[m-dev.] proposed command set for the internal trace based debugger

[Fergus Henderson]

On 01-Jun-1998, Zoltan Somogyi <zs at cs.mu.OZ.AU> wrote:
> 
> 	The options -none, -selected, -all specify the print level to use
> 	for the duration of the command, while the options -strict and
> 	-nostrict specify the strictness of the command.

I suggest using the GNU standard option syntax, i.e. short options
such as `-n' and long options preceded with `--' such as `--none'.

(Among other advantages, this would mean that you can use standard
libraries for parsing the options.)

> quit
> 	Quits the debugger and aborts the execution of the program.
> 	Asks confirmation first, which is given by any answer starting
> 	with "y" or EOF.
> 
> 	EOF on the debugger's input is considered a quit command.

There should also be a "quit!" command that does not ask for confirmation.

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