Method for reconstructing debugging information for a decompiled executable file
September 28, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSystem for modifying relocatable object code files to monitor accesses to dynamically allocated memory Programmable controller having a stored program with both machine language instructions and source code data Method and system for generating and auditing a signature for a computer program Generating symbolic debug information by merging translation and compiler debug information Method and apparatus for testing software on a computer network System for monitoring compute system performance Symbol browsing in an object-oriented development system Debugging information generation system Debugger for controlling execution of software installed in object to be controlled on the basis of state transition model, debugging method thereof, record medium thereof, and method for correlating function specifications and code addresses Language processing system which generates debugging source file corresponding to optimization image and method therefor Patent #: 6014516 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 162472 filed on 09/28/1998US Classes:717/130, Including instrumentation and profiling717/136Translation of codeExaminersPrimary: Hafiz, Tariq R.Assistant: Zhen, Wei Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 009/45AbstractA debugging system according to the present invention includes a decompiler that provides information to a table generator, which generates a line number map and a symbol table, each of which corresponds to an executable file being decompiled. In a specific embodiment, hooks into specific operations performed by the decompiler trigger the table generator operation. A debugging information program can be hooked into a decompiler to generate the debugging information and modify the source code output by the decompiler. For example, the program can be hooked into the decompiler to monitor when the decompiler inserts or deletes source statements, generates line numbers for source lines, or assigns variable names to variables encountered in the executable code.Other References
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