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<div class=chapterheading><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_chap_3">Chapter 3</a></div><br>
<a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_chap_3">Command processor</a></h1>
<p></p>
<p>
This chapter details Scheme&nbsp;48's command processor, which incorporates
both a read-eval-print loop and an interactive debugger.
At the <tt>&gt;</tt> prompt, you can type either a Scheme form
(expression or definition) or a command beginning with a comma.
In
inspection mode (see section&nbsp;<a href="#node_sec_3.7">3.7</a>)
the prompt changes to <tt>:</tt> and commands
no longer need to be preceded by a comma; input beginning with
a letter or digit is assumed to be a command, not an expression.
In inspection mode the command processor prints out a
menu of selectable components for the current object of interest.</p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.1"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.1">3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;Current focus value and <tt>##</tt></a></h2>
<p>The command processor keeps track of a current <em>focus value</em>.
This value is normally the last value returned by a command.
If a command returns multiple values the focus object is a list of the
values.
The focus value is not changed if a command returns no values or 
a distinguished `unspecific' value.
Examples of forms that return this unspecific value are definitions,
uses of <tt>set!</tt>, and <tt>(if #f 0)</tt>.
It prints as <tt>#{Unspecific}</tt>.</p>
<p>
The reader used by the command processor reads <tt>##</tt> as a special
expression that evaluates to the current focus object.
</p>
<pre class=verbatim>&gt; (list 'a 'b)
'(a b)
&gt; (car ##)
'a
&gt; (symbol-&gt;string ##)
&quot;a&quot;
&gt; (if #f 0)
#{Unspecific}
&gt; ##
&quot;a&quot;
&gt; 
</pre><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.2"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.2">3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;Command levels</a></h2>
<p>If an error, keyboard interrupt, or other breakpoint occurs, or the
<tt>,push</tt> command is used, the command
processor invokes a recursive copy of itself, preserving the dynamic state of
the program when the breakpoint occured.
The recursive invocation creates a new <em>command level</em>.
The command levels form a stack with the current level at the top.
The command prompt indicates the number of stopped levels below the
current one: <tt>&gt;</tt> or <tt>:</tt> for the
base level and <tt><i>n</i>&gt;</tt> or <tt><i>n</i>:</tt> for all other levels,
where <i>n</i> is the command-level nesting depth.
The <tt>levels</tt> setting
described below can be used to disable the automatic pushing of new levels.</p>
<p>
The command processor's evaluation package and the value of the
current focus value are local to each command level.
They are preserved when a new level is pushed and restored when
it is discarded.
The settings of all other settings are shared by all command levels.</p>
<p>
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd>&lt;eof&gt;<br>
Discards the current command level and resumes running the level down.
&lt;eof&gt; is usually
control-<tt>D</tt> at a Unix shell or control-<tt>C</tt> control-<tt>D</tt> using
the Emacs <tt>cmuscheme48</tt> library.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,pop</tt><br>
The same as &lt;eof&gt;.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,proceed [<i>exp</i> <tt>...</tt></tt>]<br>
Proceed after an interrupt or error, resuming the next command
level down, delivering the values of <i>exp&nbsp;<tt>...</tt></i> to the continuation.
Interrupt continuations discard any returned values.
<tt>,Pop</tt> and <tt>,proceed</tt> have the same effect after an interrupt
but behave differently after errors.
<tt>,Proceed</tt> restarts the erroneous computation from the point where the
error occurred (although not all errors are proceedable) while
<tt>,pop</tt> (and &lt;eof&gt;) discards it and prompts for
a new command.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,push</tt><br>
Pushes a new command level on above the current one.
This is useful if the <tt>levels</tt> setting has been used
to disable the automatic pushing of new levels for errors and interrupts.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,reset [<i>number</i>]</tt><br>
Pops down to a given level and restarts that level.
