diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a603bb50a2..69af21c1a3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.5
+2.7.6-beta1
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index b64d35e9e8..dcc4750673 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-C Improvements\sto\sthe\spager\sto\shelp\slarge\supdates\sagainst\sa\slarge\sdatabase\srun\nfaster.\s\sAlso\simproved\sthe\stesting\sof\sthe\spager\srollback\salgorithms.\s(CVS\s835)
-D 2003-01-16T13:42:43
+C Add\sthe\ssqlite_trace()\shook\sfor\stracing\sthe\sSQL\sthat\san\sapplication\sexecutes.\r\nThe\splan\sis\sto\sleave\sthis\sAPI\sundocumented\sfor\sthe\stime\sbeing,\sin\scase\swe\r\nwant\sto\smake\schanges\sto\sit\slater.\s(CVS\s836)
+D 2003-01-16T16:28:54
 F Makefile.in 6606854b1512f185b8e8c779b8d7fc2750463d64
 F Makefile.linux-gcc b86a99c493a5bfb402d1d9178dcdc4bd4b32f906
 F README f1de682fbbd94899d50aca13d387d1b3fd3be2dd
-F VERSION 0b1d326c46b00250dfbd9b1a55dc0f4b7d74febc
+F VERSION cb5dfb005f1dfad89748ecd8dd06a6a31de4d01f
 F aclocal.m4 11faa843caa38fd451bc6aeb43e248d1723a269d
 F config.guess f38b1e93d1e0fa6f5a6913e9e7b12774b9232588
 F config.sub f14b07d544ca26b5d698259045136b783e18fc7f
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ F src/func.c 90c583f0b91220f7cd411a2407deaf9327245d63
 F src/hash.c 4fc39feb7b7711f6495ee9f2159559bedb043e1f
 F src/hash.h cd0433998bc1a3759d244e1637fe5a3c13b53bf8
 F src/insert.c db954e955970795819145a3649fd2ad116a58890
-F src/main.c c8f8fdfe4548a8404fab90ff6ad374b217e6b7fa
+F src/main.c 2747a82e1facdf81658cc9d42bb6805c0371037d
 F src/md5.c fe4f9c9c6f71dfc26af8da63e4d04489b1430565
 F src/os.c 3a652608c296cf639ce63bd31d255db862e45685
 F src/os.h afa3e096213bad86845f8bdca81a9e917505e401
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ F src/random.c 19e8e00fe0df32a742f115773f57651be327cabe
 F src/select.c 5ce75c1381d8ec3b89ea4d7eb5171bc57785e610
 F src/shell.c c9946847b81b8b7f32ad195498dafbc623c6874f
 F src/shell.tcl 27ecbd63dd88396ad16d81ab44f73e6c0ea9d20e
-F src/sqlite.h.in 7907095c144091a611faef89d771bc0ee4e3ab9d
-F src/sqliteInt.h bc986d4fc3d8285cec370eb5e305d5499f422a31
+F src/sqlite.h.in 90657185cff387069d17c5b876a87a6a7a3b6f10
+F src/sqliteInt.h 1df32c9bcf08e30b5b8b978fd587fac018273c33
 F src/table.c eed2098c9b577aa17f8abe89313a9c4413f57d63
 F src/tclsqlite.c 9f2c00a92338c51171ded8943bd42d77f7e69e64
 F src/test1.c 921e5dda494f836d2ebea703bd5b239a7cc963d0
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ F www/speed.tcl a20a792738475b68756ea7a19321600f23d1d803
 F www/sqlite.tcl ae3dcfb077e53833b59d4fcc94d8a12c50a44098
 F www/tclsqlite.tcl 1db15abeb446aad0caf0b95b8b9579720e4ea331
 F www/vdbe.tcl 2013852c27a02a091d39a766bc87cff329f21218
-P 701a73918db22fd134a8b959670ba7a4a908c8c5
-R 542f195ac0271d966b46ad74cdefd9a5
+P 717523d3750dce784fa767ed9a8267d1246798ef
+R fb11885bef68ba2ec34b18f0b356376e
 U drh
-Z 7a6aa3269b75773568aa62b73bab365a
+Z 4d889a4206e53c677a4ddbc963157d53
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 7353855cab..347f282c70 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-717523d3750dce784fa767ed9a8267d1246798ef
\ No newline at end of file
+f67bff8ff3db9694f87daf1a549d24ea9612da6b
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2c602103a1..0985c88050 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ** other files are for internal use by SQLite and should not be
