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The System Debug Reference Manual is written for the experienced programmer. It is a reference manual that provides information about System Debug. System Debug provides a family of low-level assembly language debugging tools for MPE/iX (for both Native and Compatibility Mode code):

Debug
Dump Analysis Tool (DAT)
Standalone Analysis Tool (SAT)

A certain level of knowledge is required to utilize System Debug. Specifically, familiarity with assembly code, procedure calling conventions, parameter passing conventions, and HP 3000 and HP Precision Architecture is assumed.

This manual is organized into the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1: Introduction contains an introductory overview of System Debug features and describes how to get started with the debugger.
Chapter 2: User Interface describes the common user interface supported by System Debug. This chapter describes expressions, types, operators, operands, functions, variable macros, error handling, regular expressions, the history stack, and Control-Y handling.
Chapter 3: System Debug Interfaces Commands & Intrinsics describes the commands and intrinsics (both CM and NM) that enable you to invoke System Debug either interactively or programmatically.
Chapter 4: System Debug Command Specifications lists the System Debug commands in alphabetic order, complete with full syntax, parameter descriptions, and examples of use.
Chapter 5: Symbolic Formatting Symbolic Access presents an overview of symbolic formatting and symbolic access functions.
Chapter 6: System Debug Windows describes the System Debug screen windows. Basic window operations are introduced, and a typical screen display is presented. Each type of window is described, along with an explanation of each field within the window.
Chapter 7: System Debug Window Commands lists the System Debug window commands, broken into logical groups. The window commands are then listed in alphabetical order, along with full syntax, parameter descriptions, and examples of use.
Chapter 8: System Debug Standard Functions lists the predefined System Debug functions in alphabetical order, complete with full syntax, parameter descriptions, and examples of use.
Chapter 9: Dump Analysis Tool (DAT) contains information on the Dump Analysis Tool (DAT).
Chapter 10: Standalone Analysis Tool (SAT) contains information on the standalone Analysis Tool (SAT).
Appendix A: Patterns and Regular Expressions presents pattern matching and regular expressions.
Appendix B: Expression Diagrams contains System Debug expression diagrams.
Appendix C: Emulated/Translated CM Code describes CM Object Code Translation
Appendix D: Reserved Variables/Functions contains a full summary of all reserved variables and functions.
Appendix E: System Debug Command Summary contains a full System Debug command summary.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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