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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/debug.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/debug.el
index 2d2da41c0d3..6c172d6c31d 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/debug.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/debug.el
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ The value used here is passed to `quit-restore-window'."
:group 'debugger
:version "24.3")
+(defcustom debug-allow-recursive-debug nil
+ "If non-nil, erroring in debug and edebug won't recursively debug."
+ :type 'boolean
+ :version "29.1")
+
(defvar debugger-step-after-exit nil
"Non-nil means \"single-step\" after the debugger exits.")
@@ -534,11 +539,23 @@ The environment used is the one when entering the activation frame at point."
(error 0)))) ;; If on first line.
(base (debugger--backtrace-base)))
(debugger-env-macro
- (let ((val (backtrace-eval exp nframe base)))
- (prog1
- (debugger--print val t)
- (let ((str (eval-expression-print-format val)))
- (if str (princ str t))))))))
+ (let* ((errored nil)
+ (val (if debug-allow-recursive-debug
+ (backtrace-eval exp nframe base)
+ (condition-case err
+ (backtrace-eval exp nframe base)
+ (error (setq errored
+ (format "%s: %s"
+ (get (car err) 'error-message)
+ (car (cdr err)))))))))
+ (if errored
+ (progn
+ (message "Error: %s" errored)
+ nil)
+ (prog1
+ (debugger--print val t)
+ (let ((str (eval-expression-print-format val)))
+ (if str (princ str t)))))))))
(define-obsolete-function-alias 'debugger-toggle-locals
'backtrace-toggle-locals "28.1")
@@ -701,7 +718,8 @@ To specify a nil argument interactively, exit with an empty minibuffer."
(interactive
(list (let ((name
(completing-read
- "Cancel debug on entry to function (default all functions): "
+ (format-prompt "Cancel debug on entry to function"
+ "all functions")
(mapcar #'symbol-name (debug--function-list)) nil t)))
(when name
(unless (string= name "")
@@ -804,7 +822,8 @@ To specify a nil argument interactively, exit with an empty minibuffer."
(interactive
(list (let ((name
(completing-read
- "Cancel debug on set for variable (default all variables): "
+ (format-prompt "Cancel debug on set for variable"
+ "all variables")
(mapcar #'symbol-name (debug--variable-list)) nil t)))
(when name
(unless (string= name "")