JPH01309144A - Console input enable type debugging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the debugging jobs in accordance with the values of a memory or a register obtained at the time point of a specific point by inputting the debugging contents from a console at a specific point of a program to be debugged. CONSTITUTION:A debugging point detecting mechanism 2 recognizes a designated point (a) and starts a debugging process when the mechanism 2 passes through the point (a) set in a program 1 to be debugged. Then a debugging contents input mechanism 3 outputs an input urging message to a console 6 for the debugging contents. A debugging operator inputs a fact that the value of a necessary memory 4 or a register 5 is outputted to the console 6 into the mechanism 3. Furthermore the debugging contents 7-1 to 7-n corresponding to the output value of said memory or register are inputted to the mechanism 3. For instance if the value of the register 5 is negative, the contents 7-1 are inputted. While the contents 7-2 are inputted when the value of the register 5 is equal to 0. Then the contents 7-n are inputted in case the value of the register 5 in positive. In such a way, the debugging jobs are carried out in accordance with the value of a memory or a register.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a console manual debugging method that allows debugging contents to be input from a console at a specified point in a program to be debugged during program debugging.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional debugging methods have been able to perform predetermined debugging at designated points, but have not been able to perform debugging in accordance with the values of memory and registers at the designated point.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-described conventional debugging method has the drawback that only predetermined debugging can be performed at specified points in the program to be debugged, and therefore only a certain amount of debugging can be performed at all times.

[Means to solve the problem]

According to the present invention, a console input type debugging method is characterized in that it has a debug point detection mechanism that detects a designated point of a program to be debugged, and a debug content input file that inputs debug content from a console at the designated point. is obtained.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. When passing point a, the debugging point detection mechanism 2 recognizes the designated point a and starts debugging processing. Next, the debugging content input mechanism 3 outputs a message prompting input of debugging content to the console. A person performing debugging inputs to the debug content input mechanism 3 a command to output necessary values of the memory 4 and registers 5 to the console 6. Further, debug contents 7-1 to 7-n corresponding to the output memory and register values are input to the debug contents input mechanism. For example, if the register value is a negative number, enter debug content 7-1, if it is 0, enter debug content 7-2, and if it is a positive number, enter debug content 7.
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〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, by inputting debugging contents from the console at a specific point in a target program to be debugged, debugging can be performed in accordance with the values of memory and registers at the specific point.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. ]: Debug target program, 2: Debugging point detection mechanism, 3: Debugging content input mechanism, 4: Memory, 5: Console, 6: Debugging content, 7-1 to 7-n: Debugging content. Agent Patent Attorney Oto Uchihara

Claims (1)

[Claims] A debugging method capable of console input, comprising: a debug point detection mechanism for detecting specified points in a program to be debugged; and a debug content input mechanism for inputting debug contents from a console at the specified points.