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@setfilename ../../info/debugging
@node Debugging, Read and Print, Advising Functions, Top
However, entry to the debugger is not a normal consequence of an
error. Many commands frequently cause Lisp errors when invoked
-inappropriately (such as @kbd{C-f} at the end of the buffer), and during
-ordinary editing it would be very inconvenient to enter the debugger
-each time this happens. So if you want errors to enter the debugger, set
-the variable @code{debug-on-error} to non-@code{nil}. (The command
+inappropriately, and during ordinary editing it would be very
+inconvenient to enter the debugger each time this happens. So if you
+want errors to enter the debugger, set the variable
+@code{debug-on-error} to non-@code{nil}. (The command
@code{toggle-debug-on-error} provides an easy way to do this.)
@defopt debug-on-error
-This variable determines whether the debugger is called when an error is
-signaled and not handled. If @code{debug-on-error} is @code{t}, all
-kinds of errors call the debugger (except those listed in
-@code{debug-ignored-errors}). If it is @code{nil}, none call the
-debugger.
+This variable determines whether the debugger is called when an error
+is signaled and not handled. If @code{debug-on-error} is @code{t},
+all kinds of errors call the debugger, except those listed in
+@code{debug-ignored-errors} (see below). If it is @code{nil}, none
+call the debugger. (Note that @code{eval-expression-debug-on-error}
+affects the setting of this variable in some cases; see below.)
The value can also be a list of error conditions that should call the
debugger. For example, if you set it to the list
bypasses the @code{condition-case} which normally catches errors in the
init file.
- If your init file sets @code{debug-on-error}, the effect may
-not last past the end of loading the init file. (This is an undesirable
-byproduct of the code that implements the @samp{--debug-init} command
-line option.) The best way to make the init file set
-@code{debug-on-error} permanently is with @code{after-init-hook}, like
-this:
-
-@example
-(add-hook 'after-init-hook
- (lambda () (setq debug-on-error t)))
-@end example
-
@node Infinite Loops
@subsection Debugging Infinite Loops
@cindex infinite loops