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30------------------------------------------------------------------------------
31
32--  This package provides a method for generating a traceback of the current
33--  execution location. The traceback shows the locations of calls in the call
34--  chain, up to either the top or a designated number of levels.
35
36pragma Compiler_Unit_Warning;
37
38pragma Polling (Off);
39--  We must turn polling off for this unit, because otherwise we get
40--  elaboration circularities with System.Exception_Tables.
41
42with System.Traceback_Entries;
43
44package System.Traceback is
45
46   ----------------
47   -- Call_Chain --
48   ----------------
49
50   procedure Call_Chain
51     (Traceback   : in out System.Traceback_Entries.Tracebacks_Array;
52      Max_Len     : Natural;
53      Len         : out Natural;
54      Exclude_Min : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
55      Exclude_Max : System.Address := System.Null_Address;
56      Skip_Frames : Natural := 1);
57   --  Store up to Max_Len code locations in Traceback, corresponding to the
58   --  current call chain.
59   --
60   --    Traceback is an array of addresses where the result will be stored.
61   --
62   --    Max_Len is the length of the Traceback array. If the call chain is
63   --    longer than this, then additional entries are discarded, and the
64   --    traceback is missing some of the highest level entries.
65   --
66   --    Len is the number of addresses returned in the Traceback array
67   --
68   --    Exclude_Min/Exclude_Max, if non null, provide a range of addresses
69   --    to ignore from the computation of the traceback.
70   --
71   --    Skip_Frames says how many of the most recent calls should at least
72   --    be excluded from the result, regardless of the exclusion bounds and
73   --    starting with this procedure itself: 1 means exclude the frame for
74   --    this procedure, 2 means 1 + exclude the frame for this procedure's
75   --    caller, ...
76   --
77   --  On return, the Traceback array is filled in, and Len indicates the
78   --  number of stored entries. The first entry is the most recent call,
79   --  and the last entry is the highest level call.
80
81   function C_Call_Chain
82     (Traceback : System.Address;
83      Max_Len   : Natural) return Natural;
84   pragma Export (C, C_Call_Chain, "system__traceback__c_call_chain");
85   --  Version that can be used directly from C
86
87end System.Traceback;
88