get _some_ error message out on stack overflow

akkartik

Mar 1, 2025, 8:15 PM

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Dependencies

• [2] RFJTSX3W don't suggest pressing a key on initialization errors
• [3] XJEVMWTS remove a no-op regex munging on callstacks
• [4] 3CMM7CXD resolve conflicts
• [5] LRDM35CE app running again
• [6] 5WHW3IDO fix initialization errors using driver.love
• [7] BQH7ANWM resolve conflicts
• [8] T7QIIGQ6 attempt at better error recovery

Change contents

• replacement in live.lua at line 431
  [3.1287]→[3.70:241](∅→∅)
  − local callstack = debug.traceback('', --[[stack frame]]2)

  − local cleaned_up_error = 'Error: ' .. cleaned_up_frame(tostring(err))..'\n'..cleaned_up_callstack(callstack)
  [3.9940]

  [3.241]
  + local cleaned_up_error = err

  + if not err:match('stack overflow') then

  + local callstack = debug.traceback('', --[[stack frame]]2)

  + cleaned_up_error = 'Error: ' .. cleaned_up_frame(tostring(err))..'\n'..cleaned_up_callstack(callstack)

  + else

  + -- call only primitive functions when we're out of stack space

  + end
• replacement in live.lua at line 507
  [3.705]→[2.11:182](∅→∅)
  − local callstack = debug.traceback('', --[[stack frame]]2)

  − local cleaned_up_error = 'Error: ' .. cleaned_up_frame(tostring(err))..'\n'..cleaned_up_callstack(callstack)
  [3.705]

  [2.182]
  + local cleaned_up_error = err

  + if not err:match('stack overflow') then

  + local callstack = debug.traceback('', --[[stack frame]]2)

  + cleaned_up_error = 'Error: ' .. cleaned_up_frame(tostring(err))..'\n'..cleaned_up_callstack(callstack)

  + else

  + -- call only primitive functions when we're out of stack space

  + end