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[Chandrashekhar Mullaparthi]

Another way to look at the stack...but it is not as pretty as what you'd see
in a crash report.

(camelns@REDACTED)212> erlang:process_display(whereis(cns_server), backtrace).

program counter = 0x9895a0 (gen_server:loop/6 + 52)
cp = 0x85ee6c (proc_lib:init_p/5 + 164)
arity = 0

397b64   Return addr 0x85EE6C (proc_lib:init_p/5 + 164)
y(0)     []
y(1)     infinity
y(2)     cns_server
y(3)     {state,[],0,0,17000}
y(4)     cns_server
y(5)     <0.25458.2>

397b80   Return addr 0x10F9F4 (<terminate process normally>)
y(0)     Catch 0x85EE6C (proc_lib:init_p/5 + 164)
y(1)     gen
y(2)     init_it
y(3)
[gen_server,<0.25458.2>,<0.25458.2>,{local,cns_server},cns_server,normal,[]]
true

You can specify how much of the backtrace is saved using:

erlang:system_flag(backtrace_depth, Value).

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Pressey [mailto:cpressey@REDACTED]
Sent: 13 March 2003 23:41
To: Shawn Pearce
Cc: erlang-questions@REDACTED
Subject: Re: Extending Functionality: an expedient and questionable
approach


On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:56:45 -0500
Shawn Pearce <spearce@REDACTED> wrote:

<snip>

Actually, just out of curiousity, does anyone know if there's a better way
to investigate the call stack -  better than the only method I've seen so
far, that is, to catch an intentional error and examine the result?

<snip>



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