Aborting a simulation run from within NMODL

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Is there a way to abort a NEURON simulation (i.e. terminate computation prior to t == tstop) from within a NMODL mechanism?

I'm wanting to do this for debugging purposes, i.e. something like:

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IF (fooBar > maxLegalValue) {
	printf ("Variable fooBar has been assigned an illegal value:  %g\n",fooBar)
	dummyVar = 1/0
}

However, contrary to expectations, the divide-by-zero didn't result in premature termination. I suppose I want something like an "abort()" function. ... or maybe I should try setting t = tstop? Or is there some way I can force a segfault?

[hines]

abort()
is a good way to stop immediately. And is what I use when I am using gdb and want
to get control at a specific location (usually before an assert error).
If you want to return immediately to the interpreter use
hoc_execerror("message1", "message2")
if you want to stop at the end of the current step use the global varialbe
VERBATIM
extern int stoprun
ENDVERBATIM
and then set it with
stoprun = 1

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abort()

is a good way to stop immediately. And is what I use when I am using gdb and want
to get control at a specific location (usually before an assert error).
If you want to return immediately to the interpreter use

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hoc_execerror("message1", "message2")

if you want to stop at the end of the current step use the global varialbe

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VERBATIM
extern int stoprun
ENDVERBATIM

and then set it with

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stoprun = 1

Perfect. Thanks. Turns out if I'd just guessed, & tried "abort()" I could have avoided bothering you with a question. However, I'm glad I did bother you, because now I know the "stoprun = 1" trick, which is the answer to the question I *should* have asked

Addendum:

FWIW, hoc_execerror does drop me back into the hoc interpreter, but hoc then reports a bus error and drops me back to the Unix shell -- I'm not sure whether that's expected behavior or not. Anyway, it's not a serious issue for me, so I'm not going to pursue it.