Title :
Assembly language software development system
Author :
Yuen, Ronnie Yang Kum ; Yew, William Wong Choong ; Ng Chin Hon ; Endo, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Panasonic Singapore Lab. Pte Ltd., Singapore
Abstract :
This paper describes a new software tool that addresses the deficiencies in the conventional text-based approach towards assembly language programming. The tool presents assembly codes in the form of hierarchical flow charts, whereby each layer represents a certain function or module. It is able to intelligently inspect and convert the assembly text to and from the flow chart format. An extensive collection of tools is provided for editing in the flow chart domain. The flow chart navigator allows the different parts and layers of the flow chart to be deceased easily. The ability to facilitate the visualisation of program flow and therefore aid in the debugging of codes makes this software an attractive tool for assembly programmers. This tool can also handle codes from different families of assembly languages
Keywords :
assembly language; flowcharting; program debugging; software tools; assembly language programming; codes debugging; editing; flow chart format; flow chart navigator; function; hierarchical flow charts; module; program visualisation; software development system; software tool; text-based approach; Assembly systems; Computer aided software engineering; Displays; Flowcharts; Laboratories; Navigation; Programming profession; Software debugging; Software tools; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 1997. ISCE '97., Proceedings of 1997 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4371-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCE.1997.658371