cgen: add support for `-d trace_gen` too. Add `v tracev` command.

cmd/tools/vtracev.v

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module main
+
+import os
+import v.pref
+
+fn main() {
+	vexe := pref.vexe_path()
+	vroot := os.dir(vexe)
+	os.chdir(vroot)
+	os.setenv('VCOLORS', 'always', true)
+	self_idx := os.args.index('tracev')
+	args := os.args[1..self_idx]
+	args_str := args.join(' ')
+	options := if args.len > 0 { '($args_str)' } else { '' }
+	println('Compiling a `tracev` executable ${options}...')
+	os.system('$vexe -cg -d trace_parser -d trace_checker -d trace_gen -o tracev $args_str cmd/v')
+}

cmd/v/help/default.txt

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ V supports the following commands:
 * Others:
    build             Build a V code in the provided path (the default, so you can skip the word `build`).
    translate         Translate C code to V (coming soon in 0.3).
+   tracev            Produce a tracing version of the v compiler.
+                     Use `tracev yourfile.v` when the compiler panics.
+                     NB: `tracev` is much slower and more verbose than ordinary `v`
 
 Use "v help <command>" for more information about a command, example: `v help build`, `v help build-c`
 Use "v help other" to see less frequently used commands.

cmd/v/v.v

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import v.builder
 const (
 	simple_cmd = [
 		'fmt', 'up', 'vet',
-		'self', 'symlink', 'bin2v',
+		'self', 'tracev', 'symlink', 'bin2v',
 		'test', 'test-fmt', 'test-compiler', 'test-fixed',
 		'repl',
 		'build-tools', 'build-examples',

vlib/v/gen/cgen.v

@@ -559,6 +559,9 @@ pub fn (g Gen) save() {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut g Gen) write(s string) {
+	$if trace_gen ? {
+		eprintln('gen file: ${g.file.path:-30} | last_fn_c_name: ${g.last_fn_c_name:-45} | write: $s')
+	}
 	if g.indent > 0 && g.empty_line {
 		if g.indent < tabs.len {
 			g.out.write(tabs[g.indent])
@@ -573,6 +576,9 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) write(s string) {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut g Gen) writeln(s string) {
+	$if trace_gen ? {
+		eprintln('gen file: ${g.file.path:-30} | last_fn_c_name: ${g.last_fn_c_name:-45} | writeln: $s')
+	}
 	if g.indent > 0 && g.empty_line {
 		if g.indent < tabs.len {
 			g.out.write(tabs[g.indent])