Temporary de-optimization of target functions in a cloud debugger

A computer-readable medium bearing computer-executable instructions which, when executed on a computer comprising at least a processor, carry out a method for processing a breakpoint request regarding a target program, the method comprising:

• receiving breakpoint information from a computer user in regard to an execution location in a target program executing on a computing device to set a first breakpoint;
• identifying a code block of the target program including the execution location of the first breakpoint;
• re-compiling the code block of the target program, wherein re-compiling the code block of the target program comprises:
• re-compiling the code block without optimizations;
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• including executable instructions at the execution location to generate a snapshot of debugger information regarding the target program upon the first breakpoint triggering;
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• binding the re-compiled code block in the target program.

A computer device for processing breakpoint requests regarding a target program, the system comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes instructions stored in the memory as part of or in conjunction with one or more additional executable components that, in execution, configure the computer device to:

• receive an atomic set of breakpoints from a computer user, the atomic set of breakpoints identifying one or more breakpoints to be set in a target program, each of the one or more breakpoints corresponding to an execution location in the target program;
• for each of the one or more breakpoints of the atomic set of breakpoints, identify a code block of the target program including the execution location of the corresponding breakpoint;
• re-compile each identified code block of the target program, wherein re-compiling each identified code block of the target program comprises:
• re-compiling each identified code block without optimizations;
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• including executable instructions at the execution location of the breakpoint to generate a snapshot of debugger information regarding the target program upon the breakpoint triggering;
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• binding the re-compiled identified code blocks in the target program.