Breakpoint setting/deleting system using a symbolic debugger in a digital data processing system
US5835699A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A breakpoint setting/deleting system is disclosed. Encoded function names are first retrieved from a given executable file which has been stored in a memory. A decoder is supplied with the retrieved encoded function names and then decodes same into corresponding source-level function names and signatures thereof. Subsequently, a function name lookup table is generated which shows a relationship between the encoded function names and the decoded source-level function names and signature thereof. A breakpoint setting/deleting instruction, which is applied to the system, includes a source-level function name and a signature thereof to which a breakpoint is to be set. A set of the source-level function name and the signature thereof, which are included in the breakpoint setting/deleting instruction, is used to retrieve the corresponding encoded function name from the function name lookup table. Thereafter, a breakpoint in set to the encoded function name obtained from the lookup table.
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