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Merge branch 'dgud/debugger/doc' into maint
* dgud/debugger/doc: debugger: Editorial changes in documentation
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--- a/lib/debugger/doc/src/int.xml
+++ b/lib/debugger/doc/src/int.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1998</year><year>2013</year>
+ <year>1998</year><year>2016</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@
<rev></rev>
</header>
<module>int</module>
- <modulesummary>Interpreter Interface</modulesummary>
+ <modulesummary>Interpreter Interface.</modulesummary>
<description>
<p>The Erlang interpreter provides mechanisms for breakpoints and
- stepwise execution of code. It is mainly intended to be used by
- the <em>Debugger</em>, see Debugger User's Guide and
- <c>debugger(3)</c>.</p>
+ stepwise execution of code. It is primarily intended to be used by
+ Debugger, see the User's Guide and
+ <seealso marker="debugger"><c>debugger(3)</c></seealso>.</p>
- <p>From the shell, it is possible to:</p>
- <list>
- <item>Specify which modules should be interpreted.</item>
+ <p>The following can be done from the shell:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>Specify the modules to be interpreted.</item>
<item>Specify breakpoints.</item>
<item>Monitor the current status of all processes executing code
in interpreted modules, also processes at other Erlang nodes.
@@ -48,45 +48,48 @@
<p>By <em>attaching to</em> a process executing interpreted code, it
is possible to examine variable bindings and order stepwise
execution. This is done by sending and receiving information
- to/from the process via a third process, called the meta process.
- It is possible to implement your own attached process. See
+ to/from the process through a third process, called the meta
+ process. You can implement your own attached process. See
<c>int.erl</c> for available functions and <c>dbg_wx_trace.erl</c>
for possible messages.</p>
- <p>The interpreter depends on the Kernel, STDLIB and GS
- applications, which means modules belonging to any of these
- applications are not allowed to be interpreted as it could lead
+ <p>The interpreter depends on the Kernel, STDLIB, and
+ GS applications. This means that modules belonging to any of
+ these applications are not allowed to be interpreted, as it could lead
to a deadlock or emulator crash. This also applies to modules
- belonging to the Debugger application itself.</p>
+ belonging to the Debugger application.</p>
</description>
<section>
+ <marker id="int_breakpoints"/>
<title>Breakpoints</title>
<p>Breakpoints are specified on a line basis. When a process
executing code in an interpreted module reaches a breakpoint, it
- will stop. This means that that a breakpoint must be set at an
- executable line, that is, a line of code containing an executable
+ stops. This means that a breakpoint must be set at an
+ executable line, that is, a code line containing an executable
expression.</p>
- <p>A breakpoint have a status, a trigger action and may have a
- condition associated with it. The status is either <em>active</em>
- or <em>inactive</em>. An inactive breakpoint is ignored. When a
- breakpoint is reached, the trigger action specifies if
- the breakpoint should continue to be active (<em>enable</em>), if
- it should become inactive (<em>disable</em>), or if it should be
- removed (<em>delete</em>). A condition is a tuple
- <c>{Module,Name}</c>. When the breakpoint is reached,
- <c>Module:Name(Bindings)</c> is called. If this evaluates to
- <c>true</c>, execution will stop. If this evaluates to
- <c>false</c>, the breakpoint is ignored. <c>Bindings</c> contains
- the current variable bindings, use <c>get_binding</c> to retrieve
- the value for a given variable.</p>
+ <p>A breakpoint has the following:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>A status, which is <em>active</em> or <em>inactive</em>. An
+ inactive breakpoint is ignored.</item>
+ <item>A trigger action. When a breakpoint is reached, the trigger
+ action specifies if the breakpoint is to continue as active
+ (<em>enable</em>), or to become inactive (<em>disable</em>), or
+ to be removed (<em>delete</em>).</item>
+ <item>Optionally an associated condition. A condition is a tuple
+ <c>{Module,Name}</c>. When the breakpoint is reached,
+ <c>Module:Name(Bindings)</c> is called. If it evaluates to
+ <c>true</c>, execution stops. If it evaluates to <c>false</c>,
+ the breakpoint is ignored. <c>Bindings</c> contains the current
+ variable bindings. To retrieve the value for a specified variable,
+ use <c>get_binding</c>.</item>
+ </list>
<p>By default, a breakpoint is active, has trigger action
- <c>enable</c> and has no condition associated with it. For more
- detailed information about breakpoints, refer to Debugger User's
- Guide.</p>
+ <c>enable</c>, and has no associated condition. For details
+ about breakpoints, see the User's Guide.</p>
</section>
<funcs>
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@
<name>i(AbsModules) -> ok</name>
<name>ni(AbsModule) -> {module,Module} | error</name>
<name>ni(AbsModules) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Interpret a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Interpret a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>AbsModules = [AbsModule]</v>
<v>AbsModule = Module | File | [Module | File]</v>
@@ -107,41 +110,43 @@
the module only at the current node. <c>ni/1</c> interprets
the module at all known nodes.</p>
- <p>A module may be given by its module name (atom) or by its
- file name. If given by its module name, the object code
+ <p>A module can be specified by its module name (atom) or
+ filename.</p>
+
+ <p>If specified by its module name, the object code
<c>Module.beam</c> is searched for in the current path.
