A METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND EXCLUDING A TRACING INSTRUCTION FROM FURTHER TRACE DATA GENERATION FOR A SOFTWARE SYSTEM, A COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

The invention relates to a method, a computer system, and a computer program product for automatically generating a trace data set for a software system on a computer system. The method includes the step of providing a software system comprising a source code. Binary code is provided by compiling the source code by inserting a plurality of tracing instructions into the binary code. The tracing instructions initiate trace data generation during runtime of the software system. The method also includes modifying the binary code by replacing at least one tracing instruction of the plurality of tracing instructions with a neutral instruction. The modified binary code is run by activating trace data generation by re-replacing the neutral instruction with the at least one tracing instruction. The method further includes recording the trace data set. The recording step is initiated by the at least one tracing instruction.