Method and apparatus for automatic cross-system program debugging

A computer system for automatic cross-system program debugging, comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, further comprising:

• a first determining unit configured to determine a first breakpoint in a first debugging session of a first system;
• a second determining unit configured to determine a second breakpoint in a second debugging session of a second system, the second system being different from the first system;
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• a breakpoint association recording unit configured to, responsive to a user performing a debugging action of associating the first breakpoint with the second breakpoint in the first debugging session and the second debugging session, record an association between the first breakpoint and the second breakpoint for automating the program debugging across the first system and the second system, wherein the association is recorded in a debugging sequence table stored in a data repository, and wherein the debugging sequence table records a plurality of associations between one or more breakpoints in a plurality of different debugging sessions, and wherein the debugging sequence table is selected from a group consisting of a textual file, an extensible markup language file, a tree, and a graph;
• a subsequent action recording unit configured to record an action performed by the user after debugging associated with the second breakpoint in the debugging sequence table, the first breakpoint being prior to the second breakpoint;
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• a debugging performing unit configured to perform the program debugging across the first system and the second system based on the recorded association.

A computer program product for automatic cross-system program debugging, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to determine a first breakpoint in a first debugging session of a first system;
• program instructions to determine a second breakpoint in a second debugging session of a second system, the second system being different from the first system;
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• responsive to a user performing a debugging action of associating the first breakpoint with the second breakpoint in the first debugging session and the second debugging session, program instructions to record an association between the first breakpoint and the second breakpoint for automating program debugging across the first system and the second system, wherein the association is recorded in a debugging sequence table stored in a data repository, and wherein the debugging sequence table records a plurality of associations between one or more breakpoints in a plurality of different debugging sessions, and wherein the debugging sequence table is selected from a group consisting of a textual file, an extensible markup language file, a tree, and a graph;
• program instructions to record an action performed by the user after debugging associated with the second breakpoint in the debugging sequence table, the first breakpoint being prior to the second breakpoint;
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• program instructions to perform the program debugging across the first system and the second system based on the recorded association.