, for
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361 C/C++ files this is usually the C compiler. Flymake can also use
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362 build tools such as @code{make} for checking complicated projects.
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363
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364 To activate Flymake mode, type @kbd{M-x flymake-mode}. You can move
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365 to the errors spotted by Flymake mode with @kbd{M-x
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366 flymake-goto-next-error} and @kbd{M-x flymake-goto-prev-error}. To
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367 display any error messages associated with the current line, use
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368 @kbd{M-x flymake-display-err-menu-for-current-line}.
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369
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370 For more details about using Flymake, see @ref{Top, Flymake,
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371 Flymake, flymake, The Flymake Manual}.
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372
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373 @node Debuggers
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374 @section Running Debuggers Under Emacs
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375 @cindex debuggers
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376 @cindex GUD library
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377 @cindex GDB
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378 @cindex DBX
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379 @cindex SDB
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380 @cindex XDB
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381 @cindex Perldb
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382 @cindex bashdb
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383 @cindex JDB
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384 @cindex PDB
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385
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386 @c Do you believe in GUD?
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387 The GUD (Grand Unified Debugger) library provides an interface to
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388 various symbolic debuggers from within Emacs. We recommend the
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389 debugger GDB, which is free software, but you can also run DBX, SDB or
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390 XDB if you have them. GUD can also serve as an interface to Perl's
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391 debugging mode, the Python debugger PDB, the bash debugger, and to
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392 JDB, the Java Debugger. @xref{Debugging,, The Lisp Debugger, elisp,
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393 the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}, for information on debugging Emacs
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394 Lisp programs.
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395
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396 @menu
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397 * Starting GUD:: How to start a debugger subprocess.
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398 * Debugger Operation:: Connection between the debugger and source buffers.
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399 * Commands of GUD:: Key bindings for common commands.
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400 * GUD Customization:: Defining your own commands for GUD.
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401 * GDB Graphical Interface:: An enhanced mode that uses GDB features to
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402 implement a graphical debugging environment through
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403 Emacs.
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404 @end menu
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405
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406 @node Starting GUD
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407 @subsection Starting GUD
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408
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409 There are several commands for starting a debugger, each corresponding
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410 to a particular debugger program.
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411
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412 @table @kbd
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413 @item M-x gdb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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414 @findex gdb
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415 Run GDB as a subprocess of Emacs. By default, this operates in
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416 graphical mode; @xref{GDB Graphical Interface}. Graphical mode
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417 does not support any other debuggers.
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418
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419 @item M-x dbx @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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420 @findex dbx
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421 Similar, but run DBX instead of GDB.
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422
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423 @item M-x xdb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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424 @findex xdb
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425 @vindex gud-xdb-directories
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426 Similar, but run XDB instead of GDB. Use the variable
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427 @code{gud-xdb-directories} to specify directories to search for source
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428 files.
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429
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430 @item M-x sdb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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431 @findex sdb
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432 Similar, but run SDB instead of GDB.
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433
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434 Some versions of SDB do not mention source file names in their
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435 messages. When you use them, you need to have a valid tags table
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436 (@pxref{Tags}) in order for GUD to find functions in the source code.
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437 If you have not visited a tags table or the tags table doesn't list one
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438 of the functions, you get a message saying @samp{The sdb support
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439 requires a valid tags table to work}. If this happens, generate a valid
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440 tags table in the working directory and try again.
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441
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442 @item M-x bashdb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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443 @findex bashdb
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444 Run the bash debugger to debug @var{file}, a shell script.
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445
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446 @item M-x perldb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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447 @findex perldb
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448 Run the Perl interpreter in debug mode to debug @var{file}, a Perl program.
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449
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450 @item M-x jdb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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451 @findex jdb
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452 Run the Java debugger to debug @var{file}.
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453
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454 @item M-x pdb @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET}
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455 @findex pdb
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456 Run the Python debugger to debug @var{file}.
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457 @end table
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458
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459 Each of these commands takes one argument: a command line to invoke
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460 the debugger. In the simplest case, specify just the name of the
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461 executable file you want to debug. You may also use options that the
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462 debugger supports. However, shell wildcards and variables are not
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463 allowed. GUD assumes that the first argument not starting with a
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464 @samp{-} is the executable file name.
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465
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466 @node Debugger Operation
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467 @subsection Debugger Operation
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468
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469 @cindex fringes, and current execution line in GUD
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471 for its ordinary input and output. This is called the GUD buffer. The
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472 debugger displays the source files of the program by visiting them in
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473 Emacs buffers. An arrow (@samp{=>}) in one of these buffers indicates
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474 the current execution line.@footnote{Under a window system, the arrow
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475 appears in the left fringe of the Emacs window.} Moving point in this
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476 buffer does not move the arrow.
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478 You can start editing these source files at any time in the buffers
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479 that display them. The arrow is not part of the file's
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480 text; it appears only on the screen. If you do modify a source file,
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481 keep in mind that inserting or deleting lines will throw off the arrow's
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482 positioning; GUD has no way of figuring out which line corresponded
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483 before your changes to the line number in a debugger message. Also,
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484 you'll typically have to recompile and restart the program for your
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485 changes to be reflected in the debugger's tables.
