DEBUGGING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

A method for debugging a computer program is proposed. The method comprises: running at least part of said computer program on a computer, thereby prompting said computer to execute a sequence of instructions and to generate a trace corresponding to said executed sequence of instructions; and, when said program has generated an exception, selecting a set of one or more exception strings on the basis of said trace, so that each of said exception strings is a unique substring of said trace; and indicating said exception strings to a user or to a debugging tool. The set of exception strings may notably include the ultimate shortest unique substring of said trace. A computer program product is also described.