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18 The Process Browser

Note: The Lisp environment runs several distinct processes in the LispWorks multiprocessing model, one each running the GUI code, Listener evaluation, editor commands and so on. The whole of LispWorks runs in a single Mac OS X thread.

The Process Browser allows you to view and control the processes in the LispWorks multiprocessing model. See the LispWorks User Guide for more information about multiprocessing.

To create a Process Browser, choose Window > Tools > Process Browser or click in the LispWorks toolbar.

Figure 18.1 .The Process Browser

The Process Browser consists of a main area in which all the current processes in the environment are listed, and a Filter area which you can use to restrict the information displayed in the main area.

Like other filter areas in the environment, type a string in the Filter area and press Return to limit the display to only those items which contain the string. See Filtering information for details on using the Filter area.

Figure 18.2 Process browser

Notice the tool bar buttons in Process browser: these buttons provide the same actions as the Process contextual menu: Break. Stop, Unstop, Kill, Remote Debug, Inspect and Listen.

18.1 The process list

18.2 Process control

18.3 Other ways of breaking processes

18.4 Updating the Process Browser


Common LispWorks User Guide (Macintosh version) - 11 Apr 2005

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