The source code <c>Module.erl</c> is searched for first in
- the same directory as the object code, then in a <c>src</c>
+ the same directory as the object code, then in an <c>src</c>
directory next to it.</p>
- <p>If given by its file name, the file name may include a path
- and the <c>.erl</c> extension may be omitted. The object code
+ <p>If specified by its filename, the filename can include a path
+ and the <c>.erl</c> extension can be omitted. The object code
<c>Module.beam</c> is searched for first in the same directory
as the source code, then in an <c>ebin</c> directory next to
it, and then in the current path.</p>
<note>
- <p>The interpreter needs both the source code and the object
- code, and the object code <em>must</em> include debug
- information. That is, only modules compiled with the option
+ <p>The interpreter requires both the source code and the object
+ code. The object code <em>must</em> include debug
+ information, that is, only modules compiled with option
<c>debug_info</c> set can be interpreted.</p>
</note>
<p>The functions returns <c>{module,Module}</c> if the module
- was interpreted, or <c>error</c> if it was not.</p>
+ was interpreted, otherwise <c>error</c> is returned.</p>
- <p>The argument may also be a list of modules/file names, in
+ <p>The argument can also be a list of modules or filenames, in
which case the function tries to interpret each module as
- specified above. The function then always returns <c>ok</c>,
- but prints some information to stdout if a module could not be
- interpreted.</p>
+ specified earlier. The function then always returns <c>ok</c>,
+ but prints some information to <c>stdout</c> if a module
+ cannot be interpreted.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>n(AbsModule) -> ok</name>
<name>nn(AbsModule) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Stop interpreting a module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Stop interpreting a module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>AbsModule = Module | File | [Module | File]</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
@@ -152,14 +157,14 @@
interpreting the module only at the current node. <c>nn/1</c>
stops interpreting the module at all known nodes.</p>
- <p>As for <c>i/1</c> and <c>ni/1</c>, a module may be given by
- either its module name or its file name.</p>
+ <p>As for <c>i/1</c> and <c>ni/1</c>, a module can be specified by
+ its module name or filename.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>interpreted() -> [Module]</name>
- <fsummary>Get all interpreted modules</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Get all interpreted modules.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
</type>
@@ -170,20 +175,20 @@
<func>
<name>file(Module) -> File | {error,not_loaded}</name>
- <fsummary>Get the file name for an interpreted module</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Get the filename for an interpreted module.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Module = atom()</v>
<v>File = string()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Returns the source code file name <c>File</c> for an
+ <p>Returns the source code filename <c>File</c> for an
interpreted module <c>Module</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>interpretable(AbsModule) -> true | {error,Reason}</name>
- <fsummary>Check if a module is possible to interpret</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Check if a module can be interpreted.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>AbsModule = Module | File</v>
<v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
@@ -193,45 +198,59 @@
<v>&nbsp;App = atom()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Checks if a module is possible to interpret. The module can
- be given by its module name <c>Module</c> or its source file
- name <c>File</c>. If given by a module name, the module is
- searched for in the code path.</p>
-
- <p>The function returns <c>true</c> if both source code and
- object code for the module is found, the module has been
- compiled with the option <c>debug_info</c> set and does not
- belong to any of the applications Kernel, STDLIB, GS or
- Debugger itself.</p>
-
- <p>The function returns <c>{error,Reason}</c> if the module for
- some reason is not possible to interpret.</p>
-
- <p><c>Reason</c> is <c>no_src</c> if no source code is found or
- <c>no_beam</c> if no object code is found. It is assumed that
- the source- and object code are located either in the same
- directory, or in <c>src</c> and <c>ebin</c> directories next
- to each other.</p>
-
- <p><c>Reason</c> is <c>no_debug_info</c> if the module has not
- been compiled with the option <c>debug_info</c> set.</p>
-
- <p><c>Reason</c> is <c>badarg</c> if <c>AbsModule</c> is not
- found. This could be because the specified file does not
- exist, or because <c>code:which/1</c> does not return a
- beam file name, which is the case not only for non-existing
- modules but also for modules which are preloaded or cover
- compiled.</p>
-
- <p><c>Reason</c> is <c>{app,App}</c> where <c>App</c> is
- <c>kernel</c>, <c>stdlib</c>, <c>gs</c> or <c>debugger</c> if
- <c>AbsModule</c> belongs to one of these applications.</p>
-
- <p>Note that the function can return <c>true</c> for a module
- which in fact is not interpretable in the case where
+ <p>Checks if a module can be interpreted. The module can be
+ specified by its module name <c>Module</c> or its source
+ filename <c>File</c>. If specified by a module name, the module
+ is searched for in the code path.</p>
+
+ <p>The function returns <c>true</c> if all of the following
+ apply:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item>Both source code and object code for the module is
+ found.</item>
+ <item>The module has been compiled with option <c>debug_info</c>
+ set.</item>
+ <item>The module does not belong to any of the applications
+ Kernel, STDLIB, GS, or Debugger.</item>
+ </list>
+
+ <p>The function returns <c>{error,Reason}</c> if the module cannot
+ be interpreted. <c>Reason</c> can have the following values:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>no_src</c></tag>
+ <item><p>No source code is found.
