Functional debugger for debugging software programs
US6427232B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and implementing computer system is provided in which a software debug program is operable to display to a user the flow of a program being debugged. The program flow is illustrated in an example by highlighting, on a program structural representation which is presented on a display screen, the locations of sequential calls within the program being debugged. In one example, a user is selectively able to stop the debug program at any observed step within the displayed flow sequence, to make programming changes or take other action as may be appropriate. In the example, the debug program user is also able to select an automatic sequencing through the flow of a program being developed and to designate a preferred display time duration for each step of the displayed sequencing.
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