LispCookbook / LispCookbook/cl-cookbook

advise and watch really exist in sbcl?

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Thanks for the cookbook it is an awesome resource. In the section on debugging under advise and watch it says:
> They do exist in SBCL but are not exported.

That would be really great as being able to set a watch on some variable and breaking when it's modified is the one thing I miss from emacs lisp. I can't find anything else on this searching online, or searching the whole sbcl source code for "advise" and "watch".

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Start with the cookbook's debugging section and verify its statement about advise and watch against the SBCL source and available documentation. Confirm whether these features exist and are usable, then update the section so its wording and guidance accurately reflect the findings.

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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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