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Subject: Re: Re: [ast-users] [ksh93] Global `set -x' ? - tracing functions
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> Janis Papanagnou:
> > Something like typeset would be an advantage, as you say, if one
> > could activate it from the environment, as the OP tried to achieve.
>
> I think it is easy to solve.
>
> > Even worse, typeset -ft seems to work only on functions already
> > defined, so that you cannot just add it at conveniently at the top
> > of the script, rather you have to put that code after the function
> > definition and before you use the function; so most inconvenient
> > (without further hacks).
>
> It's awkward, but I think the gist that I put up solves that. You don't
> even have to put the typeset -tf in your own code.
>
> There is a simple hack:
>
> function f1 { : ; } && typeset -tf f1
>
> The typeset -tf will persist when f1 is redefined.
> Current typeset behaviour (and tracef) will catch typos.
>
> Cheers,
> Henk
>
Even simpler, is to add the line
.sh.fun.set() { set -x;}
to your script.
The .sh.fun.set function gets invoked whenever the shell sets the name
for the current function.
David Korn
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