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  31
  32 --  Run-time non-symbolic traceback support
  33
  34 --  This package provides a method for generating a traceback of the
  35 --  current execution location. The traceback shows the locations of
  36 --  calls in the call chain, up to either the top or a designated
  37 --  number of levels.
  38
  39 --  The traceback information is in the form of absolute code locations.
  40 --  These code locations may be converted to corresponding source locations
  41 --  using the external addr2line utility, or from within GDB.
  42
  43 --  In order to use this facility, in some cases the binder must be invoked
  44 --  with -E switch (store the backtrace with exception occurrence). Please
  45 --  refer to gnatbind documentation for more information.
  46
  47 --  To analyze the code locations later using addr2line or gdb, the necessary
  48 --  units must be compiled with the debugging switch -g in the usual manner.
  49 --  Note that it is not necessary to compile with -g to use Call_Chain. In
  50 --  other words, the following sequence of steps can be used:
  51
  52 --     Compile without -g
  53 --     Run the program, and call Call_Chain
  54 --     Recompile with -g
  55 --     Use addr2line to interpret the absolute call locations (note that
  56 --      addr2line expects addresses in hexadecimal format).
  57
  58 --  This capability is currently supported on the following targets:
  59
  60 --     AiX PowerPC
  61 --     HP-UX
  62 --     GNU/Linux x86
  63 --     Irix MIPS
  64 --     LynxOS x86
  65 --     Solaris x86
  66 --     Solaris sparc
  67 --     Tru64 alpha
  68 --     OpenVMS/Alpha
  69 --     OpenVMS/ia64
  70 --     VxWorks PowerPC
  71 --     VxWorks x86
  72 --     Windows NT/XP
  73
  74 --  Note: see also GNAT.Traceback.Symbolic, a child unit in file g-trasym.ads
  75 --  providing symbolic trace back capability for a subset of the above targets.
  76
  77 with System;
  78 with Ada.Exceptions.Traceback;
  79
  80 package GNAT.Traceback is
  81    pragma Elaborate_Body;
  82
  83    subtype Code_Loc is System.Address;
  84    --  Code location used in building tracebacks
  85
  86    subtype Tracebacks_Array is Ada.Exceptions.Traceback.Tracebacks_Array;
  87    --  Traceback array used to hold a generated traceback list
  88
  89    ----------------
  90    -- Call_Chain --
  91    ----------------
  92
  93    procedure Call_Chain (Traceback : out Tracebacks_Array; Len : out Natural);
  94    --  Store up to Traceback'Length tracebacks corresponding to the current
  95    --  call chain. The first entry stored corresponds to the deepest level
  96    --  of subprogram calls. Len shows the number of traceback entries stored.
  97    --  It will be equal to Traceback'Length unless the entire traceback is
  98    --  shorter, in which case positions in Traceback past the Len position
  99    --  are undefined on return.
 100
 101 end GNAT.Traceback;