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Re: How to store function-name and its return values while program runs


> I wished many times that above worked, but it doesn't: 'finish'
> appears to interrupt flow of script, and subsequent commands are
> never executed:
[...]
> Is this a bug?

It actually isn't. The manual tries to explain why:

> Any other commands in the command list, after a command that resumes
> execution, are ignored. This is because any time you resume execution
> (even with a simple next or step), you may encounter another
> breakpoint--which could have its own command list, leading to
> ambiguities about which list to execute.

Most of the users at AdaCore view this as a limitation, but I haven't
really had the energy to look at improving this.

-- 
Joel


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