Inspect Manual

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1 Introduction
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Inspect Features
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Inspect Command Modes on page 1-6
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High-Level Mode on page 1-6
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Low-Level Mode on page 1-6
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Automatic Command Mode Selection on page 1-7
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Inspect Components on page 1-7
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The Inspect Process on page 1-8
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The IMON Process Pair on page 1-8
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The DMON Process on page 1-9
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Remote Debugging on page 1-9, or using Inspect across a network
Inspect Features
Inspect is an interactive symbolic debugger that enables you to isolate program bugs
quickly. Inspect provides several features that help you shorten the debugging phase
of a project:
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Interactive control of program execution
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Concurrent debugging of all parts of an application
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Debugging of PATHWAY applications
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Support for saving and examining a process state
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Source-level and machine-level program access
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Support for many source languages
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Support of optimizing compilers
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Support for programs written in multiple source languages
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Local system customization
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Personal customization
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Code and data breakpoints
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Conditional breakpoints
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Distributed debugging across a network
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Debugging programs executed on TNS/R systems
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Debugging programs executed on TNS/E systems