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486
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487 If you wish, you can control your debugger process entirely through the
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488 debugger buffer, which uses a variant of Shell mode. All the usual
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489 commands for your debugger are available, and you can use the Shell mode
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490 history commands to repeat them. @xref{Shell Mode}.
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491
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492 @cindex tooltips with GUD
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493 @vindex tooltip-gud-modes
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494 @vindex tooltip-gud-tips-p
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495 The Tooltip facility (@pxref{Tooltips}) provides support for GUD@.
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496 You activate this feature by setting the variable
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497 @code{tooltip-gud-tips-p} to @code{t}. Then you can display a
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498 variable's value in a tooltip simply by pointing at it with the mouse.
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499 This operates in the GUD buffer and in source buffers with major modes
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501
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502 @node Commands of GUD
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503 @subsection Commands of GUD
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505 The GUD interaction buffer uses a variant of Shell mode, so the
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506 commands of Shell mode are available (@pxref{Shell Mode}). GUD mode
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508 selecting stack frames, and for stepping through the program. These
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509 commands are available both in the GUD buffer and globally, but with
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510 different key bindings. It also has its own toolbar from which you
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511 can invoke the more common commands by clicking on the appropriate
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512 icon. This is particularly useful for repetitive commands like
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513 gud-next and gud-step and allows the user to hide the GUD buffer.
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514
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515 The breakpoint commands are normally used in source file buffers,
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516 because that is the easiest way to specify where to set or clear the
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517 breakpoint. Here's the global command to set a breakpoint:
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518
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519 @table @kbd
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520 @item C-x @key{SPC}
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521 @kindex C-x SPC
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522 Set a breakpoint on the source line that point is on.
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523 @end table
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524
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525 @kindex C-x C-a @r{(GUD)}
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526 Here are the other special commands provided by GUD. The keys
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527 starting with @kbd{C-c} are available only in the GUD interaction
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528 buffer. The key bindings that start with @kbd{C-x C-a} are available in
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529 the GUD interaction buffer and also in source files.
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530
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531 @table @kbd
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532 @item C-c C-l
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533 @kindex C-c C-l @r{(GUD)}
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534 @itemx C-x C-a C-l
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535 @findex gud-refresh
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536 Display in another window the last line referred to in the GUD
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537 buffer (that is, the line indicated in the last location message).
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538 This runs the command @code{gud-refresh}.
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539
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540 @item C-c C-s
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541 @kindex C-c C-s @r{(GUD)}
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542 @itemx C-x C-a C-s
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543 @findex gud-step
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544 Execute a single line of code (@code{gud-step}). If the line contains
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545 a function call, execution stops after entering the called function.
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546
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547 @item C-c C-n
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548 @kindex C-c C-n @r{(GUD)}
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549 @itemx C-x C-a C-n
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550 @findex gud-next
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551 Execute a single line of code, stepping across entire function calls
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552 at full speed (@code{gud-next}).
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553
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554 @item C-c C-i
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555 @kindex C-c C-i @r{(GUD)}
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556 @itemx C-x C-a C-i
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557 @findex gud-stepi
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558 Execute a single machine instruction (@code{gud-stepi}).
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559
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560 @need 3000
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561 @item C-c C-r
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562 @kindex C-c C-r @r{(GUD)}
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563 @itemx C-x C-a C-r
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564 @findex gud-cont
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565 Continue execution without specifying any stopping point. The program
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566 will run until it hits a breakpoint, terminates, or gets a signal that
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567 the debugger is checking for (@code{gud-cont}).
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568
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569 @need 1000
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570 @item C-c C-d
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571 @kindex C-c C-d @r{(GUD)}
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572 @itemx C-x C-a C-d
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573 @findex gud-remove
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574 Delete the breakpoint(s) on the current source line, if any
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575 (@code{gud-remove}). If you use this command in the GUD interaction
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576 buffer, it applies to the line where the program last stopped.
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577
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578 @item C-c C-t
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579 @kindex C-c C-t @r{(GUD)}
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580 @itemx C-x C-a C-t
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581 @findex gud-tbreak
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582 Set a temporary breakpoint on the current source line, if any.
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583 If you use this command in the GUD interaction buffer,
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584 it applies to the line where the program last stopped.
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585 @end table
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586
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587 The above commands are common to all supported debuggers. If you are
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588 using GDB or (some versions of) DBX, these additional commands are available:
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589
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590 @table @kbd
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591 @item C-c <
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592 @kindex C-c < @r{(GUD)}
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593 @itemx C-x C-a <
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594 @findex gud-up
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595 Select the next enclosing stack frame (@code{gud-up}). This is
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596 equivalent to the @samp{up} command.
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597
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598 @item C-c >
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599 @kindex C-c > @r{(GUD)}
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600 @itemx C-x C-a >
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601 @findex gud-down
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602 Select the next inner stack frame (@code{gud-down}). This is
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603 equivalent to the @samp{down} command.
