$DB::filename = 'Dev:Pseudo';
    *DB::dbline = "::_<$DB::filename";
  }

  my ($stop, $action);
  if (($stop,$action) = split(/\0/,$DB::dbline{$DB::lineno})) {
    if ($stop eq '1') {
      $DB::signal |= 1;
    }
    else {
      $stop = 0 unless $stop;			# avoid un_init warning
      $evalarg = "\$DB::signal |= do { $stop; }"; &eval;
      $DB::dbline{$DB::lineno} =~ s/;9($|\0)/$1/;    # clear any temp breakpt
    }
  }
  if ($DB::single || $DB::trace || $DB::signal) {
    $DB::subname = ($DB::sub =~ /\'|::/) ? $DB::sub : "${DB::package}::$DB::sub"; #';
    DB->loadfile($DB::filename, $DB::lineno);
  }
  $evalarg = $action, &eval if $action;
  if ($DB::single || $DB::signal) {
    _outputall($#stack . " levels deep in subroutine calls.\n") if $DB::single & 4;
    $DB::single = 0;
    $DB::signal = 0;
    $running = 0;
    
    &eval if ($evalarg = DB->prestop);
    my $c;
    for $c (@clients) {
      # perform any client-specific prestop actions
      &eval if ($evalarg = $c->cprestop);
      
      # Now sit in an event loop until something sets $running
      do {
	$c->idle;                     # call client event loop; must not block
	if ($running == 2) {          # client wants something eval-ed
	  &eval if ($evalarg = $c->evalcode);
	  $running = 0;
	}
      } until $running;
      
      # perform any client-specific poststop actions
      &eval if ($evalarg = $c->cpoststop);
    }
    &eval if ($evalarg = DB->poststop);
  }
  ($@, $!, $,, $/, $\, $^W) = @saved;
  ();
}
  
####
# this takes its argument via $evalarg to preserve current @_
#    
sub eval {
  ($@, $!, $,, $/, $\, $^W) = @saved;
  eval "$usrctxt $evalarg; &DB::save";
  _outputall($@) if $@;
}

###############################################################################
#         no compile-time subroutine call allowed before this point           #
###############################################################################

use strict;                # this can run only after DB() and sub() are defined

sub save {
  @saved = ($@, $!, $,, $/, $\, $^W);
  $, = ""; $/ = "\n"; $\ = ""; $^W = 0;
}

sub catch {
  for (@clients) { $_->awaken; }
  $DB::signal = 1;
  $ready = 1;
}

####
#
# Client callable (read inheritable) methods defined after this point
#
####

sub register {
  my $s = shift;
  $s = _clientname($s) if ref($s);
  push @clients, $s;
}

sub done {
  my $s = shift;
  $s = _clientname($s) if ref($s);
  @clients = grep {$_ ne $s} @clients;
  $s->cleanup;
#  $running = 3 unless @clients;
  exit(0) unless @clients;
}

sub _clientname {
  my $name = shift;
  "$name" =~ /^(.+)=[A-Z]+\(.+\)$/;