DocumentCode
3410974
Title
Xept: a software instrumentation method for exception handling
Author
Vo, Kiem-Phong ; Wang, Yi-Min ; Chung, P. Emerald ; Huang, Yennun
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Labs., Florham Park, NJ, USA
fYear
35735
fDate
2-5 Nov1997
Firstpage
60
Lastpage
69
Abstract
Modern software systems are often built from existing library components. A common problem is how to fix bugs when source code is not available. Xept is an instrumentation language and tool that can be used to add to object code the ability to detect, mask, recover and propagate exceptions from library functions. This helps to alleviate or avoid a large class of errors resulting from function misuses. Examples are given to show applications of Xept in actual software systems
Keywords
exception handling; software fault tolerance; software libraries; utility programs; Xept; exception handling; function misuses; instrumentation language; library components; library functions; object code; software instrumentation method; software systems; source code; Abortion; Application software; Computer bugs; Document handling; Fault tolerance; Instruments; Object detection; Software libraries; Software reusability; Software systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Software Reliability Engineering, 1997. Proceedings., The Eighth International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN
0-8186-8120-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISSRE.1997.630848
Filename
630848
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