Merge pull request #9917 from 9999years/enter-debugger-more-reliably

Enter debugger more reliably in `let` expressions and function calls

(cherry picked from commit c4ed92fa6f836d3d8eb354a48c37a2f9eeecc3aa)
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+---
+synopsis: The `--debugger` will start more reliably in `let` expressions and function calls
+prs: 9917
+issues: 6649
+---
+
+Previously, if you attempted to evaluate this file with the debugger:
+
+```nix
+let
+  a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
+    builtins.break "hello"
+  );
+  b = builtins.trace "before outer break" (
+    builtins.break a
+  );
+in
+  b
+```
+
+Nix would correctly enter the debugger at `builtins.break a`, but if you asked
+it to `:continue`, it would skip over the `builtins.break "hello"` expression
+entirely.
+
+Now, Nix will correctly enter the debugger at both breakpoints.