Native Inspect Manual (H06.04+)

Introducing Native Inspect
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Origins of Native Inspect
Origins of Native Inspect
The Native Inspect application is derived from the WDB command-line debugger
(version 1.3.02). WDB, which is available on HP-UX platforms, is itself derived from the
Free Software Foundation GDB debugger (version 4.17) and from Tool Command
Language (Tcl) 8.0.
Industry Standard, Open Source
The GDB debugger supports many platforms and is a de facto industry-standard
debugger. Like both GDB and WDB, Native Inspect is open source, and much of the
functionality of Native Inspect is the same as that of GDB and WDB.
If you are familiar with GDB or WDB, you should find that Native Inspect is similar in
many ways. Also, consulting open-source documentation about GDB or WDB can yield
information that in many cases applies to Native Inspect as well.
Additional NonStop Extensions
Native Inspect includes many functions specific to NonStop systems, such as support
for HP NonStop operating system (OS) extensions to the symbol table format,
multiprocess debugging support, COBOL support, and support for EDIT files and data
breakpoints.
Table 1-1. Three Debuggers on TNS/E Systems
Debugger to Use Type or State You Can Debug Languages Supported
Native Inspect
(on NonStop TNS/E)
(T1237)
- TNS/E native processes (executing in
the same CPU)
- Snapshot files that save the state of a
TNS/E native processes
TNS/E native C/C++,
TNS/E native COBOL,
pTAL
Visual Inspect
(on Windows)
(T7877, T9756,
T9226, T9673)
(the preferred
debugger on TNS/E
systems)
- TNS/E native processes
- TNS/E and TNS/R native snapshot
files
- Emulated TNS processes
TNS/E native C/C++,
TNS/E native COBOL,
pTAL
Inspect
(on NonStop TNS/E)
(T9673)
- Emulated TNS processes on TNS/E
systems (either accelerated with OCA
or interpreted with OCI)
- Snapshot files of all processes (TNS/R
native, TNS/E native and nonnative)
TNS Fortran,
TNS COBOL,
TAL,
TNS C/C++,
Screen COBOL