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604 @end table
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605
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606 If you are using GDB, these additional key bindings are available:
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607
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608 @table @kbd
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609 @item C-c C-r
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610 @kindex C-c C-r @r{(GUD)}
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611 @itemx C-x C-a C-r
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612 @findex gud-run
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613 Start execution of the program (@code{gud-run}).
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614
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615 @item C-c C-u
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616 @kindex C-c C-u @r{(GUD)}
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617 @itemx C-x C-a C-u
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618 @findex gud-until
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619 Continue execution to the current line. The program will run until
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620 it hits a breakpoint, terminates, gets a signal that the debugger is
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621 checking for, or reaches the line on which the cursor currently sits
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622 (@code{gud-until}).
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623
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624 @item @key{TAB}
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625 @kindex TAB @r{(GUD)}
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626 @findex gud-gdb-complete-command
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627 With GDB, complete a symbol name (@code{gud-gdb-complete-command}).
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628 This key is available only in the GUD interaction buffer, and requires
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629 GDB versions 4.13 and later.
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630
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631 @item C-c C-f
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632 @kindex C-c C-f @r{(GUD)}
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633 @itemx C-x C-a C-f
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634 @findex gud-finish
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635 Run the program until the selected stack frame returns (or until it
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636 stops for some other reason).
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637
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638 @item C-x C-a C-j
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639 @kindex C-x C-a C-j @r{(GUD)}
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640 @findex gud-jump
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641 Only useful in a source buffer, (@code{gud-jump}) transfers the
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642 program's execution point to the current line. In other words, the
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643 next line that the program executes will be the one where you gave the
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644 command. If the new execution line is in a different function from
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645 the previously one, GDB prompts for confirmation since the results may
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646 be bizarre. See the GDB manual entry regarding @code{jump} for
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647 details.
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648 @end table
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649
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650 These commands interpret a numeric argument as a repeat count, when
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651 that makes sense.
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652
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653 Because @key{TAB} serves as a completion command, you can't use it to
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654 enter a tab as input to the program you are debugging with GDB.
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655 Instead, type @kbd{C-q @key{TAB}} to enter a tab.
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656
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657 @node GUD Customization
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658 @subsection GUD Customization
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659
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660 @vindex gdb-mode-hook
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661 @vindex dbx-mode-hook
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662 @vindex sdb-mode-hook
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663 @vindex xdb-mode-hook
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664 @vindex perldb-mode-hook
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665 @vindex pdb-mode-hook
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666 @vindex jdb-mode-hook
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667 On startup, GUD runs one of the following hooks: @code{gdb-mode-hook},
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668 if you are using GDB; @code{dbx-mode-hook}, if you are using DBX;
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669 @code{sdb-mode-hook}, if you are using SDB; @code{xdb-mode-hook}, if you
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670 are using XDB; @code{perldb-mode-hook}, for Perl debugging mode;
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671 @code{pdb-mode-hook}, for PDB; @code{jdb-mode-hook}, for JDB. You can
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672 use these hooks to define custom key bindings for the debugger
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673 interaction buffer. @xref{Hooks}.
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674
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675 Here is a convenient way to define a command that sends a particular
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676 command string to the debugger, and set up a key binding for it in the
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677 debugger interaction buffer:
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678
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679 @findex gud-def
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680 @example
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681 (gud-def @var{function} @var{cmdstring} @var{binding} @var{docstring})
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682 @end example
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683
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684 This defines a command named @var{function} which sends
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685 @var{cmdstring} to the debugger process, and gives it the documentation
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686 string @var{docstring}. You can then use the command @var{function} in any
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687 buffer. If @var{binding} is non-@code{nil}, @code{gud-def} also binds
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688 the command to @kbd{C-c @var{binding}} in the GUD buffer's mode and to
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689 @kbd{C-x C-a @var{binding}} generally.
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690
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691 The command string @var{cmdstring} may contain certain
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692 @samp{%}-sequences that stand for data to be filled in at the time
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693 @var{function} is called:
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694
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695 @table @samp
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696 @item %f
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697 The name of the current source file. If the current buffer is the GUD
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698 buffer, then the ``current source file'' is the file that the program
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699 stopped in.
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700 @c This said, ``the name of the file the program counter was in at the last breakpoint.''
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701 @c But I suspect it is really the last stop file.
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702
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703 @item %l
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704 The number of the current source line. If the current buffer is the GUD
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705 buffer, then the ``current source line'' is the line that the program
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706 stopped in.
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707
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708 @item %e
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709 The text of the C lvalue or function-call expression at or adjacent to point.
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710
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711 @item %a
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712 The text of the hexadecimal address at or adjacent to point.
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713
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714 @item %p
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715 The numeric argument of the called function, as a decimal number. If
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716 the command is used without a numeric argument, @samp{%p} stands for the
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717 empty string.
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718
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719 If you don't use @samp{%p} in the command string, the command you define
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720 ignores any numeric argument.