<i>Number</i> defaults to zero, <tt>,reset</tt> restarts the command
processor, discarding all existing levels.<p>
</p>
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
Whenever moving to an existing level, either by sending
an &lt;eof&gt;
or by using <tt>,reset</tt> or the other commands listed above,
the command processor runs all of the <tt>dynamic-wind</tt> ``after'' thunks
belonging to stopped computations on the discarded level(s).</p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.3"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.3">3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;Logistical commands</a></h2>
<p></p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,load <i>filename <tt>...</tt></i></tt><br>
Loads the named Scheme source file(s).
Easier to type than <tt>(load &quot;<i>filename</i>&quot;)</tt> because you don't have to
shift to type the parentheses or quote marks.  
(However, it is still possible to specify a filename as a Scheme
string literal, with quote marks -- you'll need this for filenames
containing whitespace.)
Also, it works in
any package, unlike <tt>(load &quot;<i>filename</i>&quot;)</tt>, which will work only
work in packages in which the variable <tt>load</tt> is defined appropriately.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,exit [<i>exp</i>]</tt>
Exits back out to shell (or executive or whatever invoked Scheme&nbsp;48
in the first place).
<i>Exp</i> should evaluate to an integer.  The
integer is returned to the calling program.
The default value of <i>exp</i> is zero, which, on Unix,
is generally interpreted as success.
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.4"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.4">3.4&nbsp;&nbsp;Module commands</a></h2>
<p></p>
<p>
There are many commands related to modules.
Only the most commonly used module commands are described here;
documentation for the
rest can be found in section&nbsp;<a href="manual-Z-H-6.html#node_sec_4.8">4.8</a>.
There is also
a brief description of modules, structures, and packages in section&nbsp;<a href="manual-Z-H-4.html#node_sec_2.6">2.6</a> below.</p>
<p>
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,open <i>structure <tt>...</tt></i></tt><br>
Makes the bindings in the <i>structure</i>s visible in the current package.
The packages associated with the <i>structure</i>s will be loaded if
this has not already been done (the <tt>ask-before-loading</tt> setting
can be used disable the automatic loading of packages).<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,config [<i>command</i>]</tt><br>
Executes <i>command</i> in the <tt>config</tt> package, which includes
the module configuration language.
For example, use
<pre class=verbatim>,config ,load <i>filename</i>
</pre><p>
to load a file containing module definitions.
If no <i>command</i> is given, the <tt>config</tt> package becomes the
execution package for future commands.</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,user [<i>command</i>]</tt> <br>
This is similar to the <tt>,config</tt>.  It
moves to or executes a command in the user package (which is the
default package when the Scheme&nbsp;48 command processor starts).<p>
</p>
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.5"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.5">3.5&nbsp;&nbsp;Debugging commands</a></h2>
<p></p>
<p>
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,preview</tt><br>
Somewhat like a backtrace, but because of tail recursion you see
less than you might in debuggers for some other languages.
The stack to display is chosen as follows:
<ol>
<li><p>If the current focus object is a continuation or a thread,
then that continuation or thread's stack is displayed.
</p>
<li><p>Otherwise, if the current command level was initiated because of
a breakpoint in the next level down, then the stack at that
breakpoint is displayed.
</p>
<li><p>Otherwise, there is no stack to display and a message is printed
to that effect.
</p>
</ol><p>
One line is printed out for each continuation on the chosen stack,
going from top to bottom.</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,run <i>exp</i></tt><br>
Evaluate <i>exp</i>, printing the result(s) and making them
(or a list of them, if <i>exp</i> returns multiple results)
the new focus object.
The <tt>,run</tt> command is useful when writing
command programs, which are described in section&nbsp;<a href="#node_sec_3.8">3.8</a> below.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,trace <i>name</i> <tt>...</tt></tt><br>
Start tracing calls to the named procedure or procedures.
With no arguments, displays all procedures currently traced.
This affects the binding of <i>name</i>, not the behavior of the
procedure that is its current value.  <i>Name</i> is redefined
to be a procedure that prints a message,
calls the original value of <i>name</i>, prints another
message, and finally passes along the value(s) returned by the
original procedure.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,untrace <i>name</i> <tt>...</tt></tt><br>
Stop tracing calls to the named procedure or procedures.
