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  33
  34 --  Run-time non-symbolic traceback support
  35
  36 --  This package provides a method for generating a traceback of the
  37 --  current execution location. The traceback shows the locations of
  38 --  calls in the call chain, up to either the top or a designated
  39 --  number of levels.
  40
  41 --  The traceback information is in the form of absolute code locations.
  42 --  These code locations may be converted to corresponding source locations
  43 --  using the external addr2line utility, or from within GDB.
  44
  45 --  In order to use this facility, in some cases the binder must be invoked
  46 --  with -E switch (store the backtrace with exception occurence). Please
  47 --  refer to gnatbind documentation for more information.
  48
  49 --  To analyze the code locations later using addr2line or gdb, the necessary
  50 --  units must be compiled with the debugging switch -g in the usual manner.
  51 --  Note that it is not necessary to compile with -g to use Call_Chain. In
  52 --  other words, the following sequence of steps can be used:
  53
  54 --     Compile without -g
  55 --     Run the program, and call Call_Chain
  56 --     Recompile with -g
  57 --     Use addr2line to interpret the absolute call locations (note that
  58 --      addr2line expects addresses in hexadecimal format).
  59
  60 --  This capability is currently supported on the following targets:
  61
  62 --     All x86 ports
  63 --     AiX PowerPC
  64 --     HP-UX
  65 --     Irix
  66 --     Solaris sparc
  67 --     Tru64
  68 --     VxWorks PowerPC
  69 --     VxWorks Alpha
  70
  71 with System;
  72 with Ada.Exceptions.Traceback;
  73
  74 package GNAT.Traceback is
  75    pragma Elaborate_Body;
  76
  77    subtype Code_Loc is System.Address;
  78    --  Code location used in building tracebacks
  79
  80    subtype Tracebacks_Array is Ada.Exceptions.Traceback.Tracebacks_Array;
  81    --  Traceback array used to hold a generated traceback list.
  82
  83    ----------------
  84    -- Call_Chain --
  85    ----------------
  86
  87    procedure Call_Chain (Traceback : out Tracebacks_Array; Len : out Natural);
  88    --  Store up to Traceback'Length tracebacks corresponding to the current
  89    --  call chain. The first entry stored corresponds to the deepest level
  90    --  of subprogram calls. Len shows the number of traceback entries stored.
  91    --  It will be equal to Traceback'Length unless the entire traceback is
  92    --  shorter, in which case positions in Traceback past the Len position
  93    --  are undefined on return.
  94
  95 end GNAT.Traceback;