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721 @end table
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722
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723 @node GDB Graphical Interface
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724 @subsection GDB Graphical Interface
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725
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726 By default, the command @code{gdb} starts GDB using a graphical
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727 interface where you view and control the program's data using Emacs
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728 windows. You can still interact with GDB through the GUD buffer, but
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729 the point of this mode is that you can do it through menus and clicks,
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730 without needing to know GDB commands. For example, you can click
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731 @kbd{Mouse-1} on a line of the source buffer, in the fringe or display
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732 margin, to set a breakpoint there. If a breakpoint already exists on
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733 that line, this action will remove it
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734 (@code{gdb-mouse-set-clear-breakpoint}). Where Emacs uses the margin
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735 to display breakpoints, it is also possible to enable or disable them
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736 when you click @kbd{Mouse-3} there
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737 (@code{gdb-mouse-toggle--breakpoint}).
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738
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739 @vindex gud-gdb-command-name
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740 @findex gdba
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741 You can also run GDB in text command mode, which creates a buffer
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742 for input and output to GDB. To do this, set
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743 @code{gud-gdb-command-name} to @code{"gdb --fullname"} or edit the
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744 startup command in the minibuffer to say that. You need to do use
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745 text command mode to run multiple debugging sessions within one Emacs
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746 session. If you have customised @code{gud-gdb-command-name} in that
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747 way, then you can use @kbd{M-x gdba} to invoke GDB in graphical mode.
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748
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749 @menu
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750 * Layout:: Control the number of displayed buffers.
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751 * Breakpoints Buffer:: A breakpoint control panel.
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752 * Stack Buffer:: Select a frame from the call stack.
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753 * Watch Expressions:: Monitor variable values in the speedbar.
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754 * Other Buffers:: Input/output, locals, registers, assembler, threads
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755 and memory buffers.
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756 @end menu
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757
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758 @node Layout
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759 @subsubsection Layout
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760 @cindex GDB User Interface layout
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761
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762 @findex gdb-many-windows
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763 @vindex gdb-many-windows
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764
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765 If the variable @code{gdb-many-windows} is @code{nil} (the default
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766 value) then gdb just pops up the GUD buffer unless the variable
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767 @code{gdb-show-main} is non-@code{nil}. In this case it starts with
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768 two windows: one displaying the GUD buffer and the other with the
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769 source file with the main routine of the inferior.
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770
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771 If @code{gdb-many-windows} is non-@code{nil}, regardless of the value of
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772 @code{gdb-show-main}, the layout below will appear unless
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773 @code{gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer} is @code{nil}. In this case the
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774 source buffer occupies the full width of the frame.
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775
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776 @multitable @columnfractions .5 .5
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777 @item GUD buffer (I/O of GDB)
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778 @tab Locals buffer
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779 @item
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780 @tab
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781 @item Source buffer
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782 @tab Input/Output (of inferior) buffer
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783 @item
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784 @tab
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785 @item Stack buffer
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786 @tab Breakpoints buffer
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787 @end multitable
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788
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789 To toggle this layout, do @kbd{M-x gdb-many-windows}.
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790
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791 @findex gdb-restore-windows
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792 If you change the window layout, for example, while editing and
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793 re-compiling your program, then you can restore it with the command
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794 @code{gdb-restore-windows}.
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795
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796 You may also choose which additional buffers you want to display,
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797 either in the same frame or a different one. Select GDB-windows or
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798 GDB-Frames from the menu-bar under the heading GUD. If the menu-bar
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799 is unavailable, type @code{M-x
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800 gdb-display-@var{buffertype}-buffer} or @code{M-x
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801 gdb-frame-@var{buffertype}-buffer} respectively, where @var{buffertype}
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802 is the relevant buffer type e.g breakpoints.
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803
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804 When you finish debugging then kill the GUD buffer with @kbd{C-x k},
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805 which will also kill all the buffers associated with the session.
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806 However you need not do this if, after editing and re-compiling your
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807 source code within Emacs, you wish continue debugging. When you
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808 restart execution, GDB will automatically find your new executable.
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809 Keeping the GUD buffer has the advantage of keeping the shell history
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810 as well as GDB's breakpoints. You need to check, however, that the
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811 breakpoints in the recently edited code are still where you want them.
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812
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813 @node Breakpoints Buffer
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814 @subsubsection Breakpoints Buffer
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815
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816 The breakpoints buffer shows the existing breakpoints and watchpoints
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817 (@pxref{Breakpoints,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). It has three special
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818 commands:
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819
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820 @table @kbd
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821 @item @key{SPC}
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822 @kindex SPC @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)}
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823 @findex gdb-toggle-breakpoint
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824 Enable/disable the breakpoint at the current line
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825 (@code{gdb-toggle-breakpoint}). On a graphical display, this changes
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826 the color of a bullet in the margin of the source buffer at the
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827 relevant line. This is red when the breakpoint is enabled and grey
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828 when it is disabled. Text-only terminals correspondingly display
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829 a @samp{B} or @samp{b}.
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830
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831 @item @kbd{d}
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832 @kindex d @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)}
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833 @findex gdb-delete-breakpoint
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834 Delete the breakpoint at the current line (@code{gdb-delete-breakpoint}).
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835
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836 @item @key{RET}
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837 @kindex RET @r{(GDB breakpoints buffer)}
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838 @findex gdb-goto-breakpoint
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839 Display the file in the source buffer at the breakpoint specified at
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840 the current line (@code{gdb-goto-breakpoint}). Alternatively, click
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841 @kbd{Mouse-2} on the breakpoint that you wish to visit.
