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  31
  32 --  This package provides a method for generating a traceback of the current
  33 --  execution location. The traceback shows the locations of calls in the call
  34 --  chain, up to either the top or a designated number of levels.
  35
  36 pragma Compiler_Unit_Warning;
  37
  38 pragma Polling (Off);
  39 --  We must turn polling off for this unit, because otherwise we get
  40 --  elaboration circularities with System.Exception_Tables.
  41
  42 with System.Traceback_Entries;
  43
  44 package System.Traceback is
  45
  46    ----------------
  47    -- Call_Chain --
  48    ----------------
  49
  50    procedure Call_Chain
  51      (Traceback   : in out System.Traceback_Entries.Tracebacks_Array;
  52       Max_Len     : Natural;
  53       Len         : out Natural;
  54       Exclude_Min : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
  55       Exclude_Max : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
  56       Skip_Frames : Natural := 1);
  57    --  Store up to Max_Len code locations in Traceback, corresponding to the
  58    --  current call chain.
  59    --
  60    --    Traceback is an array of addresses where the result will be stored.
  61    --
  62    --    Max_Len is the length of the Traceback array. If the call chain is
  63    --    longer than this, then additional entries are discarded, and the
  64    --    traceback is missing some of the highest level entries.
  65    --
  66    --    Len is the number of addresses returned in the Traceback array
  67    --
  68    --    Exclude_Min/Exclude_Max, if non null, provide a range of addresses
  69    --    to ignore from the computation of the traceback.
  70    --
  71    --    Skip_Frames says how many of the most recent calls should at least
  72    --    be excluded from the result, regardless of the exclusion bounds and
  73    --    starting with this procedure itself: 1 means exclude the frame for
  74    --    this procedure, 2 means 1 + exclude the frame for this procedure's
  75    --    caller, ...
  76    --
  77    --  On return, the Traceback array is filled in, and Len indicates the
  78    --  number of stored entries. The first entry is the most recent call,
  79    --  and the last entry is the highest level call.
  80
  81    function C_Call_Chain
  82      (Traceback : System.Address;
  83       Max_Len   : Natural) return Natural;
  84    pragma Export (C, C_Call_Chain, "system__traceback__c_call_chain");
  85    --  Version that can be used directly from C
  86
  87 end System.Traceback;