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authorSverker Eriksson <[email protected]>2017-08-30 20:55:08 +0200
committerSverker Eriksson <[email protected]>2017-08-30 20:55:08 +0200
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diff --git a/lib/debugger/doc/src/i.xml b/lib/debugger/doc/src/i.xml
index 9560b43665..db89f23494 100644
--- a/lib/debugger/doc/src/i.xml
+++ b/lib/debugger/doc/src/i.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1998</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1998</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
- The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
- Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
- compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
- Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
- retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
-
- Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
- basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
- the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
- under the License.
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
</legalnotice>
@@ -28,35 +29,36 @@
<rev></rev>
</header>
<module>i</module>
- <modulesummary>Debugger/Interpreter Interface</modulesummary>
+ <modulesummary>Debugger/Interpreter Interface.</modulesummary>
<description>
- <p>The module <c>i</c> provides short forms for some of
+ <p>The <c>i</c> module provides short forms for some of
the functions used by the graphical Debugger and some of
- the functions in the <c>int</c> module, the Erlang interpreter.
- </p>
+ the functions in module
+ <seealso marker="int"><c>int</c></seealso>, the Erlang interpreter.</p>
<p>This module also provides facilities for displaying status
information about interpreted processes and break points.</p>
<p>It is possible to attach to interpreted processes by giving
the corresponding process identity only. By default, an attachment
- window pops up. Processes at other Erlang nodes can be
+ window is displayed. Processes at other Erlang nodes can be
attached manually or automatically.</p>
- <p>By preference, these functions can be included in the module
- <c>shell_default</c>. By default, they are.</p>
+ <p>By preference, these functions can be included in module
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:shell_default"><c>stdlib:shell_default</c></seealso>.
+ By default, they are included in that module.</p>
</description>
<funcs>
<func>
<name>im() -> pid()</name>
- <fsummary>Start a graphical monitor</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Start a graphical monitor.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Starts a new graphical monitor. This is the Monitor window,
- the main window of the Debugger. All of the Debugger and
+ the main window of Debugger. All the Debugger and
interpreter functionality is accessed from the Monitor window.
- The Monitor window displays the status of all processes that
- have been/are executing interpreted modules.</p>
+ This window displays the status of all processes that
+ have been or are executing interpreted modules.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@
<name>ii(AbsModule) -> {module, Module} | error</name>
<name>ini(AbsModules) -> ok</name>
<name>ini(AbsModule) -> {module, Module} | error</name>
- <fsummary>Interpret a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Interpret a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>AbsModules = [AbsModule]</v>
<v>AbsModule = Module | File</v>
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@
<func>
<name>iq(AbsModule) -> ok</name>
<name>inq(AbsModule) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Stop interpreting a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Stop interpreting a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>AbsModule = Module | File</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
@@ -109,28 +111,27 @@
<func>
<name>ip() -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Make a printout of the current status of all interpreted
- processes</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Print the current status of all interpreted
+ processes.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Makes a printout of the current status of all interpreted
- processes.</p>
+ <p>Prints the current status of all interpreted processes.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ic() -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Clear information about processes executing interpreted
- code</fsummary>
+ code.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Clears information about processes executing interpreted code
- byt removing all information about terminated processes.</p>
+ by removing all information about terminated processes.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>iaa(Flags) -> true</name>
<name>iaa(Flags, Function) -> true</name>
- <fsummary>Set when and how to attach to a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Set when and how to attach to a process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Flags = [init | break | exit]</v>
<v>Function = {Module,Name,Args}</v>
@@ -138,42 +139,41 @@
<v>&nbsp;Args = [term()]</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Sets when and how to automatically attach to a debugged
- process, see
+ <p>Sets when and how to attach to a debugged process
+ automatically, see
<seealso marker="int#auto_attach/0">int:auto_attach/2</seealso>.
<c>Function</c> defaults to the standard function used by
- the Debugger.</p>
+ Debugger.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ist(Flag) -> true</name>
- <fsummary>Set how to save call frames</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Set how to save call frames.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Flag = all | no_tail | false</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Sets how to save call frames in the stack, see
- <seealso marker="int#stack_trace/0">int:stack_trace/1</seealso>.
- </p>
+ <seealso marker="int#stack_trace/0">int:stack_trace/1</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ia(Pid) -> ok | no_proc</name>
- <fsummary>Attach to a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Attache to a process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Pid = pid()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Attaches to the debugged process <c>Pid</c>. A Debugger
+ <p>Attaches to the debugged process <c>Pid</c>. An
Attach Process window is opened for the process.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ia(X,Y,Z) -> ok | no_proc</name>
- <fsummary>Attach to a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Attache to a process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>X = Y = Z = int()</v>
</type>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
<func>
<name>ia(Pid, Function) -> ok | no_proc</name>
- <fsummary>Attach to a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Attache to a process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Pid = pid()</v>
<v>Function = {Module,Name}</v>
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@
</type>
<desc>
<p>Attaches to the debugged process <c>Pid</c>. The interpreter
- will call <c>spawn(Module, Name, [Pid])</c> (and ignore
+ calls <c>spawn(Module, Name, [Pid])</c> (and ignores
the result).</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ia(X,Y,Z, Function) -> ok | no_proc</name>
- <fsummary>Attach to a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Attache to a process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>X = Y = Z = int()</v>
<v>Function = {Module,Name}</v>
@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@
<p>Same as <c>ia(Pid, Function)</c>, where <c>Pid</c> is
the result of calling the shell function <c>pid(X,Y,Z)</c>.
