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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;
  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 package System.Traceback is
  43
  44    ----------------
  45    -- Call_Chain --
  46    ----------------
  47
  48    procedure Call_Chain
  49      (Traceback   : System.Address;
  50       Max_Len     : Natural;
  51       Len         : out Natural;
  52       Exclude_Min : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
  53       Exclude_Max : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
  54       Skip_Frames : Natural := 1);
  55    --  Store up to Max_Len code locations in Traceback, corresponding to
  56    --  the current call chain.
  57    --
  58    --    Traceback is the address of an array of addresses where the
  59    --    result will be stored.
  60    --
  61    --    Max_Len is the length of the Traceback array. If the call chain is
  62    --    longer than this, then additional entries are discarded, and the
  63    --    traceback is missing some of the highest level entries.
  64    --
  65    --    Len is the returned number of addresses stored in the Traceback array
  66    --
  67    --    Exclude_Min/Exclude_Max, if non null, provide a range of addresses
  68    --    to ignore from the computation of the traceback.
  69    --
  70    --    Skip_Frames says how many of the most recent calls should at least
  71    --    be excluded from the result, regardless of the exclusion bounds and
  72    --    starting with this procedure itself: 1 means exclude the frame for
  73    --    this procedure, 2 means 1 + exclude the frame for this procedure's
  74    --    caller, ...
  75    --
  76    --  On return, the Traceback array is filled in, and Len indicates the
  77    --  number of stored entries. The first entry is the most recent call,
  78    --  and the last entry is the highest level call.
  79
  80    function C_Call_Chain
  81      (Traceback : System.Address;
  82       Max_Len   : Natural)
  83       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;