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backtrace from edebug does not have links

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: backtrace from edebug does not have links
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:59:32 -0800 (PST)

In edebug when using d to show the backtrace, the *Backtrace* buffer
does not have links to the functions that you get in the *Backtrace*
buffer when using debug-on-error.  
It would be nice if the links would work for the edebug case too.

Message #12 received at 1428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 1428 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: bug#1428: backtrace from edebug does not have links
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:44:55 +0100

Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu> writes:

> In edebug when using d to show the backtrace, the *Backtrace* buffer
> does not have links to the functions that you get in the *Backtrace*
> buffer when using debug-on-error.  
> It would be nice if the links would work for the edebug case too.

Maybe nobody implements that because `edebug-backtrace' is planned to be
rewritten so that it gets better than "Better than nothing..." (see
docstring)?

However, until that happens, maybe this problem should be solved.


Can't we just append some code like this:

  (goto-char (point-min))
  (while (progn
  	 (goto-char (+ (point) 2))
           (skip-syntax-forward "^w_")
           (not (eobp)))
    (let* ((beg (point))
           (end (progn (skip-syntax-forward "w_") (point)))
           (sym (intern-soft (buffer-substring-no-properties
                              beg end)))
           (file (and sym (symbol-file sym 'defun))))
      (when file
        (goto-char beg)
        ;; help-xref-button needs to operate on something matched
        ;; by a regexp, so set that up for it.
        (re-search-forward "\\(\\sw\\|\\s_\\)+")
        (help-xref-button 0 'help-function-def sym file)))
    (forward-line 1))

to `edebug-backtrace' (the code is from `debugger-make-xrefs')?


Thanks,

Michael.

Message #15 received at 1428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de
Cc: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>, 1428 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: bug#1428: backtrace from edebug does not have links
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:14:28 -0400

>> In edebug when using d to show the backtrace, the *Backtrace* buffer
>> does not have links to the functions that you get in the *Backtrace*
>> buffer when using debug-on-error.  
>> It would be nice if the links would work for the edebug case too.

> Maybe nobody implements that because `edebug-backtrace' is planned to be
> rewritten so that it gets better than "Better than nothing..." (see
> docstring)?
> However, until that happens, maybe this problem should be solved.

(defalias 'edebug-debug 'debug) might be a good replacement in the mean time.


        Stefan

Message #18 received at 1428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gemini Lasswell <gazally <at> runbox.com>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>, 1428 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com,
 1428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1428: backtrace from edebug does not have links
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 11:36:17 -0700

tags 1428 fixed
close 1428 27.1
thanks

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu> writes:
>
>> In edebug when using d to show the backtrace, the *Backtrace* buffer
>> does not have links to the functions that you get in the *Backtrace*
>> buffer when using debug-on-error.  
>> It would be nice if the links would work for the edebug case too.
>
> Maybe nobody implements that because `edebug-backtrace' is planned to be
> rewritten so that it gets better than "Better than nothing..." (see
> docstring)?

I've just pushed to Emacs master that long-anticipated rewrite of
edebug-backtrace, which includes making links to functions.

Gemini

Message #25 received at 1428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Gemini Lasswell <gazally <at> runbox.com>
Cc: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>, 1428 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com,
 1428 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1428: backtrace from edebug does not have links
Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2018 03:56:14 +0200

Gemini Lasswell <gazally <at> runbox.com> writes:

> I've just pushed to Emacs master that long-anticipated rewrite of
> edebug-backtrace, which includes making links to functions.

Yet I only read the documentation additions of your merge, but that all
sounds very nice, thank you!


Michael.

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