2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index d111d40dab2..3d92d79fd0a 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2013-04-14  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
+        * emacs-lisp/trace.el (trace-values): New function.
+
         * files.el: Allow : in local variables (bug#14089).
         (hack-local-variable-regexp): New var.
         (hack-local-variables-prop-line, hack-local-variables): Use it.
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el
index 09c4969cf18..fce8643923f 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@
 (defvar inhibit-trace nil
   "If non-nil, all tracing is temporarily inhibited.")
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun trace-values (&rest values)
+  "Helper function to get internal values.
+You can call this function to add internal values in the trace buffer."
+  (unless inhibit-trace
+    (with-current-buffer trace-buffer
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (insert
+       (trace-entry-message
+        'trace-values trace-level values "")))))
+
 (defun trace-entry-message (function level args context)
   "Generate a string that describes that FUNCTION has been entered.
 LEVEL is the trace level, ARGS is the list of arguments passed to FUNCTION,