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diff --git a/lispref/debugging.texi b/lispref/debugging.texi index 07dfe18f28..5886138eb5 100644 --- a/lispref/debugging.texi +++ b/lispref/debugging.texi @@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ this: (lambda () (setq debug-on-error t))) @end example +When the debugger is entered, it shows a backtrace (@pxref{Using +Debugger}). If you like to see the backtrace when an error happens, +but you do not want to enter the debugger, you can set the variable +@code{stack-trace-on-error} to non-@code{nil}. + +@defopt stack-trace-on-error +This variable determines whether a backtrace buffer is shown when an +error is signalled and not handled. If @code{stack-trace-on-error} is +@code{t}, all kinds of errors display a backtrace; if it is +@code{nil}, none do. If the value is a list, an error only means to +display a backtrace if one of its condition symbols appears in the +list. +@end defopt + @node Infinite Loops @subsection Debugging Infinite Loops @cindex infinite loops |