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5.1 Interactive Execution & Debugger #36

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@Mathnerd314

Function: Hooks for interactive execution, stepping, time-travel debugging, and notebooks. Steps at source/IR/machine level; performs reversible debugging via snapshots/logs; supports hot edit-and-continue via JIT patching while preserving debugger state.

Desired function
Provide interactive execution, stepping, time-travel debugging, and notebooks.

Futamura role
Consumer of (i), (p_x), compiled code from (c), and verification information from (i^\sharp).

Inputs

  • Running program, breakpoints, user commands.
  • Mappings between source, IR, compiled code.
  • Deopt and unwinding metadata.

Processing

  • Step at source/IR/machine level.
  • Perform reversible debugging via snapshots/logs.
  • Hot “edit-and-continue” via JIT patching while preserving debugger state.

Outputs

  • Interactive sessions and outputs.

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