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and then the distinction will load whenever you start debugging clasp. Note that the actual executable is `iclasp` here rather than `clasp`, which is a symlink.
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If that doesn't work, you can source the extension in your initfile. Some examples are provided in `dot-files/`. Keep in mind that this will load the extension any time you run your debugger, even if you're debugging something other than Clasp.
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# Caveats
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In order for the debugger to get much information from Clasp, Clasp has to have actually initialized a few variables read by the extension. If you start your debugger with an inferior Clasp rather than attaching to an existing process, this may not immediately be done.

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