Debugger for multiple processors and multiple debugging types

A computer having a debugger instantiated thereon for debugging any of a plurality of debuggees, each debuggee having a debugging type attribute selected from a plurality of debugging type attributes and representative of a type of debugging to be performed with respect to the debuggee, each debuggee also having a processor attribute selected from a plurality of processor attributes and representative of a type of processor associated with the debuggee, the debugger comprising:

• an engine for performing debugging functions with respect to any of the plurality of debuggees, the engine including:
• a plurality of debugging type blocks, each debugging type block for supporting at least one of the plurality of debugging type attributes;
• and
• a plurality of processor blocks, each processor block for supporting at least one of the plurality of processor attributes,
• wherein a particular debugging type block and a particular processor block are selected for debugging a particular debuggee based on the debugging type attribute and processor attribute of the particular debuggee.

A method comprising:

• determining, for a particular debuggee, a debugging type attribute of the particular debuggee;
• selecting a particular debugging type block of an engine of a debugger for debugging the particular debuggee based on the determined debugging type attribute;
• determining, for the particular debuggee, a processor attribute of the particular debuggee;
• selecting a particular processor block of the engine of the debugger for debugging the particular debuggee based on the determined processor attribute;
• and
• employing the selected debugging type block and the selected processor block to debug the particular debuggee.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon, the instructions being organized into modules comprising:

• a first module for determining, for a particular debuggee, a debugging type attribute of the particular debuggee;
• a second module for selecting a particular debugging type block of an engine of a debugger for debugging the particular debuggee based on the determined debugging type attribute;
• a third module for determining, for the particular debuggee, a processor attribute of the particular debuggee;
• a fourth module for selecting a particular processor block of the engine of the debugger for debugging the particular debuggee based on the determined processor attribute;
• and
• a fifth module for employing the selected debugging type block and the selected processor block to debug the particular debuggee.