X-Git-Url: http://git.megacz.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fusers_guide%2Fghci.xml;h=a8ebbd7b661b9f21d9d8713a2cbd2dc3284b1cdd;hb=f17c76a4fc51a52ccda154ec9e4990f13f78c8c2;hp=7a3c77a74d2ce556e15e9829cf31b01130911593;hpb=b0d80aa3d908a6b9991920a5ac7fd1b437ecafd3;p=ghc-hetmet.git diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml index 7a3c77a..a8ebbd7 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/ghci.xml @@ -1106,10 +1106,12 @@ right :: [a] Single-stepping is a great way to visualise the execution of your program, and it is also a useful tool for identifying the source of a - bug. The concept is simple: single-stepping enables all the - breakpoints in the program and executes until the next breakpoint is - reached, at which point you can single-step again, or continue - normally. For example: + bug. GHCi offers two variants of stepping. Use + :step to enable all the + breakpoints in the program, and execute until the next breakpoint is + reached. Use :stepover to step over function + applications, which of course are executed all the same. + For example: *Main> :step main @@ -1118,10 +1120,11 @@ _result :: IO () The command :step - expr begins the evaluation of + expr begins the evaluation of expr in single-stepping mode. If expr is ommitted, then it single-steps from - the current breakpoint. + the current breakpoint. :stepover + works similarly. The :list command is particularly useful when single-stepping, to see where you currently are: @@ -1925,7 +1928,7 @@ Prelude> :. cmds.ghci the location of its definition in the source. For types and classes, GHCi also summarises instances that mention them. To avoid showing irrelevant information, an instance - is shown only if (a) its head mentions name, + is shown only if (a) its head mentions name, and (b) all the other things mentioned in the instance are in scope (either qualified or otherwise) as a result of a :load or :module commands.