Tightening up the debug script.

debugger.py

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ from joy.utils.stack import stack_to_string
 
 
 inscribe(trace)
+
 dictionary = initialize()
+
 defs = {}
 default_defs(defs)
 
@@ -23,15 +25,22 @@ expression = text_to_expression(
     '[dup mul]'
     '[dip dip infra dip infra dip infra]'
     '[[] ccons] step i'
-##    '[[[] ccons] step i]'
-##    'trace'
+
+    # to trace replace last line above with:
+    # '[[[] ccons] step i]'
+    # 'trace'
     )
 
-step_d = {d:defs[d] for d in defs if 'step' in d}
-for name in ('?', 'dupdipd', 'popopop'):
-    step_d[name] = defs[name]
+expected_result = '[1 [2 [3 4 625 6] 7] 8]'
+expected_result_as_stack = text_to_expression(expected_result)
+
 
 def test_expr(ds):
+    '''
+    Run the test expression with the defs in ds.
+    Return the resulting stack as a string or the
+    exception raised if any.
+    '''
     D = dictionary.copy()
     D.update(ds)
     try:
@@ -40,17 +49,50 @@ def test_expr(ds):
         return err
     return stack_to_string(stack)
 
-res = test_expr(step_d)
-if res:
-    print(res)
 
-##for def_name in defs:
-##    D = dictionary.copy()
-##    D[def_name] = defs[def_name]
-##    try:
-##        stack, _, d = joy((), expression, D)
-##    except:
-##        print(def_name, 'failed!')
-##    else:
-##        print(stack_to_string(stack), def_name, 'pass')
-##
+# The problem is that it works with the built-ins:
+
+print(test_expr({}))
+
+# Results:
+#   [1 [2 [3 4 625 6] 7] 8]
+#
+# But not with the definitions:
+
+print(test_expr(defs))
+
+# Results:
+#   not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 0)
+#
+# This obviously sucks and is bad. :(
+
+# First, because it's easy, let's try adding single defs
+# one-at-a-time to the dictionary and see if any one of
+# them breaks it.
+
+for def_name in defs:
+    stack_str = test_expr({def_name: defs[def_name]})
+    if stack_str != expected_result:
+        print(def_name, 'failed!')
+        print(stack_str)
+
+# Results:
+#   step failed!
+#   _step0
+
+# Ah yes, step's definition has parts (and dependencies).
+step_defs = {
+    d: defs[d]
+    for d in defs
+    if 'step' in d
+    }
+for name in ('?', 'dupdipd', 'popopop'):
+    step_defs[name] = defs[name]
+print(sorted(step_defs))
+print(test_expr(step_defs))
+
+# Results:
+#   [1 [2 [3 4 625 6] 7] 8]
+#
+# So it's not step by itself, it's some combination of defintions
+# that is causing the bug.