With no argument, stop tracing all calls to all procedures.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,condition</tt><br>
The <tt>,condition</tt> command displays the condition object
describing the error or interrupt that initiated the current
command level.  The condition object becomes the current focus
value.  This is particularly useful in conjunction with
the inspector.  For example, if a procedure is passed the wrong number of
arguments, do <tt>,condition</tt> followed by
<tt>,inspect</tt> to inspect the
procedure and its arguments.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,bound? <i>name</i></tt><br>
Display the binding of <i>name</i>, if there is one, and otherwise
prints `<tt>Not bound</tt>'.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,expand <i>form</i></tt>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,expand-all <i>form</i></tt><br>
Show macro expansion of <i>form</i>, if any.
<tt>,expand</tt> performs a single macro expansion while
<tt>,expand-all</tt> fully expands all macros in <i>form</i>.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,where <i>procedure</i></tt><br>
Display name of file containing <i>procedure</i>'s source code.
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.6"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.6">3.6&nbsp;&nbsp;Settings</a></h2>
<p>There are a number of settings that control the behavior of the
command processor; most of them are booleans.
They can be set using the <tt>,set</tt> and <tt>,unset</tt> commands.</p>
<p>
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,set <i>setting</i> [on | off | literal | ?]</tt><br>
This sets the value of setting <i>setting</i>.
For a boolean setting, the second argument must be <tt>on</tt> or
<tt>off</tt>; it then defaults to <tt>on</tt>.
Otherwise, the value must be a literal, typically a posititive number.
If the second argument is <tt>?</tt> the value of <i>setting</i> is
is displayed and not changed.
Doing <tt>,set ?</tt> will display a list of the setting and
their current values.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,unset <i>setting</i></tt><br>
<tt>,unset <i>setting</i></tt> is the same as
<tt>,set <i>setting</i> off</tt>.
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
The settings are as follows:
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>batch</tt> (boolean)<br>
In `batch mode' any error or interrupt that comes up will cause
Scheme&nbsp;48 to exit immediately with a non-zero exit status.  Also,
the command processor doesn't print prompts.  Batch mode is
off by default.<p>
</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>levels</tt> (boolean)<br>
Enables or disables the automatic pushing of a new command level when
an error, interrupt, or other breakpoint occurs.
When enabled (the default), breakpoints push a new command level,
and &lt;eof&gt; (see above)
or <tt>,reset</tt> is required to return to top level.  The effects of
pushed command levels include:
<ul>
<li><p>a longer prompt
</p>
<li><p>retention of the continuation in effect at the point of errors
</p>
<li><p>confusion among some newcomers
</p>
</ul><p>
With <tt>levels</tt> disabled one must issue a
<tt>,push</tt> command immediately
following an error in order to retain the error continuation for
debugging purposes; otherwise the continuation is lost as soon as
the focus object changes.  If you don't know anything about the
available debugging tools, then levels might as well be disabled.</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>break-on-warnings</tt> (boolean)<br>
Enter a new command level when a warning is produced, just as
when an error occurs.  Normally warnings only result in a displayed
message and the program does not stop executing.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>ask-before-loading</tt> (boolean)<br>
If on, the system will ask before loading modules that are arguments
to the <tt>,open</tt> command.  <tt>Ask-before-loading</tt> is off by
default.
<pre class=verbatim>&gt; ,set ask-before-loading
will ask before loading modules
&gt; ,open random
Load structure random (y/n)? y
&gt;
</pre><p></p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>load-noisily</tt> (boolean)<br>
When on, the system will print out the names of modules and files
as they are loaded.  <tt>load-noisily</tt> is off by default.
