Annotation of os2sdk/os2doc/utils.txt, revision 1.1.1.1

1.1       root        1:     This is the new proposed CodeView user interface for thread debugging
                      2:     under OS/2.
                      3: 
                      4:     ------
                      5: 
                      6:     ~ | * - all threads             | F  - freeze     |
                      7:       | n - threadID n              | U  - unfreeze   |
                      8:       | # - last running thread     | S  - select     |
                      9:       | . - current selected thread |    - status     |
                     10:                                     | BP - breakpoint |
                     11:                                     | T  - trace      |
                     12:                                     | P  - pstep      |
                     13:                                     | G  - go         |
                     14:                                     | E  - execute    |
                     15: 
                     16: 
                     17: 
                     18:     Freeze
                     19:     ------
                     20:     ~*F - freeze all threads
                     21:     ~5F - freeze thread 5
                     22:     ~#F - freeze last thread which ran
                     23:     ~.F - freeze current selected thread
                     24: 
                     25:     Unfreeze
                     26:     --------
                     27:     ~*U  - unfreeze all threads
                     28:     ~5U  - unfreeze thread 5
                     29:     ~#U  - unfreeze last thread which ran
                     30:     ~.U  - unfreeze current selected thread
                     31: 
                     32:     Select - displays selected thread on screen
                     33:     ------
                     34:     ~*S  - SYNTAX ERROR (can't select all threads)
                     35:     ~5S  - select thread 5
                     36:     ~#S  - select last thread which ran
                     37:     ~.S  - select current selected thread (NOP)
                     38: 
                     39:     <blank> - displays thread status
                     40:     ------
                     41:     NOTE:  this command not currently available.
                     42:            if used with OS/2 1.00, displays:
                     43:           "Thread status unavailable with this version of OS/2"
                     44: 
                     45:     ~*   - show status for all threads
                     46:     ~5   _ show status for thread 5
                     47:     ~#   - show status for last thread which ran
                     48:     ~.   - show status for current selected thread
                     49: 
                     50:     Format of status display:
                     51:       ThreadID    ThreadState    ThreadPriority
                     52: 
                     53:     ThreadState is one of the following:
                     54:       Runnable
                     55:       Suspended
                     56:       Blocked
                     57:       CritSection
                     58:       Frozen
                     59: 
                     60:     BreakPoint
                     61:     ----------
                     62:     NOTE:  when a breakpoint is hit, the thread which hit the
                     63:            breakpoint is made the current selected thread
                     64: 
                     65:     ~*BP - set breakpoint process wide (all threads)
                     66:     ~5BP - set breakpoint for thread 5 only
                     67:     ~#BP - set breakpoint for last running thread only
                     68:     ~.BP - set breakpoint for current selected thread only
                     69: 
                     70:     Trace (source mode)
                     71:     -----
                     72:     NOTE:  tracing a specific thread does not force it to be the selected thread
                     73: 
                     74:     ~*T  - all unfrozen threads run until current selected thread hits next source line
                     75:     ~5T  - only thread 5 runs to next source line (all others temporarily frozen)
                     76:     ~#T  - only last running thread runs to next source line
                     77:     ~.T  - only current selected thread runs to next source line
                     78: 
                     79:     Trace (assembly mode)
                     80:     -----
                     81:     NOTE:  tracing a specific thread does not force it to be the selected thread
                     82: 
                     83:     ~*T  - SYNTAX ERROR (not implemented)
                     84:     ~5T  - only thread 5 single steps
                     85:     ~#T  - only last running thread single steps
                     86:     ~.T  - only current selected thread single steps
                     87: 
                     88:     Pstep (source mode)
                     89:     -----
                     90:     NOTE:  pstepping a specific thread does not force it to be the selected thread
                     91: 
                     92:     ~*P  - all unfrozen threads run until current selected thread hits next source line
                     93:     ~5P  - only thread 5 runs to next source line (all others temporarily frozen)
                     94:     ~#P  - only last running thread runs to next source line
                     95:     ~.P  - only current selected thread runs to next source line
                     96: 
                     97:     Pstep (assembly mode)
                     98:     -----
                     99:     NOTE:  pstepping a specific thread does not force it to be the selected thread
                    100: 
                    101:     ~*P  - SYNTAX ERROR (not implemented)
                    102:     ~5P  - only thread 5 steps
                    103:     ~#P  - only last running thread steps
                    104:     ~.P  - only current selected thread single steps
                    105: 
                    106:     Go
                    107:     --
                    108:     NOTE:  go with a specific thread does not force it to be the selected thread
                    109: 
                    110:     ~*G  - all unfrozen threads run until a breakpoint is hit, or until process terminates
                    111:     ~5G  - only thread 5 runs (all other threads temporarliy frozen)
                    112:     ~#G  - only last running thread runs
                    113:     ~.G  - only current selected thread runs
                    114: 
                    115:     Execute
                    116:     -------
                    117:     NOTE:  execute forces specified thread to be selected
                    118: 
                    119:     ~*E  - all unfrozen threads execute but current selected thread stays selected
                    120:     ~5E  - only thread 5 executes (all other threads temporarliy frozen)
                    121:     ~#E  - only last running thread executes
                    122:     ~.E  - only current selected thread executes
                    123: 
                    124:     -----------------
                    125: 
                    126:     When you specify a specific thread for T,P,G or E, the thread
                    127:     is temporarily unfrozen for the command even if the user froze it.
                    128: 
                    129:     NOTE:
                    130:        If you use T,P,G or E on a specific thread or current selected thread and
                    131:        the thread dies, then CodeView will display:
                    132:          Thread terminated normally (0)
                    133: 
                    134:     If the current selected thread terminates, the user will have to select
                    135:     another thread before using T,P or E.
                    136: 
                    137:     -----------------
                    138: 
                    139:     Affects of other CodeView commands:
                    140: 
                    141:     BP                means ~*BP
                    142:     T (source mode)   means ~*T
                    143:     T (assembly mode) means ~.T
                    144:     P (source mode)   means ~*P
                    145:     P (assembly mode) means ~.P
                    146:     G                 means ~*G
                    147:     E                 means ~*E
                    148: 
                    149:     -----------------
                    150: 
                    151:     New CodeView error messages:
                    152: 
                    153:         Thread status unavailable with this version of OS/2
                    154:         Invalid thread ID
                    155:         Thread blocked
                    156:         All threads frozen
                    157: 
                    158:     -----------------
                    159: 
                    160:     The CodeView prompt will change from
                    161:     >
                    162:     to
                    163:     nnn>
                    164:     where nnn is the current selected thread, thus upon startup the
                    165:     prompt will be
                    166:     001>

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