Re: Emacs development...

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Jean-Christophe Helary <lists@traduction-libre.org>
> Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 16:08:54 +0900
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> But when I run package.el to test it, I'd like to have a way to examine the 
> values of variables as they evolve. Right now I use message and check the 
> *Messages* buffer... It is not ideal.
> 
> And there are probably a few other things that would make work easier but 
> that I am not aware of because I am not a developer.

The other alternative is Edebug, I think.  You instrument the function
where the variables in which you are interested live, then evaluate
their values while stepping through that function (if Edebug didn't
evaluate them automatically for you).