<pre class=verbatim>&gt; ,set load-noisily
will notify when loading modules and files
&gt; ,open random
[random /usr/local/lib/scheme48/big/random.scm]
&gt; 
</pre><p></p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>inline-values</tt> (boolean)<br>
This controls whether or not the compiler is allowed to substitute
variables' values in-line.
When <tt>inline-values</tt> mode is on,
some Scheme procedures will be substituted in-line; when it is off,
none will.
Section&nbsp;<a href="manual-Z-H-4.html#node_sec_2.4">2.4</a>
has more information.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>inspector-menu-limit</tt> (positive integer)<br>
This controls how many items the displayed portion of the inspector
menu contains at most.  (See Section&nbsp;<a href="#node_sec_3.7">3.7</a>.)<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>inspector-writing-depth</tt> (positive integer)<br>
This controls the maximum depth to which the inspector
prints values.  (See Section&nbsp;<a href="#node_sec_3.7">3.7</a>.)<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>inspector-writing-length</tt> (positive integer)<br>
This controls the maximum length to which the inspector
prints values.  (See Section&nbsp;<a href="#node_sec_3.7">3.7</a>.)<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>condition-writing-depth</tt> (positive integer)<br>
This controls the maximum depth to which conditions
are printed.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>condition-writing-length</tt> (positive integer)<br>
This controls the maximum length to which conditions
are printed.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>trace-writing-length</tt> (positive integer)<br>
This controls the maximum length to which tracing
prints procedure calls.
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.7"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.7">3.7&nbsp;&nbsp;Inspection mode</a></h2>
<p></p>
<p>
There is a data inspector available via the <tt>,inspect</tt> and
<tt>,debug</tt> commands.
The inspector is particularly useful with procedures, continuations,
and records.
The command processor can be taken out of inspection mode by
using the <tt>q</tt> command.
When in inspection mode, input that begins with
a letter or digit is read as a command, not as an expression.
To see the value of a variable or number, do <tt>(begin <i>exp</i>)</tt>
or use the <tt>,run <i>exp</i></tt> command.</p>
<p>
In inspection mode the command processor prints out a
menu of selectable components for the current focus object.
To inspect a particular component, just type the corresponding number in
the menu.
That component becomes the new focus object.
For example:
</p>
<pre class=verbatim>&gt; ,inspect '(a (b c) d)
(a (b c) d)

[0] a
[1] (b c)
[2] d
: 1
(b c)

[0] b
[1] c
: 
</pre><p></p>
<p>
When a new focus object is selected the previous one is pushed onto a
stack.
You can pop the stack, reverting to the previous object, with
the <tt>u</tt> command, or use the <tt>stack</tt> command to move to
an earlier object.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
Commands useful when in inspection mode:
</p>
<ul>
<li><p><tt>u</tt> (up) pop object stack
</p>
<li><p><tt>m</tt> (more) print more of a long menu
</p>
<li><p><tt>(<tt>...</tt>)</tt> evaluate a form and select result
</p>
<li><p><tt>q</tt> quit
</p>
<li><p><tt>template</tt> select a closure or continuation's template
(Templates are the static components of procedures; these are found
inside of procedures and continuations, and contain the quoted
constants and top-level variables referred to by byte-compiled code.)
</p>
<li><p><tt>d</tt> (down) move to the next continuation
(current object must be a continuation)
</p>
<li><p><tt>menu</tt> print the selection menu for the focus object
</p>
</ul><p></p>
<p>
Multiple selection commands (<tt>u</tt>, <tt>d</tt>, and menu indexes)
may be put on a single line.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>
All ordinary commands are available when in inspection mode.
Similarly, the inspection commands can be used when not in inspection
mode.
For example:
</p>
<pre class=verbatim>&gt; (list 'a '(b c) 'd)
'(a (b c) d)
&gt; ,1
'(b c)
&gt; ,menu
[0] b
[1] c
&gt; 
</pre><p></p>
<p>
If the current command level was initiated because of
a breakpoint in the next level down, then 
<tt>,debug</tt> will invoke the inspector on the
continuation at the point of the error.