+ It is assumed that the source code and object code are located
+ either in the same directory, or in <c>src</c> and <c>ebin</c>
+ directories next to each other.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>no_beam</c></tag>
+ <item><p>No object code is found.
+ It is assumed that the source code and object code are located
+ either in the same directory, or in <c>src</c> and <c>ebin</c>
+ directories next to each other.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>no_debug_info</c></tag>
+ <item><p>The module has not been compiled with option
+ <c>debug_info</c> set.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
+ <item><p><c>AbsModule</c> is not found. This could be because
+ the specified file does not exist, or because
+ <c>code:which/1</c> does not return a BEAM filename,
+ which is the case not only for non-existing modules but also
+ for modules that are preloaded or cover-compiled.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>{app,App}</c></tag>
+ <item><p><c>App</c> is <c>kernel</c>, <c>stdlib</c>, <c>gs</c>,
+ or <c>debugger</c> if <c>AbsModule</c> belongs to one of these
+ applications.</p></item>
+ </taglist>
+
+ <p>Notice that the function can return <c>true</c> for a module
+ that in fact is not interpretable in the case where
the module is marked as sticky or resides in a directory
- marked as sticky, as this is not discovered until
- the interpreter actually tries to load the module.</p>
+ marked as sticky. The reason is that this is not discovered
+ until the interpreter tries to load the module.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -239,7 +258,7 @@
<name>auto_attach() -> false | {Flags,Function}</name>
<name>auto_attach(false)</name>
<name>auto_attach(Flags, Function)</name>
- <fsummary>Get/set when and how to attach to a process</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Get and set when and how to attach to a process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Flags = [init | break | exit]</v>
<v>Function = {Module,Name,Args}</v>
@@ -247,24 +266,24 @@
<v>&nbsp;Args = [term()]</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Gets and sets when and how to automatically attach to a
+ <p>Gets and sets when and how to attach automatically to a
process executing code in interpreted modules. <c>false</c>
- means never automatically attach, this is the default.
+ means never attach automatically, this is the default.
Otherwise automatic attach is defined by a list of flags and
- a function. The following flags may be specified:</p>
- <list>
- <item><c>init</c> - attach when a process for the very first
+ a function. The following flags can be specified:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>init</c> - Attach when a process for the first
time calls an interpreted function.</item>
- <item><c>break</c> - attach whenever a process reaches a
+ <item><c>break</c> - Attach whenever a process reaches a
breakpoint.</item>
- <item><c>exit</c> - attach when a process terminates.</item>
+ <item><c>exit</c> - Attach when a process terminates.</item>
</list>
<p>When the specified event occurs, the function <c>Function</c>
- will be called as:</p>
+ is called as:</p>
<pre>
-spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
- </pre>
+spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])</pre>
+
<p><c>Pid</c> is the pid of the process executing interpreted
code.</p>
</desc>
@@ -273,7 +292,7 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<func>
<name>stack_trace() -> Flag</name>
<name>stack_trace(Flag)</name>
- <fsummary>Get/set if and how to save call frames</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Get and set if and how to save call frames.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Flag = all | no_tail | false</v>
</type>
@@ -281,25 +300,30 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<p>Gets and sets how to save call frames in the stack. Saving
call frames makes it possible to inspect the call chain of a
process, and is also used to emulate the stack trace if an
- error (an exception of class error) occurs.</p>
- <list>
- <item><c>all</c> - save information about all current calls,
- that is, function calls that have not yet returned a value.
