set debug based on tracer

init.sh

@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ if [[ $1 == "pending" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-ethermintd start --pruning=nothing $TRACE --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3,miner
+ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --evm.tracer=json $TRACE --log_level $LOGLEVEL --minimum-gas-prices=0.0001aphoton --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3,miner

server/config/config.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultJSONRPCWsAddress = "0.0.0.0:8546"
 
 	// DefaultEVMTracer is the default vm.Tracer type
-	DefaultEVMTracer = "json"
+	DefaultEVMTracer = ""
 
 	DefaultGasCap uint64 = 25000000
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultTxFeeCap float64 = 1.0
 )
 
-var evmTracers = []string{DefaultEVMTracer, "markdown", "struct", "access_list"}
+var evmTracers = []string{"json", "markdown", "struct", "access_list"}
 
 // Config defines the server's top level configuration. It includes the default app config
 // from the SDK as well as the EVM configuration to enable the JSON-RPC APIs.

tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh

@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ ethermintd collect-gentxs
 ethermintd validate-genesis
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --keyring-backend test --trace --log_level info --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3
+ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --keyring-backend test --log_level info --json-rpc.api eth,txpool,personal,net,debug,web3

x/evm/keeper/state_transition.go

@@ -70,17 +70,24 @@ func (k *Keeper) NewEVM(
 	if tracer == nil {
 		tracer = k.Tracer(msg, cfg.ChainConfig)
 	}
-	vmConfig := k.VMConfig(msg, cfg.Params, tracer)
+	vmConfig := k.VMConfig(cfg.Params, tracer)
 	return vm.NewEVM(blockCtx, txCtx, k, cfg.ChainConfig, vmConfig)
 }
 
 // VMConfig creates an EVM configuration from the debug setting and the extra EIPs enabled on the
 // module parameters. The config generated uses the default JumpTable from the EVM.
-func (k Keeper) VMConfig(msg core.Message, params types.Params, tracer vm.Tracer) vm.Config {
+func (k Keeper) VMConfig(params types.Params, tracer vm.Tracer) vm.Config {
 	fmParams := k.feeMarketKeeper.GetParams(k.Ctx())
 
+	var debug bool
+	if _, ok := tracer.(types.NoOpTracer); ok {
+		debug = false
+	} else {
+		debug = true
+	}
+
 	return vm.Config{
-		Debug:       k.debug,
+		Debug:       debug,
 		Tracer:      tracer,
 		NoRecursion: false, // TODO: consider disabling recursion though params
 		NoBaseFee:   fmParams.NoBaseFee,