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## Execution example of debugger

Here, the usage of the Debugger is explained by showing an example for debugging a program which computes the integer factorial by a recursive definition.

    % asir
    [0] load("fac")$
    [3] debug$
    (debug) list factorial
    1   def factorial(X) {
    2       if ( !X )
    3           return 1;
    4       else
    5           return X * factorial(X - 1);
    6   }
    7   end$
    (debug) stop at 5                     <-- setting a break point
    (0) stop at "./fac":5
    (debug) quit                          <-- leaving the debug-mode
    [4] factorial(6);                     <-- call for factorial(6)
    stopped in factorial at line 5 in file "./fac"
    5           return X * factorial(X - 1);
    (debug) where                         <-- display the calling sequence up to
    factorial(), line 5 in "./fac"            this break point
    (debug) print X                       <-- Display the value of X
    X = 6
    (debug) step                          <-- step execution (enters function)
    stopped in factorial at line 2 in file "./fac"
    2       if ( !X )
    (debug) where
    factorial(), line 2 in "./fac"
    factorial(), line 5 in "./fac"
    (debug) print X
    X = 5
    (debug) delete 0                      <-- delete the break point 0
    (debug) cont                          <-- continue execution
    720                                   <-- result = 6!
    [5] quit;

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