(lambda () (setq debug-on-error t)))
@end example
+When the debugger is entered, it shows a backtrace (@pxref{Using
+Debugger}). If you like to see the backtrace when an error happens,
+but you do not want to enter the debugger, you can set the variable
+@code{stack-trace-on-error} to non-@code{nil}.
+
+@defopt stack-trace-on-error
+This variable determines whether a backtrace buffer is shown when an
+error is signalled and not handled. If @code{stack-trace-on-error} is
+@code{t}, all kinds of errors display a backtrace; if it is
+@code{nil}, none do. If the value is a list, an error only means to
+display a backtrace if one of its condition symbols appears in the
+list.
+@end defopt
+
@node Infinite Loops
@subsection Debugging Infinite Loops
@cindex infinite loops