The <tt>u</tt> and <tt>d</tt> (up and down)
commands then make the inspected-value stack look like a conventional stack
debugger, with continuations playing the role of stack frames.  <tt>D</tt> goes
to older or deeper continuations (frames), and <tt>u</tt> goes back up to more
recent ones.</p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.8"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.8">3.8&nbsp;&nbsp;Command programs</a></h2>
<p></p>
<p>
The <tt>exec</tt> package contains procedures that are used
to execute the command processor's commands.
A command <tt>,<i>foo</i></tt> is executed by applying the value of
the identifier <i>foo</i> in the <tt>exec</tt> package to
the (suitably parsed) command arguments.</p>
<p>
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,exec [<i>command</i>]</tt><br>
Evaluate <i>command</i> in the <tt>exec</tt> package.
For example, use
<pre class=verbatim>,exec ,load <i>filename</i>
</pre><p>
to load a file containing commands.
If no <i>command</i> is given, the <tt>exec</tt> package becomes the
execution package for future commands.
</p>
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
The required argument types are as follows:
</p>
<ul>
<li><p>filenames should be strings
</p>
<li><p>other names and identifiers should be symbols
</p>
<li><p>expressions should be s-expressions
</p>
<li><p>commands (as for <tt>,config</tt> and <tt>,exec</tt> itself)
should be lists of the form
<tt>(<i>command-name</i> <i>argument</i> <i>...</i>)</tt>
where <i>command-name</i> is a symbol.
</p>
</ul><p></p>
<p>
For example, the following two commands are equivalent:
</p>
<pre class=verbatim>,config ,load my-file.scm

,exec (config '(load &quot;my-file.scm&quot;))
</pre><p></p>
<p>
The file <tt>scheme/vm/load-vm.scm</tt> in the source directory contains an
example of an <tt>exec</tt> program.</p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.9"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.9">3.9&nbsp;&nbsp;Building images</a></h2>
<p></p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,dump <i>filename</i> [<i>identification</i>]</tt><br>
Writes the current heap out to a file, which can then be run using the
virtual machine.  The new image file includes the command processor.
If present, <i>identification</i>
should be a string (written with double quotes); this string will
be part of the greeting message as the image starts up.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,build <i>exp</i> <i>filename</i> [<i>option <tt>...</tt></i>]</tt><br>
Like <tt>,dump</tt>, except that the image file contains the value of
<i>exp</i>, which should be a procedure of one argument, instead of
the command processor.  When
<i>filename</i> is resumed, that procedure will be invoked on the VM's
<tt>-a</tt> arguments, which are passed as a list of OS strings (see
section&nbsp;<a href="manual-Z-H-7.html#node_sec_5.15">5.15</a>.  The
procedure should return an integer which is
returned to the program that invoked the VM.  The command
processor and debugging system are not included in the image
(unless you go to some effort to preserve them, such as retaining
a continuation).<p>
If <tt>no-warnings</tt> appears as an <i>option</i> after the file
name, no warnings about undefined external bindings
(see Section&nbsp;<a href="manual-Z-H-10.html#node_sec_8.2">8.2</a>) will be printed upon
resuming the image.  This is useful when the definitions of
external bindings appear in shared objects that are only loaded
after the resumption of the image.</p>
<p>
Doing <tt>,flush</tt> before building an image will reduce the amount
of debugging information in the image, making for a smaller
image file, but if an error occurs, the error message may be less
helpful.  Doing <tt>,flush source maps</tt> before loading any programs
used in the image will make it still smaller.
