*tracelimit*

Type:	-	system variable
Source:	-	xlinit.c, xldbug.c

Syntax

 *tracelimit*

Description

The *tracelimit* system variable controls the number of forms printed on entry to the break loop. If *tracelimit* is an integer, then the integer is the maximum number of forms that will be printed. If *tracelimit* is NIL or a non-integer, then all of the forms will be printed. Note that *tracenable* needs to be set to a non-NIL value to enable the printing of back-trace information on entry to the break loop.

Examples

(defun foo (x) (fee x))   ; define FOO
(defun fee (y) (break))   ; define FEE
(setq *tracenable* T)     ; enable the back trace
(setq *tracelimit* NIL)   ; show all the entries

(foo 5)                   ; break: **BREAK**
                          ; prints Function:#<Subr-BREAK...>
                          ;        Function:#<Closure-FEE...>
                          ;        Arguments:
                          ;          5
                          ;        Function:#<Closure-FOO...>
                          ;        Arguments:
                          ;          5

(clean-up)                ; from break loop
(setq *tracelimit* 2)     ; show only 2 entries

(foo 5)                   ; break: **BREAK**
                          ; prints Function:#<Subr-BREAK...>
                          ;        Function:#<Closure-FEE...>
                          ;        Arguments:
                          ;          5

(clean-up)                ; from break loop

Note: *tracenable* and *tracelimit* system variables have to do with back trace information at entry to a break loop and are not related to the trace and untrace functions.

See the *tracelimit* system variable in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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