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842 @end table
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843
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844 @node Stack Buffer
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845 @subsubsection Stack Buffer
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846
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847 The stack buffer displays a @dfn{call stack}, with one line for each
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848 of the nested subroutine calls (@dfn{stack frames}) now active in the
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849 program. @xref{Backtrace,,info stack, gdb, The GNU debugger}.
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850
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851 The selected frame is displayed in reverse contrast. Move point to
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852 any frame in the stack and type @key{RET} to select it (@code{gdb-frames-select})
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853 and display the associated source in the source buffer. Alternatively,
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854 click @kbd{Mouse-2} to make the selected frame become the current one.
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855 If the locals buffer is displayed then its contents update to display
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856 the variables that are local to the new frame.
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857
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858 @node Watch Expressions
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859 @subsubsection Watch Expressions
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860 @cindex Watching expressions in GDB
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861
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862 If you want to see how a variable changes each time your program stops
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863 then place the cursor over the variable name and click on the watch
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864 icon in the toolbar (@code{gud-watch}).
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865
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866 Each watch expression is displayed in the speedbar. Complex data
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867 types, such as arrays, structures and unions are represented in a tree
cc4a96fa8f08 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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868 format. To expand or contract a complex data type, click @kbd{Mouse-2}
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869 on the tag to the left of the expression.
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870
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871 @kindex RET @r{(GDB speedbar)}
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872 @findex gdb-var-delete
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873 With the cursor over the root expression of a complex data type, type
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874 @kbd{D} to delete it from the speedbar
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875 (@code{gdb-var-delete}).
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876
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877 @findex gdb-edit-value
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878 With the cursor over a simple data type or an element of a complex
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879 data type which holds a value, type @key{RET} or click @kbd{Mouse-2} to edit
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880 its value. A prompt for a new value appears in the mini-buffer
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881 (@code{gdb-edit-value}).
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882
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883 If you set the variable @code{gdb-show-changed-values} to
6534ec3bbe32 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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884 non-@code{nil} (the default value), then Emacs will use
6534ec3bbe32 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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885 font-lock-warning-face to display values that have recently changed in
6534ec3bbe32 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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886 the speedbar.
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887
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888 If you set the variable @code{gdb-use-colon-colon-notation} to a
cc4a96fa8f08 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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889 non-@code{nil} value, then, in C, Emacs will use the
cc4a96fa8f08 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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890 FUNCTION::VARIABLE format to display variables in the speedbar.
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891 Since this does not work for variables defined in compound statements,
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892 the default value is @code{nil}.
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893
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894 @node Other Buffers
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895 @subsubsection Other Buffers
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896
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897 @table @asis
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898 @item Input/Output Buffer
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899 If the variable @code{gdb-use-inferior-io-buffer} is non-@code{nil},
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900 the executable program that is being debugged takes its input and
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901 displays its output here. Some of the commands from shell mode are
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902 available here. @xref{Shell Mode}.
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903
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904 @item Locals Buffer
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905 The locals buffer displays the values of local variables of the
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906 current frame for simple data types (@pxref{Frame Info,,, gdb, The GNU
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907 debugger}).
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908
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909 Arrays and structures display their type only. You must display them
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910 separately to examine their values. @ref{Watch Expressions}.
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911
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912 @item Registers Buffer
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913 The registers buffer displays the values held by the registers
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914 (@pxref{Registers,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}).
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915
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916 @item Assembler Buffer
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917 The assembler buffer displays the current frame as machine code. An
35bdcc98e5b1 (GDB Graphical Interface): New node (rewritten somewhat by RMS).
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918 overlay arrow points to the current instruction and you can set and
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919 remove breakpoints as with the source buffer. Breakpoint icons also
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920 appear in the fringe or margin.
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921
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922 @item Threads Buffer
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923
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924 The threads buffer displays a summary of all threads currently in your
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925 program (@pxref{Threads,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Move point to
53254
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926 any thread in the list and type @key{RET} to make it become the
cc4a96fa8f08 (Watch Expressions): Update.
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927 current thread (@code{gdb-threads-select}) and display the associated
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928 source in the source buffer. Alternatively, click @kbd{Mouse-2} to
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929 make the selected thread become the current one.
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930
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931 @item Memory Buffer
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932
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933 The memory buffer allows the user to examine sections of program
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934 memory (@pxref{Memory,,, gdb, The GNU debugger}). Click @kbd{Mouse-1}
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935 on the appropriate part of the header line to change the starting
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936 address or number of data items that the buffer displays.
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937 Click @kbd{Mouse-3} on the header line to select the display format
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938 or unit size for these data items.
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939
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940 @end table
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941
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942 @node Executing Lisp
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943 @section Executing Lisp Expressions
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944
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945 Emacs has several different major modes for Lisp and Scheme. They are
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946 the same in terms of editing commands, but differ in the commands for
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947 executing Lisp expressions. Each mode has its own purpose.
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948
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949 @table @asis
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950 @item Emacs-Lisp mode
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951 The mode for editing source files of programs to run in Emacs Lisp.
