(pause msg delay) debug tool - an ubuntu flavor needed

[CaveGuy]

;;

;; (pause msg delay) is a debuging tool that lets me

;; pause in a loop and look at things and in some

;; cases (setq  things before continuing.

;;

;; msg is evaled and printed as a string for

;; delay in seconds, if not specified default is 10

;; return key enters and exits eval print loop

;; any other key to bypass delay and continue.

;;

;; this requires windows, I need an ubuntu equivalent

;;

(if (not _kbhit) (import "msvcrt.DLL" "_kbhit" ))

(if (not _getch) (import "msvcrt.DLL" "_getch" ))



(define (key-pressed)      ; this is what is needed !

  (if (= 0 (_kbhit)) nil

      (begin

         (setq keyval (_getch))

         (if (or (= keyval 0)(= keyval 224)) (_getch))

         (setq keypress (char keyval)))))

#

(define (pause msg delay )

    (setq delay (if delay delay 10))

    (print (string "n=>: " msg " "))

    (if (!= "r" (dotimes ( x delay (key-pressed)) (sleep 1000))) nil

         (while (!= (setq tmp (print "n=>? ") estring (read-line)) "")

                (print (string "=>: " (eval-string estring) ))true)nil))

#

# example

#

(pause "Doing it" 5)

;

;eof