US 12,111,749 B2 · Debugger script embedded in debuggable program source code

Abstract

An enhanced compiler recognizes debug script which is embedded with program statements in a source code, and emits compiled code containing various debugger command instructions among program instructions. Embedded commands are not limited to break or assert statements. Different portions of a program's compiled code are either tailored for debugging or else performance optimized, depending on the location and kind of embedded debug script statements. Debugger commands for debugging race conditions, intermittent bugs, mutation testing code versions, and other complex development challenges are documented and versioned as part of the source code. Program process execution paths are chosen based on call stack search results, touch counts, breakpoint status, and other data accessed via a debugger. Debug script statements are categorized and utilized to balance debugging support against performance optimization in code from a source generator, or just-in-time code.

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Dependent claims

A computing system which is configured to embed a debugging hook into a compiled program code, the computing system comprising:

a digital memory;
a processor set including at least one processor, the processor set in operable communication with the digital memory;
a compiler which upon execution by the processor set performs a compilation on a source code, the compilation comprising:
recognizing in the source code a debugger script statement written in a debugger scripting language having a debugger scripting language syntax, recognizing in the source code a program statement written in a programming language which has a programming language syntax differing from the debugger scripting language syntax, emitting as part of the compiled program code a debugger instruction which implements the debugger script statement, and emitting as part of the compiled program code a program instruction which implements the program statement.

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A method performed by computing system to perform a compilation on a source code which includes embedded debugger script, the method comprising:

recognizing in the source code a debugger script statement written in a debugger scripting language having a debugger scripting language syntax;
recognizing in the source code a program statement written in a programming language which has a programming language syntax differing from the debugger scripting language syntax;
emitting as part of a compiled program code a debugger instruction which implements the debugger script statement;
and
emitting as part of the compiled program code a program instruction which implements the program statement.

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A computer-readable storage device configured with data and instructions which upon execution by a processor cause a computing system to perform a method to perform a compilation on a source code which includes embedded debugger script, the method comprising:

recognizing in the source code a debugger script statement written in a debugger scripting language having a debugger scripting language syntax;
emitting as part of a compiled program code a debugger instruction which implements the debugger script statement;
and
emitting as part of the compiled program code a program instruction which implements a program statement, the program statement written in a programming language in the source code, the programming language having a programming language syntax differing from the debugger scripting language syntax.

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Abstract

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