Distel User Manual

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
- 1.1 Principles of Operation
- 1.2 Conventions of Use
2 Programming Aids
3 Applications

Next: Introduction, Previous: (dir), Up: (dir)

Introduction
Programming Aids
Applications

--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

Introduction

Principles: The underlying model of operation.
Conventions: Common conventions for commands.

Programming Aids

Tags: Looking up function definitions.
Completion: Completing module and function names.
Evaluation: Evaluating snippets and reloading modules.
Refactoring
Documentation: Looking up online documentation.

Applications

Process Manager: See and manipulate Erlang processes.
Debugger: Debug Erlang programs.
Interactive Sessions: Hybrid Emacs buffer / Erlang shell.
Profiler: Profile with fprof.

Debugger

Basic Commands: Interpreting modules and setting breakpoints.
Monitor Buffer: Monitoring interpreted processes.
Attach Buffer: Single-stepping a process.
Synchronising Breakpoints: Resynchronising breakpoints after edits.
Saving and Restoring: Temporarily saving debugging state.