Re: stack level parameter

[steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@...>]

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:37 AM, David Manura <dm.lua@math2.org> wrote:
> I agree with the sentiment: Whenever I add a level parameter to an
> error to setfenv/getfenv, it usually feels fragile or potentially
> wrong.  How does code know the appropriate level parameter of its
> caller?

It's a hard problem to solve generally. In the latest Penlight the
library module environments are registered so that a stack trace can
tell where an error originated from user code, to avoid bothering the
user with too many error details.  This is BTW a very legitimate use
of the debug module.