Does SX/B allow debuging at the source level ?

inaki

I am afraid it does not, but anyway: does SX/B allow source level debugging ?
I mean, need I·to debug always at the ASM level ?

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PJMonty

Inaki,

Yes, there is no way to debug at the SX/B source level. You have to debug at the assembly level.

Thanks, PeterM

Nate

I have always found that somewhat amusing.....SX/B is designed to help people learn to write programs for the SX.· But to debug a SX/B program you need to understand SASM, and the SASM output from the SX/B compiler is about as confusing as you can get.

That is why I always have and probably will continue to write in SASM - At least the mistakes are somewhat understandable, as I made them myself.

Nate

Jon Williams

Well, we've tested SX/B pretty carefully, so any debugging you do with SX/B is your program logic, and not code produced by the compiler from your high-level commands.

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Bean

I'm not sure how you would go about "debugging" an SX/B program. The SX does not "run" an SX/B program, only the SASM code that is generated by the SX/B program. I guess you could hide all the SASM instructions, but that would defeat the whole purpose.
Bean.

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Paul Baker

You can somewhat mimic the execution of a Basic program through following the commented code for the basic, breakpoint between each command then walk or run to the next. Treat the assembly inside as a black box, only concern yourself with the state of the SX at these times. The SX/B model has specific constructs such as __Param1 etc, by noting what registers these are in you can begin to get a metal picture of the "basic processor". I know its not what you are looking for.