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3.3.4 The c_trace backend

While most coNCePTuaL backends are code generators, the c_trace backend adds tracing code to the code produced by a code-generating backend. c_trace is useful as a debugging aid and as a means to help understand the control flow of a coNCePTuaL program.

• Command-line options for c_trace:    Compiling with tracing enabled
• Default c_trace tracing:    Tracing to the standard error device
• c_trace tracing with curses:    Interactively tracing a live program
• Offline tracing with curses:    Playing back trace data interactively
Scott Pakin, pakin@lanl.gov