- </item>
- <item><c>no_tail</c> - save information about current calls,
+ error (an exception of class error) occurs. The following
+ flags can be specified:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>all</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Save information about all current calls,
+ that is, function calls that have not yet returned a value.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>no_tail</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Save information about current calls,
but discard previous information when a tail recursive call
- is made. This option consumes less memory and may be
+ is made. This option consumes less memory and can be
necessary to use for processes with long lifetimes and many
- tail recursive calls. This is the default.</item>
- <item><c>false</c> - do not save any information about current
- calls.</item>
- </list>
+ tail recursive calls. This is the default.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>false</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Save no information about currentcalls.</p></item>
+ </taglist>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>break(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>
@@ -311,86 +335,80 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<func>
<name>delete_break(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>break_in(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 a breakpoint 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>del_break_in(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>no_break() -> ok</name>
<name>no_break(Module) -> ok</name>
- <fsummary>Delete all breakpoints</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Delete all breakpoints.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Deletes all breakpoints, or all breakpoints in <c>Module</c>.
- </p>
+ <p>Deletes all breakpoints, or all breakpoints in <c>Module</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>disable_break(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>enable_break(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>action_at_break(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>
@@ -404,7 +422,7 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<func>
<name>test_at_break(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>
@@ -414,14 +432,14 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<desc>
<p>Sets the conditional test of the breakpoint at <c>Line</c> in
<c>Module</c> to <c>Function</c>. The function must
- fulfill the requirements specified in the section
- <em>Breakpoints</em> above.</p>
+ fulfill the requirements specified in section
+ <seealso marker="#int_breakpoints">Breakpoints</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>get_binding(Var, Bindings) -> {value,Value} | unbound</name>
- <fsummary>Retrieve a variable binding</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Retrieve a variable binding.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Var = atom()</v>
<v>Bindings = term()</v>
@@ -437,7 +455,7 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<func>
<name>all_breaks() -> [Break]</name>
<name>all_breaks(Module) -> [Break]</name>
- <fsummary>Get all breakpoints</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Get all breakpoints.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Break = {Point,Options}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Point = {Module,Line}</v>
@@ -451,15 +469,14 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Gets all breakpoints, or all breakpoints in <c>Module</c>.
- </p>
+ <p>Gets all breakpoints, or all breakpoints in <c>Module</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name>snapshot() -> [Snapshot]</name>
<fsummary>Get information about all processes executing interpreted
- code</fsummary>
+ code.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Snapshot = {Pid, Function, Status, Info}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Pid = pid()</v>
@@ -475,26 +492,27 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<desc>
<p>Gets information about all processes executing interpreted code.
</p>
- <list>
- <item><c>Pid</c> - process identifier.</item>
- <item><c>Function</c> - first interpreted function called by
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>Pid</c> - Process identifier.</item>
+ <item><c>Function</c> - First interpreted function called by
the process.</item>
- <item><c>Status</c> - current status of the process.</item>
- <item><c>Info</c> - additional information.</item>
+ <item><c>Status</c> - Current status of the process.</item>
+ <item><c>Info</c> - More information.</item>
</list>
- <p><c>Status</c> is one of:</p>
- <list>
- <item><c>idle</c> - the process is no longer executing
+
+ <p><c>Status</c> is one of the following:</p>
+ <list type="bulleted">
+ <item><c>idle</c> - The process is no longer executing
interpreted code. <c>Info={}</c>.</item>
- <item><c>running</c> - the process is running. <c>Info={}</c>.
+ <item><c>running</c> - The process is running. <c>Info={}</c>.
</item>
- <item><c>waiting</c> - the process is waiting at a
+ <item><c>waiting</c> - The process is waiting at a
<c>receive</c>. <c>Info={}</c>.</item>
- <item><c>break</c> - process execution has been stopped,
+ <item><c>break</c> - Process execution is stopped,
normally at a breakpoint. <c>Info={Module,Line}</c>.</item>
- <item><c>exit</c> - the process has terminated.
+ <item><c>exit</c> - The process is terminated.
<c>Info=ExitReason</c>.</item>
- <item><c>no_conn</c> - the connection is down to the node
+ <item><c>no_conn</c> - The connection is down to the node
where the process is running. <c>Info={}</c>.</item>
</list>
</desc>
@@ -503,7 +521,7 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<func>
<name>clear() -> ok</name>
<fsummary>Clear information about processes executing interpreted
- code</fsummary>
+ code.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Clears information about processes executing interpreted code
by removing all information about terminated processes.</p>
@@ -513,13 +531,13 @@ spawn(Module, Name, [Pid | Args])
<func>
<name>continue(Pid) -> ok | {error,not_interpreted}</name>
<name>continue(X,Y,Z) -> ok | {error,not_interpreted}</name>
- <fsummary>Resume process execution</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Resume process execution.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Pid = pid()</v>
<v>X = Y = Z = int()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>Resume process execution for <c>Pid</c>, or for
+ <p>Resumes process execution for <c>Pid</c> or
<c>c:pid(X,Y,Z)</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>