See section&nbsp;<a href="#node_sec_3.10">3.10</a>
for more information.</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.10"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.10">3.10&nbsp;&nbsp;Resource query and control</a></h2>
<p>.</p>
<p>
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,time <i>exp</i></tt><br>
Measure execution time.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,collect</tt><br>
Invoke the garbage collector.  Ordinarily this happens
automatically, but the command tells how much space is available
before and after the collection.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,keep <i>kind</i></tt>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,flush <i>kind</i></tt><br>
These control the amount of debugging information retained after
compiling procedures.  This information can consume a fair amount
of space.  <i>kind</i> is one of the following:
<ul>
<li><p><tt>maps</tt> - environment maps (local variable names, for inspector)
</p>
<li><p><tt>source</tt> - source code for continuations (displayed by inspector)
</p>
<li><p><tt>names</tt> - procedure names (as displayed by <tt>write</tt> and in error
messages)
</p>
<li><p><tt>files</tt>  - source file names
</p>
</ul><p>
These commands refer to future compilations only, not to procedures
that already exist.  To have any effect, they must be done before
programs are loaded.  The default is to keep all four types.
</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,flush</tt><br>
The flush command with no argument deletes the database of names
of initial procedures.  Doing <tt>,flush</tt> before a <tt>,build</tt> or
<tt>,dump</tt>
will make the resulting image significantly smaller, but will
compromise the information content of many error
messages.
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.11"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.11">3.11&nbsp;&nbsp;Threads</a></h2>
<p></p>
<p>
Each command level has its own set of threads.  These threads are suspended
when a new level is entered and resumed when the owning level again becomes
the current level.
A thread that raises an error is not resumed unless
explicitly restarted using the <tt>,proceed</tt> command.
In addition to any threads spawned by the user, each level has a thread
that runs the command processor on that level.
A new command-processor thread is started if the current one
dies or is terminated.
When a command level is abandoned for a lower level, or when
a level is restarted using <tt>,reset</tt>, all of the threads on that
level are terminated and any <tt>dynamic-wind</tt> ``after'' thunks are run.</p>
<p>
The following commands are useful when debugging multithreaded programs:
</p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,resume [<i>number</i>]</tt><br>
Pops out to a given level and resumes running all threads at that level.
<i>Number</i> defaults to zero.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,threads</tt><br>
Invokes the inspector on a list of the threads running at the
next lower command level.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,exit-when-done [<i>exp</i>]</tt><br>
Waits until all user threads have completed and then
exits back out to shell (or executive or whatever invoked Scheme&nbsp;48
in the first place).
<i>Exp</i> should evaluate to an integer which is then
returned to the calling program.
<p>
</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd></dl><p></p>
<p>
</p>
<a name="node_sec_3.12"></a>
<h2><a href="manual-Z-H-2.html#node_toc_node_sec_3.12">3.12&nbsp;&nbsp;Quite obscure</a></h2>
<p></p>
<dl><dt></dt><dd>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,go <i>exp</i></tt><br>
This is like <tt>,exit <i>exp</i></tt> except that the evaluation of <i>exp</i>
is tail-recursive with respect to the command processor.  This
means that the command processor itself can probably be GC'ed,
should a garbage collection occur in the execution of <i>exp</i>.
If an error occurs Scheme&nbsp;48 will exit with a non-zero value.<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,translate <i>from</i> <i>to</i></tt><br>
For <tt>load</tt> and the <tt>,load</tt> command
(but not for <tt>open-{in|out}put-file</tt>), file
names beginning with the string <i>from</i> will be changed so that the
initial <i>from</i> is replaced by the string <i>to</i>.  E.g.
<pre class=verbatim><tt>,translate /usr/gjc/ /zu/gjc/</tt>
</pre><p>
will cause <tt>(load &quot;/usr/gjc/foo.scm&quot;)</tt> to have the same effect as
<tt>(load &quot;/zu/gjc/foo.scm&quot;)</tt>.
</p>
<p>
</p>
</dd><dt></dt><dd><tt>,from-file <i>filename</i> <i>form</i> <tt>...</tt> ,end</tt><br>
This is used by the <tt>cmuscheme48</tt> Emacs library to indicate the file
from which the <i>form</i>s came.  <i>Filename</i> is then used by the
command processor to determine the package in which the <i>form</i>s
are to be evaluated.
</dd></dl><p></p>
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