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952 This mode defines @kbd{C-M-x} to evaluate the current defun.
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953 @xref{Lisp Libraries}.
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954 @item Lisp Interaction mode
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955 The mode for an interactive session with Emacs Lisp. It defines
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956 @kbd{C-j} to evaluate the sexp before point and insert its value in the
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957 buffer. @xref{Lisp Interaction}.
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958 @item Lisp mode
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959 The mode for editing source files of programs that run in Lisps other
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960 than Emacs Lisp. This mode defines @kbd{C-M-x} to send the current defun
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961 to an inferior Lisp process. @xref{External Lisp}.
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962 @item Inferior Lisp mode
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963 The mode for an interactive session with an inferior Lisp process.
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964 This mode combines the special features of Lisp mode and Shell mode
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965 (@pxref{Shell Mode}).
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966 @item Scheme mode
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967 Like Lisp mode but for Scheme programs.
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968 @item Inferior Scheme mode
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969 The mode for an interactive session with an inferior Scheme process.
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970 @end table
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971
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972 Most editing commands for working with Lisp programs are in fact
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973 available globally. @xref{Programs}.
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974
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975 @node Lisp Libraries
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976 @section Libraries of Lisp Code for Emacs
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977 @cindex libraries
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978 @cindex loading Lisp code
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979
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980 Lisp code for Emacs editing commands is stored in files whose names
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981 conventionally end in @file{.el}. This ending tells Emacs to edit them in
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982 Emacs-Lisp mode (@pxref{Executing Lisp}).
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983
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984 @findex load-file
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985 To execute a file of Emacs Lisp code, use @kbd{M-x load-file}. This
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986 command reads a file name using the minibuffer and then executes the
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987 contents of that file as Lisp code. It is not necessary to visit the
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988 file first; in any case, this command reads the file as found on disk,
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989 not text in an Emacs buffer.
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990
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991 @findex load
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992 @findex load-library
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993 Once a file of Lisp code is installed in the Emacs Lisp library
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994 directories, users can load it using @kbd{M-x load-library}. Programs can
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995 load it by calling @code{load-library}, or with @code{load}, a more primitive
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996 function that is similar but accepts some additional arguments.
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997
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998 @kbd{M-x load-library} differs from @kbd{M-x load-file} in that it
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999 searches a sequence of directories and tries three file names in each
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1000 directory. Suppose your argument is @var{lib}; the three names are
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1001 @file{@var{lib}.elc}, @file{@var{lib}.el}, and lastly just
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1002 @file{@var{lib}}. If @file{@var{lib}.elc} exists, it is by convention
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1003 the result of compiling @file{@var{lib}.el}; it is better to load the
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1004 compiled file, since it will load and run faster.
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1005
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1006 If @code{load-library} finds that @file{@var{lib}.el} is newer than
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1007 @file{@var{lib}.elc} file, it issues a warning, because it's likely that
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1008 somebody made changes to the @file{.el} file and forgot to recompile
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1009 it.
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1010
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1011 Because the argument to @code{load-library} is usually not in itself
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1012 a valid file name, file name completion is not available. Indeed, when
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1013 using this command, you usually do not know exactly what file name
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1014 will be used.
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1015
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1016 @vindex load-path
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1017 The sequence of directories searched by @kbd{M-x load-library} is
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1018 specified by the variable @code{load-path}, a list of strings that are
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1019 directory names. The default value of the list contains the directory where
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1020 the Lisp code for Emacs itself is stored. If you have libraries of
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1021 your own, put them in a single directory and add that directory
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1022 to @code{load-path}. @code{nil} in this list stands for the current default
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1023 directory, but it is probably not a good idea to put @code{nil} in the
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1024 list. If you find yourself wishing that @code{nil} were in the list,
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1025 most likely what you really want to do is use @kbd{M-x load-file}
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1026 this once.
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1027
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1028 @cindex autoload
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1029 Often you do not have to give any command to load a library, because
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1030 the commands defined in the library are set up to @dfn{autoload} that
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1031 library. Trying to run any of those commands calls @code{load} to load
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1032 the library; this replaces the autoload definitions with the real ones
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1033 from the library.
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1034
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1035 @cindex byte code
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1036 Emacs Lisp code can be compiled into byte-code which loads faster,
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1037 takes up less space when loaded, and executes faster. @xref{Byte
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1038 Compilation,, Byte Compilation, elisp, the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual}.
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1039 By convention, the compiled code for a library goes in a separate file
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1040 whose name consists of the library source file with @samp{c} appended.
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1041 Thus, the compiled code for @file{foo.el} goes in @file{foo.elc}.
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1042 That's why @code{load-library} searches for @samp{.elc} files first.
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1043
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1044 @vindex load-dangerous-libraries
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1045 @cindex Lisp files byte-compiled by XEmacs
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1046 By default, Emacs refuses to load compiled Lisp files which were
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1047 compiled with XEmacs, a modified versions of Emacs---they can cause
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1048 Emacs to crash. Set the variable @code{load-dangerous-libraries} to
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1049 @code{t} if you want to try loading them.
