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Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools?

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In article <QMSdncYcAOuQ72PSnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com>,
 "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> wrote:

> On 7/11/12 4:41 PM, Jason Damisch wrote:
> >
> >> The Open Firmware debugger let you insert a command to stop the program
> >> and remember extensive state info, leaving you in interactive Forth so
> >> you can type things (examine memory, stack, variables, even change
> >> things, etc.) and return to execution right where it left off. IMO that
> >> was a debugging tool that was well-designed for Forth.
> >
> > I just insert a QUIT when I want to halt the program to examine what it is 
> > doing at a particular point.
> 
> The charming thing about the OF debugger is that you can *resume* 
> execution at the point after the temporary halt (having examined or even 
> changed whatever).
> 

Was taught to use QUERY INTERPRET for something similar.

Use straight as is for a one of inspection, or in a custom interpreter 
loop (mine is called SNAP).

(sure QUERY INTERPRET is somewhat similar to REFILL DROP SOURCE EVALUATE 
as dictated by Bruxelles ;-)

-r

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Why not more 'advanced' tools? Jason Damisch <jasondamisch@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-11 11:10 -0700
  Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? mhx@iae.nl - 2012-07-11 15:45 -0700
    Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-07-11 13:08 -1000
      Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? mhx@iae.nl - 2012-07-11 16:39 -0700
        Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-07-11 14:00 -1000
          Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Jason Damisch <jasondamisch@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-11 19:41 -0700
            Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-11 22:22 -0700
              Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-12 01:31 -0700
              Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2012-07-13 01:52 +0000
            Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-07-11 20:43 -1000
              Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Roelf Toxopeus <rt4all@notthis.hetnet.nl> - 2012-07-12 12:05 +0200
                Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2012-07-12 16:25 +0200
        Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2012-07-12 23:50 +0200
          Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2012-07-13 13:43 +0000
    Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? vandys@vsta.org - 2012-07-12 00:29 +0000
  Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-11 22:13 -0700
    Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-12 01:29 -0700
      Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-12 02:09 -0700
  Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2012-07-12 07:17 -0500
    Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Fanzo <cristianof6@gmail.com> - 2012-07-12 20:19 +0200
      Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-07-12 08:45 -1000
      Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2012-07-12 19:47 +0000
      Re: Why not more 'advanced' tools? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-12 14:54 -0700

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