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@@ -477,6 +477,14 @@ description of this mode.
.coIP -d
.coIP --debugger
Invoke the interactive \*(TX debugger. See the DEBUGGER section.
+Implies
+.codn --backtrace .
+
+.coIP --backtrace
+Turns on the establishment of backtrace frames for function calls so that a
+backtrace can be produced when an unhandled exception occurs, and in other
+situations. Backtraces are helpful in identifying the causes of errors, but
+require extra stack space and slow down execution.
.coIP -n
.coIP --noninteractive
@@ -758,12 +766,16 @@ This option turns on debugging, like
but also requests stepping into the auto-load processing of
\*(TL library code. Normally, debugging through the evaluations
triggered by auto-loading is suppressed.
+Implies
+.codn --backtrace .
.meIP --debug-expansion
This option turns on debugging, like
.code --debugger
but also requests stepping into the parse-time macro-expansion
of \*(TL code embedded in \*(TX queries. Normally, this is suppressed.
+Implies
+.codn --backtrace .
.coIP --help
Prints usage summary on standard output, and terminates successfully.