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1050
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1051 @node Lisp Eval
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1052 @section Evaluating Emacs Lisp Expressions
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1053 @cindex Emacs-Lisp mode
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1054 @cindex mode, Emacs-Lisp
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1055
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1056 @findex emacs-lisp-mode
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1057 Lisp programs intended to be run in Emacs should be edited in
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1058 Emacs-Lisp mode; this happens automatically for file names ending in
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1059 @file{.el}. By contrast, Lisp mode itself is used for editing Lisp
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1060 programs intended for other Lisp systems. To switch to Emacs-Lisp mode
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1061 explicitly, use the command @kbd{M-x emacs-lisp-mode}.
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1062
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1063 For testing of Lisp programs to run in Emacs, it is often useful to
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1064 evaluate part of the program as it is found in the Emacs buffer. For
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1065 example, after changing the text of a Lisp function definition,
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1066 evaluating the definition installs the change for future calls to the
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1067 function. Evaluation of Lisp expressions is also useful in any kind of
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1068 editing, for invoking noninteractive functions (functions that are
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1069 not commands).
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1070
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1071 @table @kbd
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1072 @item M-:
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1073 Read a single Lisp expression in the minibuffer, evaluate it, and print
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1074 the value in the echo area (@code{eval-expression}).
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1075 @item C-x C-e
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1076 Evaluate the Lisp expression before point, and print the value in the
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1077 echo area (@code{eval-last-sexp}).
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1078 @item C-M-x
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1079 Evaluate the defun containing or after point, and print the value in
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1080 the echo area (@code{eval-defun}).
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1081 @item M-x eval-region
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1082 Evaluate all the Lisp expressions in the region.
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1083 @item M-x eval-current-buffer
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1084 Evaluate all the Lisp expressions in the buffer.
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1085 @end table
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1086
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1087 @ifinfo
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1088 @c This uses ``colon'' instead of a literal `:' because Info cannot
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1089 @c cope with a `:' in a menu
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1090 @kindex M-@key{colon}
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1091 @end ifinfo
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1092 @ifnotinfo
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1093 @kindex M-:
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1094 @end ifnotinfo
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1095 @findex eval-expression
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1096 @kbd{M-:} (@code{eval-expression}) is the most basic command for evaluating
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1097 a Lisp expression interactively. It reads the expression using the
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1098 minibuffer, so you can execute any expression on a buffer regardless of
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1099 what the buffer contains. When the expression is evaluated, the current
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1100 buffer is once again the buffer that was current when @kbd{M-:} was
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1101 typed.
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1102
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1103 @kindex C-M-x @r{(Emacs-Lisp mode)}
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1104 @findex eval-defun
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1105 In Emacs-Lisp mode, the key @kbd{C-M-x} is bound to the command
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1106 @code{eval-defun}, which parses the defun containing or following point
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1107 as a Lisp expression and evaluates it. The value is printed in the echo
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1108 area. This command is convenient for installing in the Lisp environment
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1109 changes that you have just made in the text of a function definition.
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1110
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1111 @kbd{C-M-x} treats @code{defvar} expressions specially. Normally,
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1112 evaluating a @code{defvar} expression does nothing if the variable it
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1113 defines already has a value. But @kbd{C-M-x} unconditionally resets the
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1114 variable to the initial value specified in the @code{defvar} expression.
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1115 @code{defcustom} expressions are treated similarly.
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1116 This special feature is convenient for debugging Lisp programs.
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1117 Typing @kbd{C-M-x} on a @code{defface} expression reinitializes
8446511392c6 (Lisp Eval): Add C-M-x on defface.
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1118 the face according to the @code{defface} specification.
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1119
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1120 @kindex C-x C-e
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1121 @findex eval-last-sexp
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1122 The command @kbd{C-x C-e} (@code{eval-last-sexp}) evaluates the Lisp
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1123 expression preceding point in the buffer, and displays the value in the
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1124 echo area. It is available in all major modes, not just Emacs-Lisp
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1125 mode. It does not treat @code{defvar} specially.
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1126
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1127 When the result of an evaluation is an integer, you can type
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1128 @kbd{C-x C-e} a second time to display the value of the integer result
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1129 in additional formats (octal, hexadecimal, and character).
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1130
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1131 If @kbd{C-M-x}, @kbd{C-x C-e}, or @kbd{M-:} is given a numeric
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1132 argument, it inserts the value into the current buffer at point, rather
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1133 than displaying it in the echo area. The argument's value does not
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1134 matter.
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1135
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1136 @findex eval-region
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1137 @findex eval-current-buffer
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1138 The most general command for evaluating Lisp expressions from a buffer
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1139 is @code{eval-region}. @kbd{M-x eval-region} parses the text of the
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1140 region as one or more Lisp expressions, evaluating them one by one.
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1141 @kbd{M-x eval-current-buffer} is similar but evaluates the entire
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1142 buffer. This is a reasonable way to install the contents of a file of
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1143 Lisp code that you are ready to test. Later, as you find bugs and
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1144 change individual functions, use @kbd{C-M-x} on each function that you
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1145 change. This keeps the Lisp world in step with the source file.
