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@@ -87,3 +87,10 @@ val add_backtrace : exn -> exn
I admit that's a bit heavy, but there is not much to do...
*)
+
+val app_backtrace : src:exn -> dst:exn -> exn
+(** Append the backtrace from [src] to [dst]. The returned exception is [dst]
+ except for its backtrace information. This is targeted at container
+ exceptions, that is, exceptions that contain exceptions. This way, one can
+ transfer the backtrace from the container to the underlying exception, as if
+ the latter was the one originally raised. *)