Megatest

Using trace to debug Megatest issues

NOTE: I have found this method to be very efficient for debugging in general and use it with Megatest and in most of my programs.

1. Create ~/.megatestrc

   (use trace)
   (import trace)
   ;; list the functions you think might illuminate the problem here
   runs:process-expanded-tests
   )

2. Patch trace to emit a little info on where the function was called

   chicken-install -r trace
   cd trace
   patch -p0 <<EOF
   *** trace.scm 2014-11-26 09:29:50.000000000 -0700
   --- ../../trace/trace.scm 2014-11-25 21:12:41.000000000 -0700
   ***************
   *** 61,66 ****
   --- 61,68 ----
         (trace-indent)
         (set! *trace-indent-level* (fx+ 1 *trace-indent-level*))
         (write (cons name args) port)
   +     (write ", Called from: " port)
   +     (write (conc (car (reverse (get-call-chain)))))
         (write-char #\newline port)
         (flush-output port) ) )
   EOF
   chicken-install
   

3. Run your megatest runs and dig through the various logs :)