Title :
Xept: a software instrumentation method for exception handling
Author :
Vo, Kiem-Phong ; Wang, Yi-Min ; Chung, P. Emerald ; Huang, Yennun
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Florham Park, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Modern software systems are often built from existing library components. A common problem is how to fix bugs when source code is not available. Xept is an instrumentation language and tool that can be used to add to object code the ability to detect, mask, recover and propagate exceptions from library functions. This helps to alleviate or avoid a large class of errors resulting from function misuses. Examples are given to show applications of Xept in actual software systems
Keywords :
exception handling; software fault tolerance; software libraries; utility programs; Xept; exception handling; function misuses; instrumentation language; library components; library functions; object code; software instrumentation method; software systems; source code; Abortion; Application software; Computer bugs; Document handling; Fault tolerance; Instruments; Object detection; Software libraries; Software reusability; Software systems;
Conference_Titel :
Software Reliability Engineering, 1997. Proceedings., The Eighth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8120-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISSRE.1997.630848