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1146
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1147 @vindex eval-expression-print-level
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1148 @vindex eval-expression-print-length
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1149 @vindex eval-expression-debug-on-error
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1150 The customizable variables @code{eval-expression-print-level} and
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1151 @code{eval-expression-print-length} control the maximum depth and length
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1152 of lists to print in the result of the evaluation commands before
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1153 abbreviating them. @code{eval-expression-debug-on-error} controls
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1154 whether evaluation errors invoke the debugger when these commands are
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1155 used.
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1156
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1157 @node Lisp Interaction
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1158 @section Lisp Interaction Buffers
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1159
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1160 The buffer @samp{*scratch*} which is selected when Emacs starts up is
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1161 provided for evaluating Lisp expressions interactively inside Emacs.
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1162
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1163 The simplest way to use the @samp{*scratch*} buffer is to insert Lisp
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1164 expressions and type @kbd{C-j} after each expression. This command
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1165 reads the Lisp expression before point, evaluates it, and inserts the
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1166 value in printed representation before point. The result is a complete
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1167 typescript of the expressions you have evaluated and their values.
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1168
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1169 The @samp{*scratch*} buffer's major mode is Lisp Interaction mode, which
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1170 is the same as Emacs-Lisp mode except for the binding of @kbd{C-j}.
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1171
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1172 @findex lisp-interaction-mode
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1173 The rationale for this feature is that Emacs must have a buffer when
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1174 it starts up, but that buffer is not useful for editing files since a
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1175 new buffer is made for every file that you visit. The Lisp interpreter
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1176 typescript is the most useful thing I can think of for the initial
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1177 buffer to do. Type @kbd{M-x lisp-interaction-mode} to put the current
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1178 buffer in Lisp Interaction mode.
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1179
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1180 @findex ielm
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1181 An alternative way of evaluating Emacs Lisp expressions interactively
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1182 is to use Inferior Emacs-Lisp mode, which provides an interface rather
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1183 like Shell mode (@pxref{Shell Mode}) for evaluating Emacs Lisp
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1184 expressions. Type @kbd{M-x ielm} to create an @samp{*ielm*} buffer
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1185 which uses this mode.
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1186
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1187 @node External Lisp
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1188 @section Running an External Lisp
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1189
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1190 Emacs has facilities for running programs in other Lisp systems. You can
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1191 run a Lisp process as an inferior of Emacs, and pass expressions to it to
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1192 be evaluated. You can also pass changed function definitions directly from
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1193 the Emacs buffers in which you edit the Lisp programs to the inferior Lisp
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1194 process.
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1195
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1196 @findex run-lisp
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1197 @vindex inferior-lisp-program
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1198 @kindex C-x C-z
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1199 To run an inferior Lisp process, type @kbd{M-x run-lisp}. This runs
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1200 the program named @code{lisp}, the same program you would run by typing
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1201 @code{lisp} as a shell command, with both input and output going through
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1202 an Emacs buffer named @samp{*lisp*}. That is to say, any ``terminal
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1203 output'' from Lisp will go into the buffer, advancing point, and any
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1204 ``terminal input'' for Lisp comes from text in the buffer. (You can
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1205 change the name of the Lisp executable file by setting the variable
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1206 @code{inferior-lisp-program}.)
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1207
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1208 To give input to Lisp, go to the end of the buffer and type the input,
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1209 terminated by @key{RET}. The @samp{*lisp*} buffer is in Inferior Lisp
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1210 mode, which combines the special characteristics of Lisp mode with most
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1211 of the features of Shell mode (@pxref{Shell Mode}). The definition of
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1212 @key{RET} to send a line to a subprocess is one of the features of Shell
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1213 mode.
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1214
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1215 @findex lisp-mode
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1216 For the source files of programs to run in external Lisps, use Lisp
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1217 mode. This mode can be selected with @kbd{M-x lisp-mode}, and is used
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1218 automatically for files whose names end in @file{.l}, @file{.lsp}, or
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1219 @file{.lisp}, as most Lisp systems usually expect.
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1220
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1221 @kindex C-M-x @r{(Lisp mode)}
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1222 @findex lisp-eval-defun
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1223 When you edit a function in a Lisp program you are running, the easiest
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1224 way to send the changed definition to the inferior Lisp process is the key
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1225 @kbd{C-M-x}. In Lisp mode, this runs the function @code{lisp-eval-defun},
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1226 which finds the defun around or following point and sends it as input to
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1227 the Lisp process. (Emacs can send input to any inferior process regardless
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1228 of what buffer is current.)
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1229
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1230 Contrast the meanings of @kbd{C-M-x} in Lisp mode (for editing programs
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1231 to be run in another Lisp system) and Emacs-Lisp mode (for editing Lisp
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1232 programs to be run in Emacs): in both modes it has the effect of installing
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1233 the function definition that point is in, but the way of doing so is
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1234 different according to where the relevant Lisp environment is found.
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1235 @xref{Executing Lisp}.
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1236
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1237 @ignore
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1238 arch-tag: 9c3c2f71-b332-4144-8500-3ff9945a50ed
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1239 @end ignore