Macaulay2 » Documentation
Packages » Macaulay2Doc > The Macaulay2 language > debugging

Macaulay2 has a debugger.

• the debugger

Here are some other debugging tools.

• assert -- check whether something is true, raise an error if not
• benchmark -- accurate timing of execution
• browse -- browse the contents of an object
• code -- display source code
• current -- the pseudocode that produced an error
• currentFileName -- the current source file
• disassemble -- disassemble pseudocode or a function
• edit -- edit source code
• error -- deliver error message
• errorDepth -- set the error printing depth
• flagLookup -- flag a symbol
• listLocalSymbols -- display of local symbols and their values
• listUserSymbols -- display the user's symbols
• locate -- locate source code
• methods -- list methods
• on -- trace a function each time it's run
• peek -- examine contents of an object
• peek' -- examine contents of an object
• profile -- profile a function
• shield -- shield evaluation from interrupts
• showStructure -- display parent structure
• showUserStructure -- show parent structure for those types defined by user
• try -- catch an error
• userSymbols -- a list of the user's symbols