A language independent debugger semantics based debugging in K
Saxena, Manasvi
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/101590
Description
Title
A language independent debugger semantics based debugging in K
Author(s)
Saxena, Manasvi
Issue Date
2018-07-17
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Roşu, Grigore
Department of Study
Computer Science
Discipline
Computer Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
Debugging
Semantics
K Framework
Abstract
This works presents the K debugger - a language independent program debugger. The debugger is a part of the suite of tools that form the K framework. Conventional language dependent debuggers rely on an ad-hoc model of the underlying programming semantics, and may thus be incapable, or inaccurate in their ability to rectify a program’s behavior. The K debugger uses a different approach - it’s parametric over the K semantics of the programming language, which exposes accurate and subtle faults. The K debugger generalizes behaviors of conventional debuggers, providing users with a uniform interface that works across programming languages. Moreover, the K debugger is formal, performant and highly configurable, allowing it to adapt to the any programming language. This makes the K debugger a suitable replacement to traditional language specific debuggers.
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