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Slava Pestov 2008-03-15 06:22:29 -05:00
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core/continuations/continuations-docs.factor
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@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ $nl
{ $subsection ignore-errors }
"Unhandled errors are reported in the listener and can be debugged using various tools. See " { $link "debugger" } "."
{ $subsection "errors-restartable" }
{ $subsection "errors-post-mortem" } ;
{ $subsection "errors-post-mortem" }
"When Factor encouters a critical error, it calls the following word:"
{ $subsection die } ;
ARTICLE: "continuations.private" "Continuation implementation details"
"A continuation is simply a tuple holding the contents of the five stacks:"

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core/kernel/kernel-docs.factor
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@ -429,7 +429,14 @@ $nl
{ $code "[ X ] [ Y ] ?if" "dup [ nip X ] [ drop Y ] if" } } ;
HELP: die
{ $description "Starts the front-end processor (FEP), which is a low-level debugger which can inspect memory addresses and the like. The FEP is also entered when a critical error occurs." } ;
{ $description "Starts the front-end processor (FEP), which is a low-level debugger which can inspect memory addresses and the like. The FEP is also entered when a critical error occurs." }
{ $notes
"The term FEP originates from the Lisp machines of old. According to the Jargon File,"
$nl
{ $strong "fepped out" } " /fept owt/ " { $emphasis "adj." } " The Symbolics 3600 LISP Machine has a Front-End Processor called a `FEP' (compare sense 2 of box). When the main processor gets wedged, the FEP takes control of the keyboard and screen. Such a machine is said to have `fepped out' or `dropped into the fep'."
$nl
{ $url "http://www.jargon.net/jargonfile/f/feppedout.html" }
} ;
HELP: (clone) ( obj -- newobj )
{ $values { "obj" object } { "newobj" "a shallow copy" } }