 ** accessed by users of the library.
 **
-** $Id: main.c,v 1.106 2003/01/12 18:02:18 drh Exp $
+** $Id: main.c,v 1.107 2003/01/16 16:28:54 drh Exp $
 */
 #include "sqliteInt.h"
 #include "os.h"
@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ int sqlite_exec(
 ){
   Parse sParse;
 
+#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_TRACE
+  if( db->xTrace ) db->xTrace(db->pTraceArg, zSql);
+#endif
   if( pzErrMsg ) *pzErrMsg = 0;
   if( sqliteSafetyOn(db) ) goto exec_misuse;
   if( (db->flags & SQLITE_Initialized)==0 ){
@@ -858,6 +861,26 @@ int sqlite_function_type(sqlite *db, const char *zName, int dataType){
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
+/*
+** Register a trace function.  The pArg from the previously registered trace
+** is returned.  
+**
+** A NULL trace function means that no tracing is executes.  A non-NULL
+** trace is a pointer to a function that is invoked at the start of each
+** sqlite_exec().
+*/
+void *sqlite_trace(sqlite *db, void (*xTrace)(void*,const char*), void *pArg){
+#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_TRACE
+  void *pOld = db->pTraceArg;
+  db->xTrace = xTrace;
+  db->pTraceArg = pArg;
+  return pOld;
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 /*
 ** Attempt to open the file named in the argument as the auxiliary database
 ** file.  The auxiliary database file is used to store TEMP tables.  But
diff --git a/src/sqlite.h.in b/src/sqlite.h.in
index 410691b437..0f5dde875f 100644
--- a/src/sqlite.h.in
+++ b/src/sqlite.h.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 ** This header file defines the interface that the SQLite library
 ** presents to client programs.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqlite.h.in,v 1.38 2003/01/14 02:49:28 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqlite.h.in,v 1.39 2003/01/16 16:28:54 drh Exp $
 */
 #ifndef _SQLITE_H_
 #define _SQLITE_H_
@@ -554,6 +554,13 @@ int sqlite_set_authorizer(
 #define SQLITE_DENY   1   /* Abort the SQL statement with an error */
 #define SQLITE_IGNORE 2   /* Don't allow access, but don't generate an error */
 
+/*
+** Register a function that is called at every invocation of sqlite_exec().
+** This function can be used (for example) to generate a log file of all
+** SQL executed against a database.
+*/
+void *sqlite_trace(sqlite*, void(*xTrace)(void*,const char*), void*);
+
 /*
 ** Attempt to open the file named in the argument as the auxiliary database
 ** file.  The auxiliary database file is used to store TEMP tables.  But
diff --git a/src/sqliteInt.h b/src/sqliteInt.h
index 38ae75c05a..bec619c66a 100644
--- a/src/sqliteInt.h
+++ b/src/sqliteInt.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 *************************************************************************
 ** Internal interface definitions for SQLite.
 **
-** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.154 2003/01/13 23:27:33 drh Exp $
+** @(#) $Id: sqliteInt.h,v 1.155 2003/01/16 16:28:54 drh Exp $
 */
 #include "config.h"
 #include "sqlite.h"
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ struct sqlite {
   int magic;                    /* Magic number for detect library misuse */
   int nChange;                  /* Number of rows changed */
   int recursionDepth;           /* Number of nested calls to sqlite_exec() */
+#ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_TRACE
+  void (*xTrace)(void*,const char*);     /* Trace function */
+  void *pTraceArg;                       /* Argument to the trace function */
+#endif
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_AUTHORIZATION
   int (*xAuth)(void*,int,const char*,const char*); /* Access Auth function */
   void *pAuthArg;               /* 1st argument to the access auth function */