A Dataflow Approach to Event-based Debugging (1991)
| Venue: | Software - Practice and Experience |
| Citations: | 46 - 0 self |
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@ARTICLE{Olsson91adataflow,
author = {Ronald A. Olsson and Richard H. Crawford and W. Wilson Ho},
title = {A Dataflow Approach to Event-based Debugging},
journal = {Software - Practice and Experience},
year = {1991},
volume = {21},
pages = {209--229}
}
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Abstract
This paper describes a novel approach to event-based debugging. The approach is based on a (coarsegrained) dataflow view of events: a high-level event is recognized when an appropriate combination of lower-level events on which it depends has occurred. Event recognition is controlled using familiar programming language constructs. This approach is more flexible and powerful than current ones. It allows arbitrary debugger language commands to be executed when attempting to form higher-level events. It also allows users to specify event recognition in much the same way that they write programs. This paper also describes a prototype, Dalek, that employs the dataflow approach for debugging sequential programs. Dalek demonstrates the feasibility and attractiveness of the dataflow approach. One important motivation for this work is that current sequential debugging tools are inadequate. Dalek contributes toward remedying such inadequacies by providing events and a powerful debugging language
Keyphrases
dataflow approach event-based debugging event recognition important motivation lower-level event current one current sequential debugging tool arbitrary debugger language higher-level event appropriate combination sequential program powerful debugging language familiar programming language construct dataflow view high-level event novel approach
