Re: Stack scanning

[Basile Starynkevitch]

On 04/01/2023 18:43, Francis McCabe wrote:

> I have a request for information: how should one implement stack scanning with lightning? Stack scanning is important if you are implementing a gc language. There are other stack level operations that are also important: switching between stacks for example; allowing debugging by reporting on the value of local variables and arguments.
>

A possible approach could involve Ian Lance Taylor libbacktrace (which is used in RefPerSys and inside GCC)

Best wishes for 2023.

Regards

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