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+run
+bt
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#export REDRAW_DEBUG=1        # To cause redraw- to happen slovly and obviously.
+#export ECORE_ERROR_ABORT=1   # To cause ecore to abort on errers.
+
+Xnest :1 -ac &
+
+# Comment out all but one of these.
+DISPLAY=:1 ; enlightenment &   # Just run it.
+#DISPLAY=:1 ; xterm -e gdb -x gdb.txt enlightenment   # Run it with the text based debugger.
+#DISPLAY=:1 ; ddd -geometry 550x450+5+25 enlightenment &   # Run it with the GUI debugger.
+#DISPLAY=:1 ; valgrind --tool=memcheck --log-file=valgrind_log enlightenment &   # Run it with valgrind.