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System and method for a distributed debugger for debugging distributed application programs

  • US 6,042,614 A
  • Filed: 01/09/1998
  • Issued: 03/28/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed debugger system for debugging a distributed target application system which resides on a local host computer and one or more remote host computers, the distributed debugger system comprising:

  • a debugger-GUI and one or more debugger engines (hereinafter termed "dbx engines"), said debugger-GUI providing an interface mechanism for communicating with said dbx engines, and for communicating with a user of said debugger system, wherein said dbx engines may reside on said local and remote host computers;

    a communications mechanism for use by said dbx engines and said debugger-GUI in sending messages to and receiving messages from each other; and

    a remote dbx engine which is one of said one or more dbx engines and which is residing on a host computer remote from said local host computer, said remote dbx engine connected to said debugger-GUI by means of said communication mechanism, said remote dbx engine co-operating with said debugger-GUI but capable of ignoring any intermediate Interface Definition Language ("IDL") generated code mechanisms which connect local and remote sections of said target application system but are not part of a primary functionality of said target application system, permitting said user to debug said distributed target application system without being presented any intermediate IDL generated code mechanisms which connect local and remote sections of the target application system and thereby providing an illusion that the user is debugging a single process application.

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