Title :
Fault localization using execution slices and dataflow tests
Author :
Agrawal, Hiralal ; Horgan, Joseph R. ; London, Saul ; Wong, W. Eric
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Finding a fault in a program is a complex process which involves understanding the program´s purpose, structure, semantics, and the relevant characteristics of failure producing tests. We describe a tool which supports execution slicing and dicing based on test cases. We report the results of an experiment that uses heuristic techniques in fault localization
Keywords :
data flow analysis; program debugging; program testing; reverse engineering; software reliability; software tools; dataflow tests; execution dicing; execution slices; execution slicing; heuristic techniques; program fault localization; program purpose; program semantics; program structure; program testing; program understanding; software tool; test cases; Cities and towns; Computer bugs; Debugging; Fault detection; Programming profession; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Software Reliability Engineering, 1995. Proceedings., Sixth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7131-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSRE.1995.497652
