If in Pharo-1.4 I put a halt in a printOn: method (e.g.
Interval>>#printOn: ) and then printIt

Interval from: 0 to: 200

I get an endless loop of


Halt
Interval(Object)>>halt
Interval>>printOn:
Interval(Object)>>printStringLimitedTo: in Block: [:s | self printOn: s]
String class(SequenceableCollection class)>>streamContents:limitedTo:
Interval(Object)>>printStringLimitedTo:
MethodContext>>printDetails: in Block: [receiver printStringLimitedTo: 90]
BlockClosure>>on:do:
BlockClosure>>ifError:
MethodContext>>printDetails:
MethodContext(ContextPart)>>errorReportOn:
Halt
Interval(Object)>>halt
Interval>>printOn:
Interval(Object)>>printStringLimitedTo: in Block: [:s | self printOn: s]
String class(SequenceableCollection class)>>streamContents:limitedTo:
Interval(Object)>>printStringLimitedTo:
MethodContext>>printDetails: in Block: [receiver printStringLimitedTo: 90]
BlockClosure>>on:do:
BlockClosure>>ifError:
MethodContext>>printDetails:
MethodContext(ContextPart)>>errorReportOn:
Halt
Interval(Object)>>halt
Interval>>printOn:
Interval(Object)>>printStringLimitedTo: in Block: [:s | self printOn: s]
String class(SequenceableCollection class)>>streamContents:limitedTo:
Interval(Object)>>printStringLimitedTo:
MethodContext>>printDetails: in Block: [receiver printStringLimitedTo: 90]
BlockClosure>>on:do:
BlockClosure>>ifError:
MethodContext>>printDetails:
MethodContext(ContextPart)>>errorReportOn:




Is there a common way to debug printing statements?

Thanks

Paul

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