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Debugging Variables

These variables turn on debugging modes and otherwise provide debugging utility. Most of these variables can be set indirectly from the Debug tool in the Tools menu of the Tool Control window.

debug
This variable may be a boolean (i.e., set to nothing), in which case all debugging is turned on, a string token from the list below, in which case the string specifies which part of the program to enable debugging for, or a list of these strings, which enables any combination. The possible values are:

async The aspice and rspice code
control The control structure code
cshpar The C-shell pre-processor and parser
eval The expression evaluation routines
ginterface Graphics package interface routines
helpsys The help system
plot The plotting routines
parser The parser for expressions
siminterface The interface to the simulator
vecdb The vector database

display
This variable contains the display name for X used by the graphics system, generally of the form host:number. This variable is read-only.

dontplot
This variable disables the plotting system for debugging purposes. When this variable is set, and a plot command is given, no graphical operations are performed.

noparse
This variable turns off the parsing of circuit descriptions when a file is sourced with the source command, for debugging purposes. The circuit cannot be simulated if it isn't parsed.

nosubckt
This variable disables the expansion of subcircuits when set, for debugging purposes. A circuit with subcircuits cannot be parsed if this is set.

program
This variable contains the full path name of the program.

strictnumparse
When this variable is set, WRspice will not allow trailing characters after a number, unless they are separated from the number with an underscore (`_'). This may prevent errors, for example writing ``1meter'' and expecting it to have a value of 1.

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Stephen R. Whiteley 2006-10-23