An attached process is expected to call the unofficial
- <c>int:attached(Pid)</c> function and to be able to handle
- messages from the interpreter, see <c>dbg_ui_trace.erl</c> for
- an example.</p>
+ function <c>int:attached(Pid)</c> and to be able to handle
+ messages from the interpreter. For an example, see
+ <c>dbg_wx_trace.erl</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ib(Module, Line) -> ok | {error, break_exists}</name>
- <fsummary>Create a breakpoint</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Create a breakpoint.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Line = int()</v>
@@ -231,20 +231,20 @@
<func>
<name>ib(Module, Name, Arity) -> ok | {error, function_not_found}
</name>
- <fsummary>Create breakpoints in the specified function</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Create breakpoints in the specified function.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = Name = atom()</v>
<v>Arity = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Creates breakpoints at the first line of every clause of
- the <c>Module:Name/Arity</c> function.</p>
+ function <c>Module:Name/Arity</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ir() -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Delete all breakpoints</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Delete all breakpoints.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Deletes all breakpoints.</p>
</desc>
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
<func>
<name>ir(Module) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Delete all breakpoints in a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Delete all breakpoints in a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
</type>
@@ -263,61 +263,57 @@
<func>
<name>ir(Module, Line) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Delete a breakpoint</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Delete a breakpoint.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Line = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Deletes the breakpoint located at <c>Line</c> in
- <c>Module</c>.</p>
+ <p>Deletes the breakpoint at <c>Line</c> in <c>Module</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ir(Module, Name, Arity) -> ok | {error, function_not_found}
</name>
- <fsummary>Delete breakpoints from the specified function
- </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Delete breakpoints from the specified function.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = Name = atom()</v>
<v>Arity = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Deletes the breakpoints at the first line of every clause of
- the <c>Module:Name/Arity</c> function.</p>
+ function <c>Module:Name/Arity</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ibd(Module, Line) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Make a breakpoint inactive</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Make a breakpoint inactive.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Line = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Makes the breakpoint at <c>Line</c> in <c>Module</c>
- inactive.</p>
+ <p>Makes the breakpoint at <c>Line</c> in <c>Module</c> inactive.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ibe(Module, Line) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Make a breakpoint active</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Make a breakpoint active.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Line = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Makes the breakpoint at <c>Line</c> in <c>Module</c> active.
- </p>
+ <p>Makes the breakpoint at <c>Line</c> in <c>Module</c> active.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>iba(Module, Line, Action) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Set the trigger action of a breakpoint</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Set the trigger action of a breakpoint.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Line = int()</v>
@@ -331,7 +327,7 @@
<func>
<name>ibc(Module, Line, Function) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Set the conditional test of a breakpoint</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Set the conditional test of a breakpoint.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>Line = int()</v>
@@ -345,46 +341,44 @@
<p>The conditional test is performed by calling
<c>Module:Name(Bindings)</c>, where <c>Bindings</c> is
the current variable bindings. The function must return
- <c>true</c> (break) or <c>false</c> (do not break). Use
- <c>int:get_binding(Var, Bindings)</c> to retrieve the value
- of a variable <c>Var</c>.</p>
+ <c>true</c> (break) or <c>false</c> (do not break).
+ To retrieve the value of a variable <c>Var</c>, use
+ <seealso marker="int#get_binding/2">int:get_binding(Var, Bindings)</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ipb() -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Make a printout of all existing breakpoints</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Print all existing breakpoints.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Makes a printout of all existing breakpoints.</p>
+ <p>Prints all existing breakpoints.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>ipb(Module) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Make a printout of all breakpoints in a module
- </fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Print all existing breakpoints in a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Makes a printout of all existing breakpoints in
- <c>Module</c>.</p>
+ <p>Prints all existing breakpoints in <c>Module</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>iv() -> atom()</name>
- <fsummary>Current version number of the interpreter</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Return the current version number of the interpreter.
+ </fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns the current version number of the interpreter.
- The same as the version number of the Debugger application.
- </p>
+ Same as the version number of the <c>Debugger</c> application.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>help() -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Print help text</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Print help text.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Prints help text.</p>
</desc>
@@ -392,15 +386,8 @@
</funcs>
<section>
- <title>Usage</title>
-
- <p>Refer to the Debugger User's Guide for information about
- the Debugger.</p>
- </section>
-
- <section>
<title>See Also</title>
- <p><c>int(3)</c></p>
+ <p><seealso marker="int"><c>int(3)</c></seealso></p>
</section>
</erlref>