debugging

Macaulay 2 has a debugger.

• the debugger

Here are some other debugging tools.

• assert -- assert something is true
• benchmark -- accurate timing of execution
• browse -- browse the contents of an object
• code -- display source code
• currentFileName -- the current source file
• edit -- edit source code
• error -- deliver error message
• errorDepth -- set the error printing depth
• flagLookup -- flag a symbol
• listUserSymbols -- display the user's symbols
• locate -- locate source code
• methods -- list methods
• on -- trace a function each time it's run
• peek -- examine contents of an object
• peek' -- examine contents of an object
• profile -- profile a function
• shield -- shield evaluation from interrupts
• showStructure -- show relationship between types
• showUserStructure -- show relationship between types defined by user
• try -- catch an error
• userSymbols -- a list of the user's symbols